AI set to drive a net increase in jobs by 2030

AI is expected to drive a net increase of 1,7-million jobs by 2030, according to Gartner, which says AI will create more jobs than it eliminates - generating 10,6-million new jobs, while removing 8,9-million jobs worldwide by 2030. “Organisations most advanced in AI...

A familiar face takes the reins at Tarsus

By Mark Davison - After months of speculation, Alviva Holdings – parent company of Tarsus Distribution – has announced a new, permanent CEO for one of South Africa’s oldest and leading distributors. Thibault Dousson, currently director of Lenovo’s Solution and...

European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping. Fresh fissures along the Alba Mons region hint at active spots under the surface, where gases from inside the planet may be making their way up...

NASA experiments with drones for planetary landings

NASA successfully demonstrated technology designed to help spacecraft autonomously navigate to safe landing sites on the Moon and on other planets. An Alta-X drone equipped with the agency’s Safe and Precise Landing – Integrated Capabilities Evolution (SPLICE)...

More cyberattacks now target employees

More than 90% of business leaders believe that increased employee cybersecurity awareness would help decrease the occurrence of cyberattacks. The most recent Global Threat Landscape Report from Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs found that ransomware threats remain at peak...

Insider actions cause data leaks

A vast majority (91%) of companies experience data leaks due to insiders' actions. According to SearchInform analysts, who studied security incidents in more than 100 companies, malicious actors are generally interested in technical information (blueprints and...

IoT competition finalists announced

A shortlist of the top innovators moving on to the final round of the 2019 edition of the MTN Business IoT Conference & Awards has been announced, where the winning developers will walk away with a prize valued at R200 000. Kholofelo Magagane, head of marketing at...

How the GEC can improve education quality, youth employment

The South African government's introduction of a mid-level high school certificate for Grade 9 learners (General Education Certificate) has been criticised for its potential to encourage a higher number of high-school dropouts. A counter-argument is that the...

Company brand values, actions not aligned

Only 19% of marketing leaders believe their actions, positioning and messaging are fully aligned with their brands' actual values, according to Gartner. This disconnect between brand values and actions comes as 70% of consumers report they distrust marketers,...

Central Africa not on track to eliminate malaria

Central Africa is fighting to maintain momentum in its battle with malaria in the face of other health challenges, climate change and other threats. This is according to a new report issued at an RBM Partnership to End Malaria conference in Abuja. It is the latest...

Women set to stay underrepresented in cybersecurity

In 45% of enterprises globally, the proportion of women working in IT security departments is less than that in the rest of the company's workforce. However, of these organisations only 37% of them have in place, or considered applying, formal programmes that will...

Enterprises under pressure to achieve value from analytics

Organisations are under pressure to achieve a faster time-to-value for implementing analytics projects, and this is driving migration to the cloud. This is among the findings of an IDG Research MarketPulse survey, "Optimising Business Analytics by Transforming Data in...

Finance ministers eye digital commerce tax

Commonwealth finance ministers have recognised the potential of technology to improve debt transparency while urging closer collaboration to resolve tax challenges arising from growing digital commerce. Revenues from tax collection are important for maintaining debt...

Winnti cyberespionage group creates SQL Server backdoor

ESET research has analysed a sample from a new backdoor called skip-2.0 by its authors. The backdoor is a recently discovered addition to the arsenal of the notorious cyberespionage group Winnti. Specifically, skip-2.0 targets MSSQL Server 12, allowing the attacker to...

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