Coming of age: The evolution of teenage hackers

Coming of age: The evolution of teenage hackers

BBC’s Joe Tidy will unpack the surge of teenage-led cyber crime in his ITWeb Security Summit keynote. The motivations and targets of teenage hackers have evolved over the past 10 to 15 years, from an almost philanthropic nature to a greater focus on personal wealth and status. That’s according to Joe Tidy, cyber correspondent at…

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Africa: Has Africa Come of Age Now?

Africa: Has Africa Come of Age Now?

On Sunday, January 11, it was exactly 50 years that former Head of State General Murtala Mohammed made an anti-imperialist statement at a summit of African leaders in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. He was killed in an abortive coup on a Lagos street 33 days later, on February 13, 1976. He was succeeded by General…

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Africa: Has Africa Come of Age Now?

Africa: Age Restrictions Alone Won’t Keep Children Safe Online

New York — Statement by UNICEF as countries move to introduce social media bans for children “Across the globe, governments are debating how young is “too young” to use social media, with some introducing age-related restrictions across platforms. “These restrictions reflect genuine concern: children are facing bullying, exploitation, and exposure to harmful content online with…

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Africa: Has Africa Come of Age Now?

Africa: Accelerating Universal Health Coverage in the Digital Age – The Roadmap to 2030

Over the past two decades, the world has witnessed remarkable progress in global health. Since the early 2000s, millions more people have gained access to essential services; maternal and child mortality have declined dramatically; access to HIV treatment has transformed lives and life expectancy; and communities have benefited from historic investments in primary health care….

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Meta gives Australian kids 2-week warning to delete accounts as world-first social media age restrictions loom

Meta gives Australian kids 2-week warning to delete accounts as world-first social media age restrictions loom

Melbourne, Australia — Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and delete their accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads before a world-first social media ban on accounts of children younger than 16 takes effect. The Australian government announced two weeks ago that the three…

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Number portability finally comes of age for SA businesses

Number portability finally comes of age for SA businesses

Evan Damon, Wholesale Channel Manager at Wanatel. For many years, number portability in South Africa has been more theory than practice. Businesses, particularly those using non-geographic ranges such as 0800, 086 and 087 numbers, often felt locked into their incumbent providers. The complexity of porting, the lack of co-ordination across networks and the risk of…

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