Violence in and around schools severely impacts educational outcomes, and society pays a heavy price as a result, with an estimated $11 trillion in lost lifetime earnings, said the World Bank (WB) in a new report.
Despite increasing consumer expectations around privacy generally, personalisation is actually what consumers want from brands they choose to interact with.
By assisting an expansion in solar energy, trade can contribute to environmental goals and support economic recovery in the aftermath of the Covid-19 crisis, according to a new booklet published by the WTO and Irena.
Cybercriminals may target 2020 Tokyo Olympics with ransomware, phishing, or DDoS attacks in a bid to increase their notoriety or make money, says an industry expert.
Back in 2019, Carigali Hess needed to perform a major overhaul of the flare system at the Central Processing Platform at Cakerawala field in Malaysia.
Global year-on-year (y-o-y) digital commerce revenue grew by a modest 3 per cent after posting four consecutive quarters of growth greater than 50 per cent, according to the Q2 Salesforce Shopping Index, while US digital revenue fell by 2 per cent YoY.
Service providers in the Middle East would need additional capabilities and technologies to protect their customers’ networks from cyber-attacks in the next two years, said an industry expert, highlighting that DDoS protection is a big concern.
Agility, digital and ESG are key to banks’ success, said professional services firm Accenture in a new report, adding that banking chief financial officers (CFOs) can leverage each to guide the business forward.
Ransomware attacks have bitten a gaping hole in the pockets of businesses who are having to pay extortionate ransoms in response to highly targeted attacks by sophisticated criminal organisations.
The financial sector is slowly waking up to the risk of biodiversity, but risks and opportunities are less understandable than with climate change.
