Roundup: for the week ending 3 August 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 28 July A to Sunday 3 August 2025.
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Author: Michele Marius
4 ways in which Caribbean countries can emancipate themselves from digital colonialism
Caribbean countries and other Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are especially vulnerable to digital colonialism. In this article, to commemorate Emancipation Day, we briefly explain what digital colonialism is and how Caribbean countries can limit its impact.
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ICTP 362: 2025 Expert Insight update on cyber threats and security in the Caribbean, with Lt Col Godphey Sterling of Jamaica CIRT
In the third instalment in our Expert Insights series on cyber threats and security for 2025, we are joined by Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Godphey Sterling, the head of the Jamaica Cyber Incident Response Team (JaCIRT). Our conversation with Colonel Sterling covers, among other things: how JaCIRT operates and the attitude towards cybersecurity (and the CIRT) in Jamaica; the cyber threat landscape in Jamaica; the challenge of maintaining a uniform level of security across large organisations or bodies; and what Colonel Sterling means by “security by obscurity”.
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Roundup: for the week ending 27 July 2025
A roundup of the latest ICT/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 21 July to Sunday 27 July 2025.
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Could federated clouds be the cloud solution your organisation has been looking for?
Although cloud computing and the use of cloud services have become increasingly popular, all too often, organisations can end up juggling multiple vendors and layers of complexity, resulting in a fragmented environment. In this article, we discuss federated clouds, the pros and cons, and whether they could be a viable option for SMEs.
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