{"id":167939,"date":"2023-02-20T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-20T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ict-pulse.com\/?p=167939"},"modified":"2023-02-19T12:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T17:47:48","slug":"roundup-for-the-week-ending-19-february-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ict-pulse.com\/2023\/02\/roundup-for-the-week-ending-19-february-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Roundup: for the week ending 19 February 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
A roundup of the latest ICT\/technology news from across the Caribbean region for the period Monday 13 February to Sunday 19 February 2023.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 Crowdfunding platform ArawakX sees properly structured capital markets as an answer to Haiti\u2019s commerce crisis. Its executive team has prepared a plan that has now reached the United Nations (UN), explained a statement released yesterday by the platform\u2019s co-founder D\u2019Arcy Rahming Sr\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bahamas<\/em> \u2013 FTX\u2019s US chief has admitted to\u00a0the Delaware Bankruptcy Court that clients and creditors were \u201cfortunate\u201d The Bahamas acted to safeguard\u00a0assets from theft by hackers in a total reversal of his previous attacks\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 Every eleven seconds, a company falls victim to a ransomware attack globally. Even worse, 59% of these attacks result in double extortion. The result is a thriving industry for the sale of harvested data which has grown from US$8bn in 2018 to US$20bn in 2021\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Caribbean <\/em>\u2013 Just over two months since the launch of the new artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT, Jamaican educators are grappling with the question of ensuring academic integrity even as some point to the merits of the chatbot\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jamaica <\/em>\u2013 DATA breaches emanating from cyber attacks are costing companies more and their customers are being saddled with that cost in the form of higher prices for services, according to a report put out by Schneider Electrics, a Europe-based digital automation and energy management company which also has an arm in Jamaica\u2026 more<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nMonday, 13 February 2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
ArawakX development plan for Haiti endorsed by UNGA<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
FTX creditors \u2018fortunate\u2019 Bahamas acted on hack<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
bmobile Business continues to strengthen data security in the Caribbean\u00a0Communications provider introduces VMware\u2019s carbon black solution to bolster business\u2019 security posture<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
ChatGPT: cheating engine or useful resource?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Data breach forcing companies to hike service charge<\/h4>\n\n\n\n