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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
CompTIA shares its cybersecurity workforce expertise at #SS25HACK hackathon and ITWeb Security Summit
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, May 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Students looking to test and grow their cybersecurity skills will get an assist from CompTIA, the leading global provider of vendor-neutral information technology training and certification products, at the upcoming #SS25HACK hackathon in South Africa. CompTIA is a sponsor of #SS25HACK, a vital catalyst for improving the cybersecurity skills, tools and capabilities of ICT students, young 'techpreneurs' and cyber security aficionados. The hackathon runs concurrently with the ITWeb Security Summit, a top annual conference for the global cybersecurity community. 'The hackathon is the ideal proving ground for aspiring cybersecurity professionals to test their mettle in real-world scenarios, and to be mentored by experienced cyber leaders,' said Loraine Vorster, vice president, Sub-Saharan Africa, CompTIA. 'The need for robust cybersecurity talent and tools has never been greater, and CompTIA is pleased to participate in this important event.' During the 24-hour cybersecurity marathon, students from across South Africa will work in teams to craft solutions embodying proactive cybersecurity measures for the digital age. 'Students are tasked with using artificial intelligence to create innovative solutions that predict, detect and mitigate cyber threats in real-time, ensuring systems remain secure and adaptive to evolving risks,' said Dr. James Stanger, chief technology evangelist, CompTIA. 'It's amazing to witness the energy and creativity that students bring to the Hackathon.' Dr. Stanger is among the judges from the tech industry who will evaluate and score each team's submission. The top three achievers in the 2025 ITWeb Security Hackathon will each be awarded a one-year free individual membership to the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA). This one-year membership will provide opportunities for students to continue their professional careers, develop skills and network with other ICT professionals. To prepare participants for the Hackathon, an IDEATHON was held in April. A panel of industry leaders led training sessions for participants to acquire concepts and guidance in the development of their #SS25Hack projects. Dr. Stanger delivered keynote remarks. Cybersecurity marathon events will take place in Kimbereley and Johannesburg. CompTIA is working with other organizations on the hackathons, including Geekulcha, an award-winning Geek movement that creates and enables platforms for innovation and creativity, and Snode Technologies, an award-winning cyber defence company. Educational institutions UNISA, Nelson Mandela University and Sol Plaatje University are also participating. CompTIA plays a critical role in the global technology ecosystem. The largest vendor-neutral credentialing organization for technology workers, CompTIA has awarded over 3.6 million globally recognized certifications to tech professionals across the full range of employers and industries. With technology as a driving force across every industry sector and business function, CompTIA is also at the forefront of supporting tech-adjacent job roles with best-in-class learning solutions and industry-recognized certifications that open doors to employment and career opportunities. About CompTIA CompTIA Inc. is the leading global provider of vendor-neutral information technology (IT) training and certification products. CompTIA unlocks potential in millions of aspiring technology professionals and careers changers. Working in partnership with thousands of academic institutions and training providers, CompTIA helps students build career-ready skills through best-in-class learning solutions, industry-recognized certifications and career resources. Learn more at CONTACT: Steven Ostrowski CompTIA sostrowski@ in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Bloomberg
10-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Goldman's Top European IPO Banker Set to Retire After 31 Years
Christoph Stanger, one of the longtime leaders in Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 's equity underwriting business across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, is retiring after more than 31 years. Stanger will retire at the end of the first quarter, according to an internal memo seen by Bloomberg. He has been chairman of the equity capital markets business in EMEA since 2022 and was co-head of the business for the 15 years before that, his LinkedIn profile shows.
NBC News
09-03-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Boston Fire Department throws birthday party for boy before heart transplant
The Boston Fire Department threw a birthday party for 5-year-old Lincoln Stanger, who has been waiting for nearly a year for a heart transplant. Stanger, who wants to be a firefighter himself, later received that transplant just days after his birthday. NBC News' Jose Diaz-Balart has his inspiring story and more in this week's Good News Wrap-Up.
Yahoo
15-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Have you seen Ogden's giant hearts? Here's what the February campaign is all about
OGDEN, Utah () — Giant red hearts can be seen throughout the downtown Ogden area — but the festive sculptures are not just for Valentine's Day. These giant 'conversation' hearts are part of a fundraising and awareness campaign for , a local nonprofit that works with families impacted by domestic and sexual violence. The hearts are sponsored by businesses in the Ogden area and have the sponsor's name and messages of hope and love on them. The Heart of Ogden campaign runs throughout the month of February and concludes with a now-sold-out Gala event on Feb. 28. Bekah Clements, human resources manager at YCC, said the hearts are meant to spread 'messages of hope for a cause that sometimes people view as hopeless.' 'The community has really come to love these conversation hearts. As you drive throughout town, people spot them. 'There's a heart. There's Hope,'' she said. This year, the organization is focusing on promoting healthy relationships through the Heart of Ogden contest. The free contest is relatively simple and starts with participants entering a business with a heart in front of it to fill out a form. Participants only need to write three things: a goal for building a healthier relationship with someone and their name and email. They can then deposit the form into the Heart of Ogden entry box. The winner of the contest — which will be selected at random — will receive a $100 VISA gift card. Not only does the contest promote healthy relationships, but YCC leaders say it also helps with outreach efforts by informing the community of the prevention resources available at the crisis center. Denette Stanger, YCC executive director, said the center is best known for its shelter, 'but [is] so much more than that.' She said the nonprofit offers community programs and prevention resources, such as a child care center, transitional housing, and sexual assault resources. These programs can be explored by scanning the QR code on the back of the giant hearts. 'The great thing about the hearts is they help us spread awareness that we do not only [have] services for people that are victims of crime, like domestic violence and sexual assault,' Stanger said. 'This month we're really promoting healthy relationships around our community.' This is the nonprofit's fourth year running the Heart of Ogden campaign, with it originally starting during the COVID-19 pandemic as a 'hands-off' way to spread awareness. While the campaign is relatively new, the Ogden crisis center has been a part of the community for 80 years. 'We want to help build safe and healthy families in our community and so we'd rather prevent these things from happening. But as long as they do happen, we'll be here to support our community,' Stanger said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Los Angeles Times
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Matchmaking shows are on the rise again. Are they changing real-life dating habits?
The story of 'Muslim Matchmaker' began as many modern tales of romance do: with an unsolicited DM. Smriti Mundhra, the executive producer of the Netflix show 'Indian Matchmaking,' has spearheaded another series about the art of matchmaking, this time focusing on the Muslim American community. After pitching the idea to the show's eventual stars, matchmakers Hoda Abrahim and Yasmin Elhady, on Instagram several years ago, Mundhra began the long process of developing the series, eventually finding a home for it at ABC News Studios. As the creator of 'Indian Matchmaking' and a onetime client of the series' star, Sima Taparia, Mundhra is intimately acquainted with the world of matchmaking. She also served as an executive producer of 2023's 'Jewish Matchmaking' on Netflix before leading the charge on 'Muslim Matchmaker,' which is now streaming on Hulu. Mundhra said she thinks audiences are interested in shows that highlight religious or ethnic groups because there's 'so much wisdom to gain from seeing how different cultures and different communities approach the idea of matchmaking and marriage.' Although she is not Muslim, Mundhra said she learned many lessons from Islam while working on the show that have stuck with her. 'Seeing how much the matchmaking process and, more broadly speaking, the search for a life partner, reveals things about oneself, it was fascinating. It became such great fodder and such a great engine for a series,' Mundhra told The Times. 'And it continues to fascinate.' Mundhra received two Emmy noms for her work on 'Indian Matchmaking' (Season 3 aired in 2023) and has been nominated for two Oscars for directing documentary shorts — including this year for 'I Am Ready, Warden.' Much like the practice of matchmaking, though, these shows are not new. Two Pattis — Novak and Stanger — pioneered the matchmaker series through their respective unscripted reality series in the late aughts. Novak starred in the short-lived 'Confessions of a Matchmaker' in 2007 and Stanger was 'The Millionaire Matchmaker' beginning in 2008 and running for eight seasons. Select seasons of 'The Millionaire Matchmaker' are now streaming on Netflix and in April 2024, Stanger appeared in a new series, 'Patti Stanger: The Matchmaker,' on the CW. She told The Times that she'd gladly return to television, ideally to make 'The Millionaire Matchmaker 2.0.' 'That's my fantasy,' she said. The reason for these series' enduring appeal is simple, Mundhra said. 'There's just an incredibly captivating, voyeuristic quality to these shows,' she said. 'It never ceases to amaze me how people will just captivatedly watch two people on an awkward date.' In the crowded market of reality dating series, matchmaking shows also take a step further than what Adam Cohen-Aslatei, the chief executive of matchmaking company Three Day Rule, calls 'abs on the beach shows.' 'It's a higher-caliber show. It's a higher-intent kind of a show. People are paying a lot of money for it, so there's more at risk, if you will,' Cohen-Aslatei added. 'These shows tend to be real. It feels like real people having real challenges that we all have.' Cohen-Aslatei said the shows also tend to dive into deeper themes about relationships and dating that can essentially teach viewers how to approach their own dating lives in a more productive way, Cohen-Aslatei said. 'We're not born to know how to date,' he added. Cohen-Aslatei said his company is trying to get in on the success of these series. It's developing a program that he describes as ''Queer Eye' meets 'Selling Sunset'' that will follow some of Three Day Rule's matchmakers. For many viewers and fans of these series, when they shut their TVs off, the reality of the dating world is rather bleak. Stanger, who still works as a professional matchmaker, described the dating pool on most apps as 'loser city.' 'Getting on the apps is exhausting,' she said. 'It's like you're in an arena trying to find love and you're going through 50 million unqualified people 'til you find one that's good, and then 50 other people are vying for that person.' Some dating apps are evolving to respond to swiping burnout. Lox Club, which describes itself as a 'members club for Jew-ish people with ridiculously high standards,' already has a vetted membership, but it joined the matchmaking space in May 2024 by launching its own service. The waitlist now has more than 10,000 people. 'We ask everyone, 'Have you done a matchmaking service in the past?' And most people say no. They're willing to entertain ours because we have this extensive Jewish community that we've built,' said Sam Karshenboym, Lox Club's chief operating officer. 'They're looking for a Jewish partner and they're excited about our team's expertise in finding them a curated match.' Stanger and Cohen-Aslatei each said they've seen an increase in the number of singles seeking their services in the last five years. Stanger said that since the COVID-19 pandemic, she has noticed a shift in more women turning to matchmaking services, which used to be solicited primarily by men. She added that her business is 'on fire' right now, with Valentine's Day and the optimism of a new year inspiring more people to prioritize self-improvement and purposeful partnerships. Cohen-Aslatei said their clientele also skews 'much younger than it has in the past 10 years' and is becoming more diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion and sexuality. 'In the past, it's been a rich, white person kind of a service and that's just not the case [now],' he said. 'You can identify however you want and matchmaking is for you.' The services are expensive — Stanger's packages for her Millionaire's Club matchmaking service start at $50,000, and Three Day Rule's rates start at $5,900. Three Day Rule recently announced a yearlong package for $1 million that includes 'concierge-level date planning' and a 3-carat diamond engagement ring, among other perks. Both services, and several others, offer the option to use their database for free for those not ready to drop a couple thousand dollars. But Cohen-Aslatei said some dating app-fatigued singles are willing to foot the bill for a more personalized approach that might lead to success. 'This generation is willing to invest in love earlier on than past generations would have done, which is very cool to me because that means that their chances for success increase exponentially,' he said. Whether or not this shift in the matchmaking industry is correlated to the popularity of Mundhra's shows, she said she's thrilled to see more people diving into the world of matchmaking. 'I'll take credit for it!' she joked. 'Everybody can relate to the need and the desire and the yearning for a life partner with substance and wanting to get away from the disposability of swipe culture and dating app culture. I think that's so universal,' Mundhra said. 'So whether you're watching Indian, Jewish, Muslim, fill-in-the-blank 'Matchmaker,' we all kind of connect with that yearning.'
