Coalition aims for AI that is secure by design
The new Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI) is an open-source initiative designed to give all practitioners and developers the guidance and tools they need to create Secure-by Design AI systems. CoSAI will foster a collaborative ecosystem to share open-source...
IBM, Fermilab partner on quantum initiatives
The addition of IBM as a new partner in the Superconducting Quantum Materials and Systems Centre, a DOE National Quantum Information Science Research Centre hosted by Fermilab, has been approved by the US Department of Energy Office of Science, Science Programs. As a...
Online privacy, cybersecurity awareness on a decline
The world's online privacy and cybersecurity awareness is declining, according to new research by NordVPN. Based on 25 analysed markets with the highest numbers of responses, people globally performed best in recognizing various online risks and how to avoid them...
Threat actors get creative, HP study finds
Threat actors are chaining different combinations of attacks together like Lego bricks to sneak past detection tools, according to HP's quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. Based on data from millions of endpoints running HP Wolf Security, researchers...
Trend Micro, Interpol take down phishing platform
Trend Micro's close cooperation with global law enforcement authorities has led to another major win after the dismantling of a prolific phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) operation. Zaheer Ebrahim, solutions architect for Middle East and Africa at Trend comments: "Trend...
Surge in global cyberattacks
There has been a 8% surge in global weekly cyberattacks in the second quarter of 2023, the most significant increase in two years, highlighting how attackers have cunningly combined next-gen AI technologies with long-established tools like USB devices to conduct...
These are the top email scams to be wary of
Kaspersky experts have outlined the top four email scam themes and tactics currently prevalent in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region (META). These scams highlight different social engineering techniques used by cybercriminals, however the objective remains...
Chandrayaan-3 positions India for lunar mining
Now that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has landed successfully on the south polar region of the Moon, India stands poised to become a leader in lunar mining. Shri Charan Padala, principal analyst in the thematic intelligence team at GlobalData, comments: "Moon's south...
Hybrid working important for working parents
A new study has revealed the challenges faced by working parents in managing childcare commitments during the holidays. The research, undertaken by IWG, shows that almost two-thirds (62%) of working parents find arranging childcare for the school holidays to be a...
Malaria vaccine-drug combination proves effective
The final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission continue over five years. The...
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Seamless onboarding in the global life insurance market
Around the world, the life insurance industry has been slow to evolve, putting it out of step with banking, short-term insurance and the retail industry. By Robin Wagner, senior vice-president: international insurance at TransUnion To advance and grow in a digital...
Jumo secures $55m investment
Jumo, a technology company building next-generation financial services for emerging market entrepreneurs, today announced the successful raise of $55-million in debt and equity funding to support expansion into new markets and the launch of new products. The funding...
New facility to double Djibouti power
Energy access rates and reliability in Africa are the lowest in the world and electricity costs are among the highest. In line with its commitment to deliver cleaner, more reliable and affordable energy in Africa, Siemens Gamesa has sealed a contract to build the...
Salt EB digitises more than 1bn transactions
Salt EB recently completed a comprehensive overhaul of its largest sectoral pension funds, in which it digitised more than a billion transactions and cleaned up, to within R1 000, several hundred thousand employee pension fund balances. The completion coincides with...
Next Einstein Forum unveils top 25 innovators
The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) announces the 25 finalists for its Challenge of Invention to Innovation (Ci2i) competition in five categories to be held on 10-11 March 2020 in Nairobi. "The third cohort of Ci2i finalists, selected from 260 applications, are ambitious...
Vodacom opens green building in Cape Town
Vodacom has officially launched its newly refurbished Century City building in Cape Town. The building has been accredited with a five Star Existing Building Performance (EPB), Version 1 Certification by the Green Building Council of South Africa (GBCSA). "The GBCSA...
Vox unveils SME-focused unified comms solution
Vox has announced the availability of the Alcatel Lucent Enterprise (ALE) OXO Connect Evolution PBX solution. The unified communications solution is designed to provide SMEs with an optimised and affordable internet protocol-based system that has built-in access to...
Fujitsu adds servers with new Xeon Scalable processors
Fujitsu has introduced new superfast servers allowing organisations to accelerate in optimising data-centric applications and gain faster insights from their data. The latest generation of Primergy and PrimeQuest servers gain upgrades with the latest 2nd Generation...
Dell Technologies and Orange deliver of 5G
Dell Technologies is building on its agreement with Orange, one of the largest operators of mobile and internet services worldwide, to help people experience the impact and power of 5G. The two companies recently completed live field trials of Dell's first 5G-ready...
Automate your payroll to stay in SARS’ good books
Automation can help South African businesses decrease the R7,2-billion lost to administration, writes Gerhard Hartman, vice-president: medium business at Sage Africa & Middle East. We're racing towards the end of another tax year, which means that we'll soon hear...
Senior Mobile Developer (PWD)
JOB PURPOSE Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms. Lead and mentor junior developers, ensuring best practices in coding, architecture, and design are followed. Collaborating with...
UX | UI Designer (Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a software engineering and data science consultancy based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a global development footprint, is seeking an Intermediate+ UX/UI Designer. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of transforming...
Business Intelligence Specialist
About the Client: A dynamic and innovative short-term insurance company that leverages technology to deliver exceptional, simple, transparent, and accessible insurance solutionsPosition Overview: The Business Intelligence Specialist will demonstrate meticulous...
Software Engineer
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Prototyping and software development of the telescope operational software (all stages of the full software development life cycle may be encountered).Provide hands-on technical support in the system administration of the hardware platforms,...
Senior Solution Architect
Work with business domain experts and leadership to craft a solution that is fit for purpose from a business perspective. Focus on a smaller facet of service (the solution package) to ensure that it operates effectively as part of the whole and independently as a...
Senior Mobile Developer (PWD) – Gauteng Pretoria Region
JOB PURPOSE Responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms. Lead and mentor junior developers, ensuring best practices in coding, architecture, and design are followed. Collaborating with...
UX | UI Designer (Remote) – Gauteng Johannesburg
ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a software engineering and data science consultancy based in Johannesburg, South Africa, with a global development footprint, is seeking an Intermediate+ UX/UI Designer. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of transforming...
Business Intelligence Specialist – Gauteng Houghton Estate
About the Client: A dynamic and innovative short-term insurance company that leverages technology to deliver exceptional, simple, transparent, and accessible insurance solutionsPosition Overview: The Business Intelligence Specialist will demonstrate meticulous...
Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Prototyping and software development of the telescope operational software (all stages of the full software development life cycle may be encountered).Provide hands-on technical support in the system administration of the hardware platforms,...
Senior Solution Architect – Western Cape Cape Town
Work with business domain experts and leadership to craft a solution that is fit for purpose from a business perspective. Focus on a smaller facet of service (the solution package) to ensure that it operates effectively as part of the whole and independently as a...
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