OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

In November Voyager 1 will reach an incredible 1 light-day from Earth

Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

Webb finds new evidence for planet around closest solar twin

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our own Sun. At just 4 light-years away from Earth, the Alpha Centauri triple star system has long been a...

Cybercriminals exploit social networks to target businesses

Kaspersky has detected a complex attack sequence that involved retrieving information from legitimate services such as GitHub, Microsoft Learn Challenge, Quora, and social networks. The attackers did this to avoid detection and run an execution chain to launch Cobalt...

Lights, camera, privacy … safely sharing those snapshots

Posting online is a valuable way to connect with others - and sharing photos helps maintain bonds with family and friends. However, it is essential to strike a balance between staying connected and oversharing, say Kaspersky security experts, who have compiled some...

Despite its value, IT leaders don’t adequately protect data

While the majority of senior IT professionals in small- to large-sized organisations recognise how critical proprietary data is to their ongoing operations, more than 25% could not confidently say that their company leaders took this topic seriously. This is among the...

NTT Data adds expertise, solutions for regional retailers

Kathy Gibson reports - NTT Data Middle East and Africa is enhancing and relaunching its retail practice, and introducing the Syntphony application portfolio. The global retail market is constrained by a reliance on legacy systems that impact business agility and their...

NTT Data plans vertical market investment

Kathy Gibson reports - The new-look NTT Data Middle East & Africa (MEA), having grown out of the 40-year-old Dimension Data, continues to innovate and invest - particularly in vertical market solutions. Alan Turnley-Jones, CEO of NTT Data, explains that NTT Data...

South Africans growing fonder of AI – even as a boss

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming a new member of society and is taking on new roles in fields where it can succeed and be trusted by humans - so much so, in fact, that 42% of South Africans believe AI can be a fairer boss than a human because of its...

How the market for mind-reading is developing

The brain computer interface market represents an array of technologies which can decode neural signals - or, in other words, read minds. By Dr Tess Skyrme, senior technology analyst at IDTechEx Electrodes or sensors can be placed either on the surface of the head,...

Automotive semiconductor vendors vying for position in $88bn market

The global automotive semiconductor market is on track to surpass $88-billion by 2027 - driven by the surging demand for high-performance computing (HPC) chips, graphics processing units (GPUs), radar chips, and laser sensors, according to IDC. The research group's...

Wind energy projects on the rise

There has been a substantial growth in wind energy projects, with over 48GW in various stages of development, according to the 2024 South African Renewable Energy Grid Survey (SAREGS) results, presented earlier this week by the South African Wind Energy Association...

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Connecting people with finance: new digital core in banks

In the banking industry, the stable running of IT systems is imperative. This is what drove the industry to begin IT construction relatively early and what continues to drive it to make significant investments each and every year. By Vincent Chen, chief technology...

M4Jam rated for worker protection in the gig economy

M4Jam was recently included in a worldwide study by The Fairworks Project, on how the gig economy had responded to the Covid-19 pandemic - and was placed among the top 10% of platforms for shielding its members from the economic fallout. Out of 191 gig economy...

Vox, King Price debut cyber insurance offering

Despite the fact that data breaches (now almost inevitable) cost South African companies R40,2-million per breach on average, many business leaders continue to ignore the threat. To mitigate this growing risk and even existential threat for SMMEs, Vox has partnered...

Fortinet is a Magic Quadrant leader for WAN edge infrastructure

Fortinet has been positioned in the Leaders quadrant of the Gartner September 2020 Magic Quadrant for WAN Edge Infrastructure, placing higher in ability to execute and further in completeness of vision than its position the previous year. Earlier this year, Fortinet...

Datatec shows resilience through pandemic

Datatec achieved a very resilient operational performance in the first half of the 2021 financial year, despite the challenging economic environment resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. All of the Group's divisions delivered strong results and operating cash flows....

Corr-Serve signs up senhasegura in SA

Corr-Serve, a niche pan-African distributor of security, performance and governance solutions, has signed an agreement to distribute senhasegura offerings into South Africa. Brazilian-born senhasegura provides privileged access management (PAM), working against data...

Digital Core gives business a platform for success

The Digital Core has traditionally tended to refer to the core application of any business, typically an accounting or ERP solution - one of the first applications that the business started with to manage their processes and keep track of financial information. By...

Fujitsu kicks off ambitious DX transformation

Aiming to strengthen competitiveness in the digital age, Fujitsu has launched a company-wide digital transformation (DX) project. The project, dubbed Fujitra (Fujitsu Transformation) aims at a complete reevaluation and shift in business processes, organizations, and...

Thousands of MEA students gain Cisco certification

The Cisco Networking Academy (NetAcad) has had a 27% increase in the number of students trained across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), over a one-year period. A total of 378 900 students in the region were trained in FY20, compared to 297 800 students in FY19. Since...

Intermediate .Net Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A Germany-headquartered company, driven by innovation and growth, is seeking a skilled and passionate Intermediate .NET Developer to join their Cape Town team in a unique role. From the outset, you will be responsible for delivering new features while...

Junior BI Developer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Western Cape Parow

We are seeking a Junior BI Developer for a hybrid role based in Parow to ensure continuity and maintain output during a transitional phase. The ideal candidate will be a quick learner who produces high-quality work and can quickly get up to speed with the business...

Intermediate .Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A Germany-headquartered company, driven by innovation and growth, is seeking a skilled and passionate Intermediate .NET Developer to join their Cape Town team in a unique role. From the outset, you will be responsible for delivering new features while...

Cybersecurity Specialist (CPT Hybrid)

ENVIRONMENT:A reputable Financial Services Group seeks the technical expertise of a Cybersecurity Specialist with at least 5-10 years' experience in a technical hands-on administrative or engineering role responsible for Cybersecurity toolsets. Your role will include...

Junior Software Developer (C#.Net) – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of an ambitious Junior Software Developer with strong C#.Net skills is sought by dynamic provider of world-class Outsourced and Incident Management Services based in Tokai. You will help design, develop and maintain various business...

Network Manager at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

About our client:Our client is a global investment advisory firm focusing on long-term value creation through investment strategies. They work with a diverse group of institutional partners and pride themselves on their collaborative, sustainable, inclusive culture...

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