Co-ordinated remote attack targets 5 000 pagers
In an eye-watering demonstration of how the Internet of Things (IoT) can be employed to bring cyberwarfare into the physical realm, experts are scrambling to figure out how pagers used by Lebanon’s Hezbollah operatives were detonated yesterday. At least 11 people are...
Insurers have a critical role in defining ethical AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) promises to revolutionise how property and casualty (P&C) business gets done. As a result, P&C insurers are uniquely positioned to advance the conversation for ethical AI – not just for their own businesses, but for all...
How can CIOs drive the future digital business?
Kathy Gibson reports - This year, spending on digital technology will grow eight-times faster than economic growth. This means CIOs, in their leadership roles, have a massive task ahead to drive their organisations forward. Jyoti Lalchandani, group vice-president and...
SA needs to get proactive on fraud prevention
South Africans are facing an increasingly risk-based landscape when it comes to fraud with huge surges in incidents such as identity theft, money muling, and a multitude of both physical and digital scams. "Our research shows that identity theft has grown by more than...
Fraud still a big problem for banking customers
Although banks appear to be making greater efforts to resolve some types of consumer disputes internally, banking fraud related to current accounts and Internet banking remains high on the list of complaints to the Ombud for Banking Services South Africa (OBS). Two...
The challenges facing generative AI
Implementing generative AI comes with a multitude of challenges for enterprises including identifying suitable use cases, vendor selection, and addressing ethical considerations. Concerns regarding privacy, content generation, copyright infringement, and data leakage...
IaaS revenue tumbles but outlook is positive
Infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) revenue growth dropped 9% between Q4 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, but is likely to bounce back later this year as cyclical trends return and organisations work through their cloud challenges. This is the view of market...
AppSec teams struggling to keep up with vulnerabilities
Application security (AppSec) teams are stuck in a catch-up cycle, unable to keep up with the increasingly rapid, agile development pace - and playing security defence via an endless and unproductive vulnerability chase. This is one of the key findings from a new...
Air transport industry looks to digitalise as baggage mishandling nearly doubles
Airlines and airports are facing a surge in baggage mishandling rates amidst the growing number of passengers, with the number of mishandled bags almost doubling from 2021 to 2022 to 7,6 bags per thousand passengers. This is according to SITA's 2023 Baggage IT...
IT industry wakes up to ESG
Kathy Gibson reports - What is your carbon footprint? In a world where climate change and decarbonisation is a big issue, this is an important question for everyone to ask themselves, says Adam Simon, global MD and chief financial officer of Context. "Most people...
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DiData, Britehouse shine at Microsoft partner awards
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Westcon-Comstor partners with Zyxel on PoE
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Cloud-based training benefits can’t be ignored
Despite the fact that Africa's e-learning market doubled from 2011 to 2016, reaching $513-million, the continent's three biggest economies, South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya, are not yet moving their training applications to the cloud en masse. By Matthew Barker,...
Collaboration key for building organisational resilience
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Diversified fraud prevention with Kaspersky
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Drive your business with the right customer management tools
writes Edward Carbutt, managing executive of Marval Africa. Do you remember your first car? That great feeling of freedom that came with the ability to drive yourself wherever you wanted or needed to go, without having to ask for a lift, take public transport or cycle...
Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
We're looking for a Test Analyst who will be responsible for testing software before it is made available to stakeholders. The aim is to design and execute test plans on applications and to detect and actively assist to resolve any concerns. What you'll do:Participate...
Senior .NET Developer – Western Cape Rondebosch
We are looking for a Senior Software Developer who is passionate about technology to join our Technical Consulting team. Please note that this is a hybrid position so you would need to be Cape Town based. Our projects include developing custom software, maintaining...
Senior Software Developer (C++, Delphi) (CH1012)
Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Senior Software DeveloperThe Senior Developer will part of an inhouse development team that produce software solutions. The developer work together with a team of business analysts and other developers to...
Senior Cloud Networking Engineer (CH1040)
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a Senior Cloud Networking Engineer to join their team at their head office in Stellenbosch.The successful candidate will join the Technology Platforms department which oversees all infrastructure and systems within AWS...
DATA ANALYST
JOB TITLE - DATA ANALYSTJob Advert Summary: Guided by Senior Data Analyst/Data Scientist, this role will be responsible for sourcing and transforming a wide range of data across the business into formats that can be used by end users to develop differentiating...
Software Quality Engineer
We are looking for both intermediate and Senior Software Quality Engineers to join our Johannesburg based team. The role requires strong Automation Testing experience, as well as Manual experience. You'll use the automation framework and pre-defined test tools to...
Lead Business Analyst at QES
Hiring : Lead Business Analyst Retail/Supply chain / Lead BA / contract / Cape Town / Fully onsite My client based in Cape Town is currently sourcing for a Lead BA to join their team on an independent contract basisWe are seeking a proficient and experienced Business...
Senior Software Developer (C++, Delphi) (CH1012) – Gauteng Arcadia
Our client in the financial services industry is looking for a Senior Software DeveloperThe Senior Developer will part of an inhouse development team that produce software solutions. The developer work together with a team of business analysts and other developers to...
Senior Cloud Networking Engineer (CH1040) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
Our client in the banking industry is looking for a Senior Cloud Networking Engineer to join their team at their head office in Stellenbosch.The successful candidate will join the Technology Platforms department which oversees all infrastructure and systems within AWS...
DATA ANALYST – Gauteng Sandton
JOB TITLE - DATA ANALYSTJob Advert Summary: Guided by Senior Data Analyst/Data Scientist, this role will be responsible for sourcing and transforming a wide range of data across the business into formats that can be used by end users to develop differentiating...
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