SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Americans way ahead in mobile data spend

Mobile data spending has skyrocketed over the years as the world becomes increasingly connected through digital platforms, IoT devices, and smartphones. In 2024, Internet users worldwide spent around $641-billion on mobile data, a figure expected to grow by another...

Cape Town’s traffic among the world’s worst

Capetonians battle some of the worst traffic in the world, with Cape Town ranking as one of the most congested cities in the world. This is according to the latest Inrix Global Traffic Scorecard, which provides travel delay comparisons, costs of congestion to drivers...

India pioneers south pole Moon landing

India’s Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has successfully landed at the south pole of the moon. Following the soft landing, it will release a rover to explore the Moon’s surface, and conduct various experiments. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) explains that...

Relief for households as July brings salaries uptick

The average salary performed better in the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) for July 2023, providing welcomed relief for South African income earners. "The average nominal take-home pay in July was R15 503, notably higher than the R14 169 in June and...

Unmanaged consumer debt affects us all

As inflation and the cost of living continue to rise, a growing number of households in South Africa are struggling to meet their financial obligations. In many instances, despite various avenues available to the consumer to seek assistance, households avoid it,...

SA at serious risk of catastrophic Internet disruption

In an era driven by digital connectivity, the recent events involving the unprecedented damage to three of South Africa's major west coast undersea Internet cables have thrust the country into a precarious position. By Paul Colmer, exco member at Wireless Access...

People key to digital transformation success

The business landscape across South Africa, the wider African continent, and globally, is experiencing a seismic shift where technology continues to permeate every aspect of our lives. Our world is becoming increasingly fast-paced and interconnected - a trend that is...

Job-seekers want flexibility, balance and money

At least half (50%) of job-seekers accepted a job offer over a 12-month period but backed out prior to starting. According to a Gartner survey of nearly 3 500 candidates in May 2023, more than one-third (35%) of candidates reported they received four or more offers...

Consumers reveal varied reading preferences

In the blended world of paper and digital media, consumers have varied preferences for what they receive electronically or in "hard copy". This was brought to light in the Two Sides Trend Tracker survey, a biennial survey into consumer preferences and perceptions of...

Nvidia AI-ready servers drive generative AI in enterprises

Nvidia has announced that some of the world's leading system manufacturers will deliver AI-ready servers that support VMware Private AI Foundation with Nvidia, to help companies customise and deploy generative AI applications using their proprietary business data....

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Vodacom helps Ekurhuleni improve communication

As a means to help government to efficiently and effectively manage service delivery issues faced by citizens, Vodacom in partnership with the Ekurhuleni Municipality is making use of technology to promote active citizenry communication. In collaboration with the...

Ericsson, Telstra, Intel in multi-vendor 5G data call

Ericsson, Telstra and Intel have successfully completed the first end-to-end 5G non-standalone (NSA) 3GPP data call on a commercial mobile network at Telstra's 5G Innovation Centre on the Gold Coast Australia in a multivendor setup. With this achievement, the...

Application opportunities for Xerox’s new White Dry Ink

Imagine a snowflake with textured details on a postcard, a book cover with a white horse on a dark stock with vivid hues or an advertisement with white text that pops on a vinyl window cling. These types of specialty enhancements are a reality with Xerox's new White...

Axiz joins Ixia Channel Xcelerate Partner Program

Axiz has joined the Channel Xcelerate Program of Ixia, a Keysight business, as a distributor to offer enterprise customers and service providers application performance and security resilience solutions that validate, secure, and optimise physical and virtual...

Brad Pulford is Dell EMC channel & distribution GM

Brad Pulford has been appointed as its new channel and distribution lead at Dell EMC South Africa. Pulford, well-known in technology and business circles, has been with Dell EMC for more than a decade and previously led the company's enterprise solutions group as its...

Mimecast opens early adopter program

Mimecast has announced the launch of its early adopter program after conducting a successful private beta for the new Domain Name System (DNS) Security Gateway solution. The Mimecast DNS Security Gateway cloud-based service guards against malicious activity initiated...

Collaborative learning with Epson’s ultra-short-throw projectors

Epson's latest education projectors bring learning to life, with the new laser EB-710Ui, boasting ultra-bright 100-inch Full HD images and finger-touch interactivity, while the EB-696Ui - one of 11 models in the new EB-600 series range - promises everything from full...

Datatec’s Analysys Mason acquires AMI-Partners

Datatec's global specialist consulting and research firm Analysys Mason has acquired New York headquartered AMI-Partners. AMI-Partners, founded in 1996, is a SMB ICT focused global research and consulting firm that specialises in go-to-market (GTM) opportunity...

Break the seesaw of usability and security

There are two things we have been hearing a lot about in 2018: security and usability. By Brendan McAravey, country manager at Citrix South Africa The launch of the iPhone about 10 years ago helped start a revolution in how we access data. It not only set a new...

Organic growth of cloud expected to increase

There is still a lot for local businesses to learn about cloud before they see the true benefits, according to Andrew Cruise, MD of vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure provider Routed. Not a 'one-size-fits-all' solution, Cruise says that a cloud strategy is different...

Business Intelligence Developer – Limpopo Hoedspruit

Power BI Report development and maintaining of reportsPower Apps development and maintaining.Management of several databases, including SQLManagement of group IT, Hardware and software.FarmTrace program management and coordination of development.Controlling and...

Software Tester – Gauteng Kempton Park

Minimum QualificationRequired Minimum Experience requiredBachelor's degree orrelevant experience with atechnical qualification.- 3+ years of QA/Testing experience.- Experience with all aspects of testing including test planning, test design, testexecution, and test...

IT Support Technician (Port Elizabeth) – Eastern Cape Gqebera

Technical skills and experience required:3 – 5 years relevant experience required as a Support Technician. 3 years of network support experience required. Implementing, troubleshooting, and maintaining Hypervisor cluster environments. (Hyper-V and VMWare). Experience...

Technology Architect at Tipp Focus Group

Job Opportunity: Technology architect ?? Location: Cape Town Qualifications required: Relevant Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)Principal: 8+ years' experienceExperience required: Proven experience in the design, implementation and oversight of Technology and...

Scrum Master

Scrum MasterRef: SM/NHOS/TBSalary: Market relatedLocation: Sandton, Johannesburg Private Hospital client seeks to employ a Scrum Master. Key Responsibilities: Follow an agile methodology for all the identified delivery objectivesSprint Ceremonies: Facilitate daily...

Senior Python Engineer

Want to work from home?! Our client develop software solutions that support best-in-class visualization, data-driven communication, and platform independence, and build upon an API-driven integration into any open BI software. With KPI-CHAT they take real-time data...

Scrum Master – Gauteng Sandton

Scrum MasterRef: SM/NHOS/TBSalary: Market relatedLocation: Sandton, Johannesburg Private Hospital client seeks to employ a Scrum Master. Key Responsibilities: Follow an agile methodology for all the identified delivery objectivesSprint Ceremonies: Facilitate daily...

Senior Python Engineer – Remote Remote

Want to work from home?! Our client develop software solutions that support best-in-class visualization, data-driven communication, and platform independence, and build upon an API-driven integration into any open BI software. With KPI-CHAT they take real-time data...

Infrastructure Architect at Tipp Focus Group

Job Opportunity: Infrastructure architect ?? Location: Cape Town Qualifications required: Relevant Architecture certification (e.g. TOGAF)Principal: 8+ years' experienceExperience required: Proven experience in Architecture role in large, complex organizations?? To...

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