Arctic winter sea ice hits record low level
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it’s ever been at its annual peak on 22 March 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado. Ice cover ebbs and flows through the seasons in the Arctic (left)...
The myths that are hampering employee productivity
HR leaders must address four emerging myths around employee productivity that could impact their organisations’ ability to achieve desired growth, according to Gartner. A November 2024 survey of more than 450 actively employed CEOs and other senior executive business...
Malware ‘meal kits’ help attackers steal businesses’ lunch
Thriving cybercriminal marketplaces are offering low-level attackers the tools needed to bypass detection and infect users, according to HP Inc's quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. Based on data from millions of endpoints running HP Wolf Security, key...
Attacks on web applications spike
There was a notable increase in threats to web applications, accounting for 30% of the engagements Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos IR) responded to in the third quarter of 2023, compared to 8% the previous quarter. Exploitation of public-facing applications was...
The global cyber divide between Gaza and Israel
The conflict between Gaza and Israel has intensified to new heights over the past few weeks, gaining global attention unlike any other. This escalation of tensions has brought about a new battle line, one that only in recent years has become a pillar to modern-day...
Multi-malware campaign comes from all directions
A Kaspersky report reveals that an ongoing malicious "multi-malware" campaign has conducted more than 10 000 attacks primarily targeting global organisations. The campaign employs backdoors, keyloggers, and miners. Using new malicious scripts designed to disable...
EMEA companies most enthusiastic about AI, ML
European business leaders know their organisations would benefit from AI and ML, despite the differing views on these technologies in the boardroom. This is among the findings from Workday's new study on how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) will...
IITPSA names 2023 President’s Awards finalists
The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for the 2023 IITPSA President's Awards. The awards recognise leaders in the ICT sector, and have grown in scope over 30 years to include the IT Personality of the...
All the Global Startup Awards Africa winners …
The Global Startup Awards Africa (GSA) Africa, in collaboration with the Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), the Ethiopian Ministry of Labour and Skills (MOLS), the Ethiopian Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT) with the support of the Entrepreneurship...
These key macro factors are shaping financial markets
Having not yet recovered from the pressing geopolitical and social risks of the past two years, the global economy will continue to experience turbulence in Q4, and into 2024. FBS presents an overview of the most significant macroeconomic trends traders should...
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Ecobank names Fintech Challenge finalists
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PCI DSS update: SSL gets the boot
The latest update to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a small but important one. PCI DSS 3.2.1 does away with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and early-Transport Layer Security (TLS), the common cryptographic protocols consumers use to connect...
New Dell XPS hits the SA channel
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Avanti signs up as Hylas 4 Master Distributor
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Axis intelligent thermal cameras from Duxbury
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Superfast 4G for less than R5 per Gb
Cell C has taken the wraps off its fixed LTE-Advanced promotional offer bringing customers data access from less than R5 per Gigabyte. Customers can select from one of three packages. A 50Gb contract for R359 per month (R7 per Gigabyte), a 100Gb contract for R539 per...
Westcon-Comstor is official Ruckus Training Centre
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RubiBlue invests in women in technology
Intelligent business solutions provider RubiBlue has implemented a strategic growth and expansion policy for 2018 that's focused on empowering women and building a culture of inclusion. The company's goal to increase its staff complement by 45% has paid attention to...
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.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Are you a seasoned .NET Developer looking for your next challenge? We're looking for a talented and motivated .NET Developer to join our growing team. As the .NET Developer, you'll play a critical role in designing and developing high-quality software solutions that...
Senior Developer – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
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IT Administrator (Contract to Perm)
A large national legal firm based in Brooklyn, is seeking an IT Administrator to start immediately, initially for a 3 month contract with a possible permanent opportunity until the appointment process is finalised.We would like to hear from you if you have excellent...
PHP Developer at QES
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SAP Basis Consultant (Senior) 1068
SAP Basis Consultant ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:- SAP Technical Skills - SAP Basis skills (>8 years)- PaaS and IaaS knowledge- Cloud IaaS knowledge i.e. Manging SAP on Azure; AWS- SAP HANA Database knowledge- SAP Oracle Database knowledge- SuSe Linux Operating...
IT Administrator (Contract to Perm) – Gauteng Pretoria North
A large national legal firm based in Brooklyn, is seeking an IT Administrator to start immediately, initially for a 3 month contract with a possible permanent opportunity until the appointment process is finalised.We would like to hear from you if you have excellent...
PHP Developer at QES – Western Cape Claremont
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SAP Basis Consultant (Senior) 1068 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Core Java Developer (Multithreading)
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