Summit to examine the impacts of online fraud
South Africans have become accustomed to the narrative that fraud surrounds them, and the fraud landscape is growing significantly as the country attempts to break its bonds of low economic growth. “The public is often unaware of how sophisticated criminals are and...
4Sight Holdings acquires HR specialist XFour Group
Global artificial intelligence (AI) technology group 4Sight Holdings has announced its acquisition of XFour, a fast-growing human resource (HR) and payroll technology services provider, in a deal worth over R40-million. Founded in 2017 by Clark Fourie, Jaco Smit and...
Leadership changes at Seacom
Seacom has announced a number of significant changes within its executive leadership team. Lucas Malamule Ndala has been appointed as the new group chief financial officer, succeeding Richard Schumacher, who takes on the role of chief wholesale and strategic alliances...
Quantum AI the next big thing in the AI evolution
Quantum artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as the next big advancement in AI development, using quantum mechanics to propel capabilities beyond current limits. With a notable 14% three-year CAGR increase in patent filings from 2020 to 2022, quantum AI has vast...
Tough conditions won’t stop Saffers this Black Friday
Despite the cost of living crisis impacting South Africans this year, Black Friday sales are expected to remain buoyant as consumers take advantage of the deals on offer. "Last year, BankservAfrica logged a total of 1.2 million transactions worth over R1 billion on...
African fintech growth could unlock greater economic prosperity
Africa is one of the fastest growing fintech markets with revenue forecasted to grow 13-fold to $65-billion by 2030. In addition to the revenue opportunity, fintechs play an important role in developing the region's economy and improving the lives of African people by...
Last chance to vote for 2023’s top vendors and distributors
At midnight tomorrow (16 November), voting will close for the 2023 survey for this year's Channelwise Awards - the most sought-after and prestigious independent awards in the South African IT distribution channel. We're giving channel players an extra 24 hours to cast...
Fast cyberattacks hinder effective defender response
Telemetry logs were missing in nearly 42% of the attack cases studied by Sophos, according to its Active Adversary Report for Security Practitioners. In 82% of these cases, cybercriminals disabled or wiped out the telemetry to hide their tracks. The report covers...
Business vehicles at bigger risk of hijacking
Tracker's vehicle crime statistics for the period January to June 2023 reveal that hijackings still dominate, accounting for 55% of all national vehicle crime incidents versus theft at 45%. However, while the hijacking to theft ratio for personal vehicles is...
African government institutions under fire from cyberthreats
Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Index for October 2023 reveals an alarming trend in cyber threats, with the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) NJRat having dramatically risen from sixth to second place - with a particular focus on targeting government...
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Up periscopes: It’s time to look over the horizon at your digital future
It's unplannable, unstoppable and inescapable. That sounds like a tsunami, right? By Simon Carpenter, chief technology advisor at SAP Africa Not quite. It's the 4th Industrial Revolution; a wave of exponential and converging technological progress that is washing over...
Samsung empowers small businesses
South Africa's unemployment rate is down to 26,7% in the fourth quarter of 2017, from 27,7% in the third quarter. A Stats SA report also explained that South Africa's working-age population, 15 to 64 years, is rising as a share of the country's total population. This...
Fujitsu transforms data centre management
Fujitsu has released an upgraded version of its Infrastructure Management software, to simplify and centralise the operations and monitoring of entire IT infrastructure environments. The powerful software delivers major cost and power savings, combined with improved...
Company data on backup tapes poses problems
Company data left on discarded backup tapes is potentially a bigger problem than data left on discarded hard drives. Many companies discard backup tapes before they start experiencing any problems and there is a vigorous market in used tapes and cartridges. However,...
Machine Intelligence Master’s degree launched
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) has launched a one-year intensive African Master's in Machine Intelligence (AMMI) in partnership with Facebook and Google. The master's will begin this September at the AIMS-Rwanda campus in Kigali. "Machine...
Supply chain consumerisation adds enterprise pressure
The consumerisation of digital technology has seen a surge in demand for mobile-first logistics solutions placing significant pressure on companies to adopt a digital approach to supply chains. Cassie Lessing, MD of mobile business solutions provider Strato IT Group,...
IQbusiness joins Scaled Agile partner network
Independent management consulting firm IQbusiness has joined the Scaled Agile partner network as a silver partner. The worldwide network includes transformation and platform providers who help enterprises facilitate and accelerate business results through adoption of...
Mastercard, Entersekt enable scan-to-pay in Nedbank app
Mastercard and Entersekt have collaborated to enable Nedbank's customers to make QR payments to Masterpass, Pay@, SnapScan, and Zapper merchants and billers through the Nedbank Money app, whether they are paying online or at a physical point of presence. This...
Liquid Telecom delivers African Microsoft ExpressRoute
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has delivered the first Microsoft ExpressRoute service peering in Africa - offering customers better performance, tighter security and lower latency. Microsoft ExpressRoute, part of Liquid Telecom's CloudConnect offering,...
We all need 21st century data security
Technology created and widely adopted in the 21st century has undoubtedly made our lives easier. It means everyday activities like banking are far less tedious and time-consuming, and that complex, more specialised tasks, like managing a company's finances, are...
Performance Tester at TT – Gauteng Parktown
HIRING API Performance Test EngineerContract RoleHybrid Work REQUIREMENTS * Experience in API Performance and Load testing using (Postman collections / Swagger files) Experience in JMeter and Loadrunner Willing to work as a Functional Tester Relevant IT qualification...
Full Stack DevOps Engineer (AI Solutions / Data Science & AI Applications) – 1958 Evdb – Gauteng Midrand
Design, develop, and maintain high-quality software solutions across the whole tech stack Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code; following best practices and coding standards Building with purpose and ownership - striving for meaning and excellence, and...
Onsite Support Technician – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Onsite Support Technician - Gauteng Introduction:Our client in the IT sector is looking for a Technician to support ESSN products for existing and potential clients. Responsibilities / Duties: Provide telephone, face to face and online support to the client.Client...
I&O Support Engineer
Our client is a registered financial service provider, providing you innovative needs-based life and health insurance cover. As an I&O Operations Support Engineer, you will be managing the day-to-day operations to provide delivery of systems and services in order...
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – PYTHON-DJANGO NOT NEGOTIABLE
THE POSITION IS OPEN TO THE JOHANNESBURG REGION - PRETORIA- DURBAN OR CAPE TOWN!!!!! A cutting-edge web-based application that gives companies all the tools to manage their share incentive plans. Our client has an exciting position for a go-getter and highly-motivated...
Senior Frontend Developer (Angular 15) (CPT Hybrid)
ENVIRONMENT:DEVELOP and maintain a high-quality single-page application using Angular 15 as the next Senior Frontend Developer sought by a dynamic Software Service Delivery Provider. Joining the Engineering team, you be responsible for the design, development and...
I&O Support Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client is a registered financial service provider, providing you innovative needs-based life and health insurance cover. As an I&O Operations Support Engineer, you will be managing the day-to-day operations to provide delivery of systems and services in order...
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER – PYTHON-DJANGO NOT NEGOTIABLE – KwaZulu-Natal Durban
THE POSITION IS OPEN TO THE JOHANNESBURG REGION - PRETORIA- DURBAN OR CAPE TOWN!!!!! A cutting-edge web-based application that gives companies all the tools to manage their share incentive plans. Our client has an exciting position for a go-getter and highly-motivated...
Senior Frontend Developer (Angular 15) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Century City
ENVIRONMENT:DEVELOP and maintain a high-quality single-page application using Angular 15 as the next Senior Frontend Developer sought by a dynamic Software Service Delivery Provider. Joining the Engineering team, you be responsible for the design, development and...
Software Support Technician
ENVIRONMENT:A customer-centric & solutions-driven Software Support Technician is sought by an innovative Software Specialist catering a suite of products to the Courier sector. You will be expected to support the customer base with any application based technical...
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