As AI adoption grows, more security alerts are ignored

Security operations centres are facing mounting pressure from growing alert volumes, increasingly sophisticated AI-powered attacks, and persistent staffing constraints. According to Prophet Security's Second Annual State of AI in Security Operations Report, presented...

Roman telescope aims to travel 1m miles into space

This month could see the launch a new space telescope that aims to travel 1-million miles and record billions of galaxies. The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope could launch from the Kennedy Space Station as early as 30 August aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy. The Roman...

Climate change is redrawing the malaria map in Africa

Malaria is the deadliest climate-sensitive infectious disease. Yet, researchers and public health officials have debated how climate change has shaped its spread. A new Nature study by an international team, including the University of Cape Town (UCT), resolved this...

AI is driving more breaches, at an average cost of $6m

One in four malicious breaches were AI-enabled – a 56% increase over last year – and these breaches cost an average of $6-million, roughly $1-million more than the global breach average of $4,99-million. This is among the findings from IBM's 2026 Cost of a Data Breach...

SA’s working class is still growing

South Africa’s working class – households earning between R8 000 and R22 000 per month – has expanded significantly despite the country’s ongoing economic struggles. This is according to The Majority Report 2025, published by the University of Cape Town’s (UCT)...

Biggest-ever crypto heist nets $1,5bn for North Korea

Crypto assets worth $1,5-billion stolen from Dubai-based Bybit are being steadily laundered into Bitcoin through a series of exchanges. The heist, which the FBI is attributing to North Korean nation-state actors, saw assets including 401 347 Ether tokens lifted from a...

Cybercrime threatens African digitalisation

With cybercrime increasingly posing a significant risk to enterprises globally, cybersecurity experts in South Africa are forecasting more challenging times ahead as threat actors exploit emerging innovations to launch sophisticated cyberattacks. Driven by heightened...

Infrastructure issues the top challenge to healthcare ecosystem

Healthcare leaders and younger healthcare professionals share a common vision for a more distributed healthcare system, powered by a dual-focus on creating a new future-fit paradigm of care delivery, while strengthening its current foundation. This is among the...

Research contests a new attack method

Sophos has uncovered how research contests run by cybercrime forums are helping to inspire new methods of attack and detection evasion. The contests mirror legitimate security conference 'Call For Papers' and provide the winners considerable financial rewards and...

Why Saffers don’t post pics with partners

According to the Digital Superstitions survey by Kaspersky, 43% of the respondents from South Africa do not post photos with their partners or spouses on social networks. Posting personal photos on social media can have certain negative consequences. Due to data...

Fujifilm, IBM develop 50Tb native tape storage system

Fujifilm and IBM have announced the development of a 50Tb native tape storage system, featuring what is believed to be the world's highest native data tape cartridge capacity. Fujifilm has begun production of a high-density tape cartridge for use with IBM's newest...

Call goes out for iWeek speakers

ZANOG@iWeek2024 has issued a call for speakers interested in presenting at South Africa's oldest and most prestigious internet industry gathering. The last fully-fledged instalment of iWeek was co-hosted with SAFNOG in August 2019 and saw over 30 speakers engage with...

Startups sought for Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, in partnership with Wits University's Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland has opened applications to local...

Cloud doesn’t always have a silver lining, say SA CIOs

While there are some compelling benefits of moving to the cloud, cloud adoption is also causing headaches for CIOs, who must grapple with major vendors going all-cloud, cost spikes driving repatriation from the cloud, and unexpected business risks. This emerged during...

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SearchInform partners with Condyn

SearchInform, a Russian developer of information security systems - has entered the South African market. The Russian company has signed a partnership agreement with Condyn, a local provider of information and security solutions located in Centurion. Condyn will...

Activate Group, SqwidNet partner on IoT

Activate Group, an end-to-end Internet of Things (IoT), mobile solutions and IoT-as-a-service provider, has signed a partnership with SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT network operator in South Africa. Sigfox, a global IoT network, has established an ecosystem...

Sofacy shifts focus to include Far East

Kaspersky Lab researchers have observed that the Russian-speaking threat actor Sofacy, also known as APT28 or Fancy Bear is shifting its target to the Far East, with a strong interest in military, defense and diplomatic organisations - in addition to its traditional...

Spotify lands in SA

Spotify, the largest global music streaming subscription service, has launched in South Africa. With a worldwide community of more than 159-million, Spotify offers users the choice of a free ad-supported service, or an ad-free Premium subscription service that comes...

Ericsson wins Safaricom NOC deal

Safaricom has awarded Ericsson and its partner Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) deployment of the next-generation network operation centre (NOC). Safaricom's transformation project is based on five pillars: views, process, people, infrastructure and tools. It is...

HTEK IP phones certified by PortaOne

Q-KON SA's HTEK UC900 series IP phones have been certified by PortaOne. This follows the successful interoperability testing and auto-provisioning integration with PortaSwitch, the PortaOne platform that delivers UC as a service. Providers using PortaSwitch can now...

Avaya completes Spoken acquisition

Avaya Holdings has closed its acquisition of Spoken Communications, an innovator in contact centre as a service (CCaaS) solutions and customer experience management applications built on conversational artificial intelligence. The Spoken platform accelerates Avaya's...

Cloud’s biggest security risk: the user

Cloud is coming into its own. Forrester says that public cloud platforms, business services, and applications will reach $236-billion by 2020. With cloud spending predicted to be six times that of IT spending over the same period, a cloud strategy is how companies...

Entersekt tops in mobile security

For the third year in a row, South African fintech company, Entersekt has won the Best Mobile Security Technology award in the annual Banker Africa Southern Africa Banking Awards. The aim of the awards is to recognise outstanding performance and excellence in the...

Canon launches iQuarius MX inks

Third generation inks for the Océ VarioPrint i-series have been specifically developed to meet the needs of customers working with offset coated papers for high quality graphic arts applications.The new Océ iQuarius MX inks enable application of higher ink coverages...

SAP Front-End Developer

Job Title: SAP Front-End DeveloperPosition: RemoteSalary: R70k - R100k WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE COMPANY We are seeking an experienced SAP Back-End Developer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work on designing, developing, and optimizing...

Solutions Architect (Full Stack)

As a full-stack Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable and secure full-stack solutions using Microsoft technologies and Azure cloud services. This role will involve driving architectural decisions, guiding...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript & Angular)

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a leading, cutting-edge health tech software company based in Pretoria, is seeking an exceptional developer with a strong command of various skills. If you excel in 2-3 of the following technologies: JavaScript (including Node.js, [URL Removed]...

SAP Front-End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Job Title: SAP Front-End DeveloperPosition: RemoteSalary: R70k - R100k WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE COMPANY We are seeking an experienced SAP Back-End Developer to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will work on designing, developing, and optimizing...

Solutions Architect (Full Stack) – Eastern Cape Sidwell

As a full-stack Solutions Architect, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable and secure full-stack solutions using Microsoft technologies and Azure cloud services. This role will involve driving architectural decisions, guiding...

Full Stack Developer (JavaScript & Angular) – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:Our client, a leading, cutting-edge health tech software company based in Pretoria, is seeking an exceptional developer with a strong command of various skills. If you excel in 2-3 of the following technologies: JavaScript (including Node.js, [URL Removed]...

Project manager

The Business Transformation Program Lead is responsible for developing an integrated roadmap of the large-scale change projects across the whole business which connect to the overall Group Strategic Plan. The role leads the prioritisation and approval process for...

Intermediate Web Developer

Job Purpose: As an Intermediate Developer you will be required to write and test code for various applications, ensuring it meets the required standards and functions correctly, beyond the basics of coding to take on more complex tasks and responsibilities. Key...

Production Cost and Programming Manager

Pinetown – Our client is a leading wood manufacturing company based in New Germany, dedicated to producing high-quality wood products. They pride themselves on their commitment to excellence and dynamic work environment.This role combines technical expertise with...

Project manager – KwaZulu-Natal Pinetown

The Business Transformation Program Lead is responsible for developing an integrated roadmap of the large-scale change projects across the whole business which connect to the overall Group Strategic Plan. The role leads the prioritisation and approval process for...

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