AI could help counter money laundering
Using artificial intelligence (AI) technology in anti-money laundering (AML) processes has become critical for financial institutions as they work to comply with regulations and combat financial crime. Even so, a new AML technology study from SAS, featuring...
Banking data theft attacks on smartphones triple in 2024
The number of Trojan banker attacks on smartphones surged by 196% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a Kaspersky report “The mobile malware threat landscape in 2024” released at Mobile World Congress 2025 in Barcelona. Cybercriminals are shifting...
Online privacy, cybersecurity awareness on a decline
The world's online privacy and cybersecurity awareness is declining, according to new research by NordVPN. Based on 25 analysed markets with the highest numbers of responses, people globally performed best in recognizing various online risks and how to avoid them...
Threat actors get creative, HP study finds
Threat actors are chaining different combinations of attacks together like Lego bricks to sneak past detection tools, according to HP's quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. Based on data from millions of endpoints running HP Wolf Security, researchers...
Trend Micro, Interpol take down phishing platform
Trend Micro's close cooperation with global law enforcement authorities has led to another major win after the dismantling of a prolific phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) operation. Zaheer Ebrahim, solutions architect for Middle East and Africa at Trend comments: "Trend...
Surge in global cyberattacks
There has been a 8% surge in global weekly cyberattacks in the second quarter of 2023, the most significant increase in two years, highlighting how attackers have cunningly combined next-gen AI technologies with long-established tools like USB devices to conduct...
These are the top email scams to be wary of
Kaspersky experts have outlined the top four email scam themes and tactics currently prevalent in the Middle East, Turkiye, and Africa region (META). These scams highlight different social engineering techniques used by cybercriminals, however the objective remains...
Chandrayaan-3 positions India for lunar mining
Now that the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has landed successfully on the south polar region of the Moon, India stands poised to become a leader in lunar mining. Shri Charan Padala, principal analyst in the thematic intelligence team at GlobalData, comments: "Moon's south...
Hybrid working important for working parents
A new study has revealed the challenges faced by working parents in managing childcare commitments during the holidays. The research, undertaken by IWG, shows that almost two-thirds (62%) of working parents find arranging childcare for the school holidays to be a...
Malaria vaccine-drug combination proves effective
The final results of a landmark study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases confirm that the benefits of combining the RTS,S/AS01E (RTS,S) malaria vaccine with antimalarial drugs in settings of highly seasonal malaria transmission continue over five years. The...
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Cyber security is smarter now
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Top global payroll trends for 2018
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Better deployment with HyperPod
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Chatbots to be the differentiator
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SRIC migrates to new platform
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Sophos in Gartner 2018 Magic Quadrant
Gartner has positioned Sophos as a Leader in its 2018 Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. Sophos has been positioned as a Leader in all 10 of these reports since they were first published in 2007. In the report, Gartner states that the definition of an...
Avaya extends UC offerings
Avaya has announced that more end users can realise the benefits of true unified communications, now enabled by compelling enhancements to its signature user experience, Avaya Equinox. Already known for creating seamless communication experiences across applications,...
New Gautrain website, mobile app
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Ismail Vadi launched the new Gautrain website and mobile application at the Technology Innovation Conference 2018 held at Gallagher Conference Centre this week. The new website and mobile application are user-friendly interfaces on...
Data Scientist at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
About our client:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....
Full Stack Java Developer (Senior) 0298 TT – Gauteng Pretoria
Development and maintenance on platform/applicationReview and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System ownerDevelop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsPreparation of system/technical...
Senior React Developer – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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Senior Network Engineer (JHB)
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Junior Project Manager
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Junior Project Manager – Gauteng Johannesburg
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