Take social engineering seriously this Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS) urges South Africans to be cautious of the fact that social media and dating apps are a focus for fraudsters and scammers who are increasingly using romance scams and social...
Avoid Valentine’s Day scams, phishing, data privacy threats
Valentine’s Day, a celebration of love and connection, can also be a time of increased digital risks such as romance scams, fraud, identity theft, gender-based violence and human trafficking. This is the warning from Thenzie Stewart, chair of the Institute of...
Applications open for ISPA Inspires sponsorship
South Africa's Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) is inviting applications for its ISPA Inspires educational sponsorship for the 2024 academic year. Applications open tomorrow (Tuesday, 1 August 2023) and will close on Friday, 1 September 2023. Sponsorship...
MTN, JRA partner to alleviate loadshedding traffic delays
MTN, in a public-private partnership with the Johannesburg Roads Agency (JRA), is set to tackle the challenges posed by load shedding on South Africa's roads. A service level agreement (SLA) between the two parties will see MTN SA providing backup power to Soweto...
EV adoption restricted by slow infrastructure roll-out
A new study from Juniper Research has found that lack of public infrastructure is severely limiting electric vehicle (EV) adoption in urban environments. In particular, as flat and apartment owners typically cannot have home chargers fitted, the lack of public...
More charging points drive adoption of commercial EVs
Berg Insight has released new findings about the market for heavy electric commercial vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe and North America. The total number of connected charging points in Europe is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of...
IT-OT security convergence key to managing risk
Enterprise security operation centres (SOCs) are expanding their capabilities to the OT domain, but major visibility and skills-related challenges are causing roadblocks. These are among the findings from a new Trend Micro study, "Breaking IT/OT Silos With ICS/OT...
How to avoid becoming a money mule
The use of 'mules' in committing criminal activities is common across the world, and it continues to pose major challenges to efforts to curb fraudulent activities. In financial services, there is a concept of 'money mules', which can be described as individuals who...
Intel, Ericsson advance next-gen optimised 5G infrastructure
Intel has announced a strategic collaboration agreement with Ericsson to utilize Intel's 18A process and manufacturing technology for Ericsson's future next-generation optimized 5G infrastructure. As part of the agreement, Intel will manufacture custom 5G SoCs...
Extracting more value from network investments
Based on a survey of 200 leaders within Communications Service Providers (CSPs), Accenture's "Start at the centre: Network-led transformation for growth" report reveals that 82% of CSP leaders are expecting to increase network spending by 6% to 10% over the next three...
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LG creates AI brand
LG Electronics has created the ThinQ brand to identify all of its 2018 home appliances, consumer electronics and services that utilise artificial intelligence. LG ThinQ products and services will all have the ability to employ deep learning and communicate with one...
Veeam updates availability solution
Veeam Software has announced the immediate availability of Veeam Availability Suite (VAS) 9.5 Update 3 (U3), to extend data management and ensure Availability for all workloads - virtual, physical, and cloud - centrally managed via a single Veeam "pane of glass". With...
Easy, secure digital payment
Gemalto has announced that its Trusted Service Hub (TSH) can now offer a single gateway enabling issuers to connect to the Mastercard and Visa tokenisation services, simplifying the way financial institutions can launch mobile payment services. Banks and other issuers...
Retailers turn to smarter stores
As the holiday shopping rush gets into full swing, South African retailers are increasingly looking to technology that they can use to improve their operations, better understand and engage with their customers - using both off- and online channels - and set...
Digital can transform global education
From South Africa to South America, education is in a critical state of flux. Young learners are failing to emerge from their traditional schooling with the skills needed for a digitally driven world of work, and tertiary institutions are battling to stay relevant...
The sharing economy in hospitality
Remy Rein, senior lecturer at Ecole hôteliere de Lausanne (EHL), examines the opportunities for hoteliers. Attend a hotel conference these days and the issue of the sharing economy is likely to raise its head, in particular competition from short-term rental services...
Far-reaching implications of the Uber breach
Global transportation technology company Uber Technologies has admitted it suffered a breach that saw hackers stealing the personal information of approximately 57-million customers and drivers. By Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of MyCybercare So how did it happen? It was...
Steps to satellite network success
Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO of Q-KON, examines what to know and what to do when using satellite access solutions Network architects and solution design engineers mostly consider satellite networks as the final option - only to be used when fibre, microwave or wireless...
Don’t let security fears hold back retail innovation
VMware EMEA’s Ian Jansen van Rensburg discusses the issues around security in the retail sector. The retail industry is intrinsically linked to the wider economy’s performance. It’s an industry that relies on constant innovation, as retailers battle to lure...
Cyber-predictions for 2018
Doros Hadjizenonos, country manager of Check Point South Africa, looks at the wider cybersecurity-related issues impacting our daily lives that we can expect to emerge over the coming year. As the publisher Arnold H Glasow put it, “The trouble with the future is that...
DevOps Engineer (50% C#, Python Development, 50% Agile Master) (Senior) 2289 – Gauteng Pretoria
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Colour and Software Application Specialist
Job Title: Colour and Software Application SpecialistDepartment: Graphic CommunicationLocation: Johannesburg NorthReports To: Technical Services ManagerR35, 000 - R45, 000 CTC NEG - [Email Address Removed] Job SummaryThe Colour and Software Application Specialist will...
Technical Specialist / Non-Sewered Sanitation Expert – FTC
Job Overview:Our client, one of South Africa's leading Development Finance Institutions (DFI), is seeking a highly skilled Technical Specialist / Non-Sewered Sanitation Expert to join their dynamic team. The successful candidate will be instrumental in the technical...
Senior System Engineer
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Senior Database Administrator at M&M Consulting
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Colour and Software Application Specialist – Gauteng Sandown
Job Title: Colour and Software Application SpecialistDepartment: Graphic CommunicationLocation: Johannesburg NorthReports To: Technical Services ManagerR35, 000 - R45, 000 CTC NEG - [Email Address Removed] Job SummaryThe Colour and Software Application Specialist will...
Technical Specialist / Non-Sewered Sanitation Expert – FTC – Gauteng Midrand
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Senior System Engineer – Gauteng Houghton Estate
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SAP HANA Systems Administrator at Tipp Focus Group
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