Cyberespionage campaign targets Russian government entities
Kaspersky experts have uncovered a new series of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks by Awaken Likho targeting government and industrial sectors in Russia. The threat group, still active, has adapted its tactics to improve the effectiveness of its attacks and...
NASA beams laser communications as far as Mars
NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration has broken yet another record for laser communications by sending a laser signal from Earth to NASA’s Psyche spacecraft about 460-million kilometres away. That’s the same distance between our planet and...
Mixed bag for business confidence as loadshedding partly countered
The RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) declined further from 38 in the fourth quarter to 36 in the first quarter of 2023. While the outcome could have been worse, given the severity of power outages and the associated drop-off in business activity, the result is...
Women are borrowing for daily living expenses
South African women are more at risk of becoming indebted over rapidly depreciating assets than their male counterparts. To commemorate International Women’s Day, National Debt Advisors, one of the leading debt counselling companies in South Africa, shared findings...
Retaining top talent amid SA’s brain drain
As skilled workers and top talent leave the country at an alarming rate, South Africa's "brain drain" is becoming a significant challenge for many companies as they struggle to fill their ever-widening skills gap from a constantly shrinking talent pool. A new white...
Businesses look to software solutions to free them from ESG consultants
A recent IDC survey shows that organisations with the most mature environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies are increasingly turning to software platforms to meet their data management and reporting needs, representing an important transition toward...
New addition to the burgeoning malware-as-a-service industry
The already booming malware-as-a-service market got a new addition in January when a new info stealer malware called Stealc emerged on the dark web. Developed in Russia, its creators hope to earn some cash by selling it to other criminals who are looking for easier...
Time spent online falls to pre-pandemic levels
Globally, Internet users have reduced their average daily internet use by 20 minutes over the past 12 months to six hours 37 minutes, equating to a year-on-year reduction of almost 5%. However, time spent on social platforms has increased to more than 2,5 hours per...
How can Tesla move away from rare earth materials?
At Tesla's Investor Day this month, it announced that its next generation of electric motors would contain no rare earth materials and, given the company's huge presence in the EV (electric vehicle) market, this could prove a significant transition for the design and...
SAP’s Cathy Smith set to move on
Cathy Smith MD of SAP Africa, has announced that she will be moving on from her current role. She explains that she has been at SAP for five years, having joined the organisation specifically to manage the fallout from state capture issues. The move away from SAP...
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Fujitsu and SUSE unveil ‘SUSE Business Critical Linux’ support
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Epicor signs channel deal to grow SA presence
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Red Hat unveils production-ready hyperconverged infrastructure
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Integr8 recognised for HR technology innovation
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SA’s Peach Payments partners with ACI on Alipay
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Euphoria Telecom expands with channel partners
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Ruckus connects the hospitality market
Ruckus, a part of Brocade, announced its fourth generation wall-mounted access point (AP) designed to provide hotel guests with fast, reliable WiFi. The Ruckus H320 all-in-one AP and switch features the latest 802.11ac Wave 2 technology, enabling guests to...
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The IAM Engineer will provide subject matter expertise and execution of the Organization's Identity Management landscape, including SSO and MFA. Functions will include delivering and operating solutions and integration towards provisioning, federation, authentication...
SAP Human Capital Solutions Architect – Western Cape Cape Town
SAP solution design and/or implementation. Designing complex architecture and ensure successful implementation. Providing guidance on the SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP Business Technology Platform and tools. Integrating SAP ECC HCM, Success Factors and SAP...
Senior DB administrator (PostgresSQL) at Council for Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
Minimum requirements Bacherlor's degree in informationtechnology, computer science, mathematics, information systems or related fields with at least three years' experience as a Data Scientist. Knowledge of and experience in the following are required: Experience in a...
Senior Network Engineer – Hirscmann – Limpopo Lephalale
The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Hirschmann (MACH4002, MACH100, MS4128-5, MACH104, MS30-2402, MAR1040, MSP40-00200, RS40, RS20, RS30) and related network infrastructure of our clients. The Network Engineer...
Azure Infrastructure and Security Specialist LW – Gauteng Pretoria
Essential Skills Requirements5 years of professional experience in the implementation and support of IT architectures in Azure Advanced experience in implementing and administering Microsoft Products, especially Active Directory, KMS, and PKI together with common...
QA Test Analyst – Gauteng Pretoria
Our Client is looking for a QA Test Analyst to join their teamArea/Location: Menlyn Maine, PretoriaRole Overview:Must have experience testing on C# Platforms and willing to work on a Manual Testing platformConduct testing of new and existing software before it goes...
Senior IAM Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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Bombardment and Technical Coordinator at NRF National Research Foundation
Postion Summary: iThemba LABS seeks to appoint a Bombardment and Technical Coordinator Key Responsibilities: Coordination and direction of the accelerator beam, target bombardment and irradiated target delivery parameters and schedulesEngaging stakeholders,...
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