Legal and compliance leaders want a bigger impact on company strategy
Legal, compliance and privacy leaders list strengthening their personal impact on company strategy as their top priority for 2024, according to a survey by Gartner. Improving third party risk management (TPRM), and ensuring compliance programs can keep pace with...
Micro-credentials could boost youth employability
At 45,4%, South Africa's youth unemployment rate dwarfs the national average (32,9%), highlighting the struggle many young people face entering the workforce. While a traditional university degree can increase job prospects, factors like cost, time commitment, and...
Africa comes under cyberattack
Kathy Gibson reports - South Africa has seen a big increase in cybersecurity threats. This is the word from Emmanuel Tzingakis, tech leader: sub-Saharan Africa at Trend Micro, who points out that the threat actors have changed, they are now a multi-billion dollar...
IT spend in EMEA to grow 3,7% in 2023
IT spending in EMEA is forecast to total $1,3-trillion in 2023, an increase of 3,7% from 2022, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. Among the most mature markets in Western Europe, Germany, France and UK, UK IT spending is projected to record the highest...
OTT-based conversational commerce to surpass $25bn next year
A new study by Juniper Research has found the global spend for conversational commerce over OTT channels, including WhatsApp or WeChat, will rise from $13,3-billion in 2022 to $25,1-billion in 2023. This growth of 89% will be driven by verticals such as retail and...
IBM teams up to accelerate clean energy transition
At this year's COP27 in Egypt, IBM announced the new members of its global pro bono social impact programme, the IBM Sustainability Accelerator, which applies IBM technologies - such as hybrid cloud and artificial intelligence - and an ecosystem of experts to enhance...
Volatile year ahead calls for resilience, insight, courage
Businesses will face a historically broad and deep set of risks in 2023, posing interconnected and existential threats across geographies and sectors. Launching its annual RiskMap forecast featuring the Top Risks for business, specialist risk consultancy Control Risks...
Four ways for CIOs to deliver digital dividends
CIOs and IT leaders must take action to accelerate time to value and drive top- and bottom-line financial impacts from digital investments, according to Gartner's annual global survey of CIOs and technology executives. "The pressure on CIOs to deliver digital...
Massive surge in attacks using Microsoft SQL Server
Attacks using Microsoft SQL Server increased by 56% in September 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to Kaspersky's latest Managed Detection and Response report. Microsoft SQL Server is used worldwide by corporations, medium and small businesses for...
Carsharing on the rise
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Data breaches are a part of doing business
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Programmer analysts typically have solid coding skills and the ability to test and troubleshoot applications and software programs. You'll likely work for a corporation or a business to develop company-specific programs and systems. You'll probably also be repairing...
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Programmer analysts typically have solid coding skills and the ability to test and troubleshoot applications and software programs. You'll likely work for a corporation or a business to develop company-specific programs and systems. You'll probably also be repairing...
Agile Project Manager (Remote) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN the growing team of a dynamic provider of Tailored Digital Solutions seeking your expertise as an Agile Project Manager. Working closely with a small team of Devs and the client's Project Managers, you will run various ceremonies including sprint...
Analyst Programmer (EE) – Western Cape Cape Town
ENVIRONMENT:BE responsible for the analysis of user requirements, technical design, development, maintenance and support of systems/ applications as the next Analyst Programmer sought by a reputable Retail Group. You will interpret complex user requirements and...
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Programmer analysts typically have solid coding skills and the ability to test and troubleshoot applications and software programs. You'll likely work for a corporation or a business to develop company-specific programs and systems. You'll probably also be repairing...
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