AI dominates the corporate risk landscape

AI-enabled discovery of cyber vulnerabilities emerged as the most critical emerging risk facing organisations worldwide in the second quarter of 2026, according to Gartner. The Gartner Quarterly Emerging Risk Report series compiles insights and perspectives from...

AI misinformation is accelerating Africa’s risk landscape

As misinformation, cybercrime, health emergencies, civil unrest, extreme weather and infrastructure disruption become progressively interconnected across Africa, organisations are under growing pressure to distinguish fact from fiction before uncertainty escalates...

Business leaders bet big on robots, but few are ready

Robotics is no longer a bet on the future - it's a plan for the next five years – but according to new research from Intel, most organisations are moving faster than their operating models can support. The new study – The Robotics Readiness Gap - finds a stark...

Hubble solves merger mystery from Milky Way’s early years

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy merging with the young Milky Way galaxy in the earliest phases of its...

World Cancer Day campaign ‘United by Unique’ 

World Cancer Day is marked every year on 4 February and highlighted by the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA). Led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), the new global World Cancer Day campaign theme for 2025-2027 Is ‘United by Unique’, calling...

Food inflation still at a record low

South Africa's headline inflation advanced slightly higher but still below expectations at 3% y/y in December 2024, with the monthly pressure just 0,1% m/m. This brought overall the overall headline inflation for 2024 to 4,4% relative to 5,9% in 2023 and the lowest...

AMD powers fast, energy-efficient supercomputers

AMD EPYC processors and AMD Instinct accelerators continue to be the solutions of choice behind many of the most innovative, green and powerful supercomputers in the world, powering 121 supercomputers on the latest Top500 list. "AMD's mission in high-performance...

Internet users cling to digital superstitions

Kaspersky has analysed what digital superstitions Internet users believe in nowadays and investigated whether there are grounds for these beliefs. According to the global Kaspersky Digital Superstitions survey, the most popular misbelief is that one should not...

Resiliency and growth for European IT, business services spend

Spending on IT and business services in Europe is expected to increase by 5,3% year on year in 2023 to reach $320,8-billion. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the 2023-2027 period is forecast to be 5,6% for the Western Europe (WE) and 5,8% for Central and...

Thousands of SA bank cards exposed on the dark web

Even though banks and other financial institutions do a lot to protect their customers from payment card fraud, criminals still find their way into victims' wallets. New research by NordVPN analysed 6-million stolen payment cards found on the dark web. Two in three...

Backup storage under attack to force ransom payments

Organisations of all sizes are increasingly falling victim to ransomware attacks - and are inadequately protecting against this rising cyberthreat. According to new data in the Veeam 2023 Ransomware Trends Report, one in seven organizations will see almost all (more...

Global government IT spend set for growth

Worldwide government IT spending is forecast to total $589,8-billion in 2023, an increase of 7,6% from 2022, according to Gartner. "Global challenges like inflation and workforce scarcity and their local repercussions are testing the abilities of government CIOs to...

Intel, Microsoft bring AI to the PC at scale

Microsoft and Intel are working together to drive the development of artificial intelligence (AI) on personal computing (PC). At Microsoft's Build 2023 conference, the two companies are previewing the AI-enabled capabilities of Intel's upcoming Meteor Lake client PC...

EMEA storage market strong in 2022

The negative impact of the war in Ukraine on the macroeconomic situation in Europe did not stop the rapid growth of the enterprise storage systems (ESS) market in the fourth quarter of 2022. On the contrary -- the growing uncertainty in the market and the increase in...

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Elingo completes Ivanhoe Mines’ ShoreTel migration in record time

Ivanhoe Mines has contracted Elingo to assist it with the migration of its managed and licensing services from Singapore to a new office in Sandton, South Africa. Despite the challenging timelines and working across four different time zones, Elingo successfully...

Kaspersky Embedded Systems Security closes gaps

With the tactics of cybercriminals becoming ever more sophisticated, and with regulatory pressures also mounting, financial enterprises are up against increasing hurdles when it comes to future-proofing their ATMs, Point of Sale systems and Point of Service machines....

The Fireball makes you WannaCry

J2 Software cautions that the recent cyber-attacks serve to emphasise one brutal fact: every organisation is vulnerable to cybercrime. John Mc Loughlin, J2 Software MD, notes that recognising this threat and planning to prevent it is the key to mounting a successful...

Make people your best defence against phishing

The recent launch in South Africa of PhishMe, an end-to-end phishing mitigation solution, has shown how companies worldwide can make people their best defence against the malicious art of phishing. The launch in the country of PhishMe Human Phishing Defence by...

Trust and the future of online fraud protection

The recent WannaCry attacks have underlined, underscored and highlighted how absolutely important it is to patch a computer, avoid opening unknown attachments and recognise risk when it arrives in an inbox. And, while there is no connection between the ransomware and...

YouTap, MatchMove partner on wallets

Youtap, a global provider of contactless mobile money payments and financial services software, has announced a partnership with MatchMove that will provide Youtap's customers in Africa and Asia with an off-the-shelf open-loop payment acceptance solution for...

Artificial intelligence and its place in the enterprise

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology promises to solve problems organisations could not before because it delivers benefits that no humans could legitimately perform. AI offers the means to maintain optimum efficiency and proficiency to meet customer demands. CIOs,...

Big data in healthcare: connecting the dots

The delivery of healthcare services in Africa is under pressure to change, and no-one can be certain how the industry will evolve. What can be certain is that future trends will be driven by access to Big Data, to shape new models of care in driving innovative,...

Obsidian, Red Hat, CTU unite to on skills development

Five budding system administrators and open source enthusiasts have successfully acquired sought-after Red Hat Certified System Administrator certification having passed their Red Hat exams. Last year leading provider of open source software and services Obsidian...

Routed appointed as Veeam Cloud Service Provider

Neutral cloud provider, Routed, has partnered with Veeam Software, the innovative solutions provider that delivers Availability for the Always-On Enterprise. Routed, which recently launched its vendor neutral cloud platform, is partnering with industry leaders to...

Full-Stack Developer

Looking for an logical Full-Stack Developer to assist in the development, configuration, deployment and support of customer software solutions, to participate in design and code reviews as well as to provide technical assistance to others, amongst other...

Android (Java and Kotlin) Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company based in Pretoria is currently looking for a dynamic Mobile Development Lead. This role will involve managing the team and sprints, taking charge of communication, team health, and culture. The Mobile Development Lead will...

Full-Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Looking for an logical Full-Stack Developer to assist in the development, configuration, deployment and support of customer software solutions, to participate in design and code reviews as well as to provide technical assistance to others, amongst other...

Golang Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company based in Pretoria is currently looking for a Golang Developer for Developing and maintaining software products and solutions offered by the company.DUTIES:Lead the application lifecycle (planning, design, development,...

UX Web Designer

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performanceareas: Conceptualise high-quality, simple, and user-friendly creative ideas, in collaboration with internal and external clients, in line with the Organisation brand and CI...

Golang Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:A Health Tech Solution Company based in Pretoria is currently looking for a Golang Developer for Developing and maintaining software products and solutions offered by the company.DUTIES:Lead the application lifecycle (planning, design, development,...

UX Web Designer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performanceareas: Conceptualise high-quality, simple, and user-friendly creative ideas, in collaboration with internal and external clients, in line with the Organisation brand and CI...

Project Manager

Leading international corrosion protection contractor and coatings manufacturer, has a vacancy for a Project Site Manager for 6 month contract period or until the project is completed.The successful candidate must be able to start immediately.No permanent employment...

Embedded Software Developer

Looking for a talented Embedded Software Developer to develop embedded digital communications software components and who understands and can develop in accordance with the international standards and specifications. Key Requirements 5+ years' experienceBachelor's...

Project Manager – Free State Clarens

Leading international corrosion protection contractor and coatings manufacturer, has a vacancy for a Project Site Manager for 6 month contract period or until the project is completed.The successful candidate must be able to start immediately.No permanent employment...

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