Human skills more vital as AI adoption increases
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Financial accountability, agentic AI, small language models shape AI trends
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SA companies being hit by ransomware … hard!
A staggering four out of five South African organisations -78% - were hit by ransomware in the past year, a considerable increase from the 51% that reported an attack in 2022, and well above the global average of 66%. This is according to a new independent report from...
SMBs are working harder to offset rising costs
Sage's annual survey of almost 12 000 SMB leaders globally - "Small Business, Big Opportunity" - finds that despite a challenging 2022, where rising costs significantly impacted profitability, South African small and medium businesses (SMBs) remain optimistic about...
‘Next-generation AI will lift the weight of work’ – Microsoft
In conjunction with adding new features and expanding access to its generative AI offering, MS 365 Copilot, Microsoft has also released new data and insights from its 2023 Work Trend Index report: "Will AI Fix Work". The research shows that the pace of work has...
Labour productivity declines endanger critical supply chain objectives
Historically low labour productivity levels threaten every aspect of the chief supply chain officer's (CSCO) agenda, says Gartner. "Labour productivity levels are historically low and stalled out, in large part due to lack of investment in workforce innovations," says...
Two-fold surge in browser extensions that steal crypto
As an increasing number of people have begun to rely on cryptocurrencies for online transactions, cybercriminals have adapted their tactics accordingly - browser extensions have become an attractive target for hackers looking to exploit unsuspecting crypto users. A...
$70m programme aims to promote quality health research in Africa
The Science for Africa Foundation (SFA Foundation) has launched the second phase of a multimillion-dollar programme developing world-class research and African scientific leaders on the continent, while strengthening African institutions. The second phase of the...
Top 10 data and analytics trends for 2023
Gartner has identified the Top 10 data and analytics (D&A) trends for 2023 that can guide D&A leaders to create new sources of value by anticipating change and transforming extreme uncertainty into new business opportunities. "The need to deliver provable...
Nigeria, Turkey, UAE top countries for crypto ownership
Global crypto revenue is expected to double to nearly $38-billion in 2023, with more than half that value coming from market leaders the US and UK. But when it comes to crypto adoption, the two countries don't even make the Top 10. According to data from...
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Check Point unveils WannaCry infection map
Check Point Software Technologies shows the extent of the wide spread outbreak of international ransomware WannaCry with a new Check Point WannaCry Ransomware Infection Map. Check Point researchers have been investigating the ransomware campaign in detail since it was...
WannaCry proves businesses still painfully unaware of security risks
There is still a perception today amongst businesses and their leaders that their company’s security is good enough to stand up to the numerous threats, such as the WannaCry ransomware that hit businesses globally this past weekend. Mid-2016, VMware in South Africa...
Ecobank, OiLibya to distribute digital financial services
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Western Cape Government accelerates digitisation
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Veeam offers new availability solutions
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40% off cross-grade B2B promotion from Intact
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Rwanda pioneers smart city with SRG and Nokia
Nokia and SRG will collaborate with the Government of Rwanda to deploy Smart City technology to improve the lifestyle and social sustainability of its citizens in 2017. This announcement was made last week in Kigali during the Transform Africa Summit. “Nokia is a...
WannaCryptor: key questions answered
WannaCryptor, aka WannaCry, is one of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2017. In fact, you could go as far as to suggest one of the biggest in years. Since news first broke on Friday, broadcasters, journalists, bloggers, commentators, experts and security vendors,...
WannaCry update, guidance from Microsoft
Microsoft has issued the following alert to provide guidance regarding malware variously named WannaCrypt, WannaCry, WannaCryptor, or Wcry. On May 12, 2017, many of our customers around the world and the critical systems they depend on were victims of malicious...
Possible connections between WannaCry and Lazarus Group
On Monday, 15 May, a security researcher from Google posted an artefact on Twitter potentially pointing at a connection between the WannaCry ransomware attacks that recently hit thousands of organisations and private users around the world, and the malware attributed...
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Business Analyst with minimum 2 years' experience as part of an IT delivery team, preferably in Financial Services Industry, required for an Asset Management Company based in Constantia, Cape Town. Minimum requirements: Relevant tertiary qualification requiredMinimum...
Business Analyst at Praesignis – Gauteng Sandown
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Business Analyst IT – Western Cape Constantia
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Senior Developer (Python / R, DevOps) (CPT Hybrid)
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Cyber Security Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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Senior Developer (Python / R, DevOps) (CPT Hybrid) – Western Cape Bellville
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Intern – Desktop Engineer I – Western Cape Cape Town
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