AI-driven cybercrime moves into operational mainstream

AI, infostealers, vulnerabilities, ransomware, and geopolitical conflict are reshaping organisational risk and compressing the time defenders have to respond, according to Flashpoint’s latest 2026 Global Threat Intelligence Report: Midyear Edition. The threat...

MoonHacker uses NASA data to build lunar digital twins

The barren lunar landscape has some important resources, such as water and minerals like iron and titanium, but extracting and processing them will require special equipment. Where those resources can be found will dictate where to land and how to mine them. To help...

July economic activity reverses two months of decline

South Africa’s economic activity improved in July 2026, following a challenging performance in June and May, according to the PayInc Economic Index. Lower fuel prices provided some relief, while record transaction volumes point to resilient economic activity. However,...

Women embrace AI and narrow the workplace gender gap

South African women are narrowing the artificial intelligence (AI) skills gap with their male counterparts. This is according to the Pnet Job Market Trends Report for August 2026, based on an analysis of 1,5-million jobseeker profiles. Men account for around two...

Users came under sustained attack in 2024

Kaspersky’s detection systems discovered an average of 467 000 malicious files per day in 2024, marking a 14% increase compared to the previous year. Certain types of threats saw significant growth with experts reporting a 33% surge in Trojan detections compared to...

AI, EVs to impact fleet management

The majority (58%) of fleet managers expect to be using AI within the next five years. A new global study commissioned by Webfleet polled 1 800 fleet managers across 15 countries including South Africa to shed light on the current and future landscape of fleet...

New CEO for Seacom

Alpheus Mangale has been appointed at group CEO of Seacom, effective 1 April 2023. Mangale has more than 25 years' experience across the enterprise, telecoms, financial services and technology markets across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He will work alongside...

How African CEOs are navigating workplace challenges

The African continent is a hub of economic activity with a growing business sector that is increasingly becoming globally competitive, according to PwC Africa's newly-released Africa Business Agenda: Workforce Perspective 2023. When it comes to the continent's growing...

New supply chain attack hits phone app

A new supply chain attack, possibly by a nation-state threat actor, is targeting the 3CX desktop application. Mat Gangwe, vice-president: managed threat response, at Sophos, explains that 3CX is a widely used, legitimate business phone system used worldwide. "The...

Digital competency gap disrupts progress

A lack of digital skills in senior finance leaders will drive half of unwanted staff turnover by 2026, according to Gartner. Chief financial officers (CFOs) will need to accelerate their digital knowledge and better engage with digital-savvy staff to mitigate turnover...

AI gives commentary, predictions in US Masters digital experience

IBM and the Masters Tournament have introduced two innovative new features as part of the Masters app and Masters.com digital experience, including artificial intelligence (AI) generated spoken commentary. Expanding on the MyGroup feature - which enables patrons of...

Organisations strive to be elite ‘Data Leaders’

Harnessing data effectively is a key attribute of the world's leading companies, giving them a competitive advantage through the ability to quickly gain insights and advance innovation. But, according to new research from Lenovo, only a minority (15%) of organisations...

The costly reality of an increasing cybersecurity skills gap

An estimated 3,4-million professionals are needed to fill the global cybersecurity workforce gap, according to Fortinet's 2023 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report, which adds that the number of organisations experiencing five or more breaches jumped by 53% from...

Ransomware: paying the price … twice

Ransomware attackers extorted $456,8-million from victims in 2022 - 40% down from $765,6-million in the previous year but, before glasses are clinked in celebration, there are some significant caveats to consider. The recent hack of Euler Finance where $135-million in...

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Search is on for the next Einstein

The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) has launched the search for fifty-four science and technology Ambassadors, one champion from each African country. The selected NEF Ambassadors will join the NEF Fellows Class as part of the NEF's Community of Scientists. NEF Ambassadors...

Pivotal Data is Africa’s first Polycom Hosted Voice Platinum Partner

Pivotal Data has been awarded Platinum Partner Status for Polycom's Hosted Voice Programme - the first African company to achieve this prestigious partner status. The Platinum Partner Status is the highest accreditation in Polycom's Hosted Voice partner programme, and...

Processor upgrade HP ZBook 15u mobile workstation

HP has announced an updated HP ZBook 15u - a thin, powerful, low cost and compact mobile workstation. The HP ZBook 15u with its 15,6-inch diagonal display combines mobility and value. Starting at 1,9kg and 19,9mm thin, this mobile workstation is powered by the new 7th...

Ideagen launches Coruson software

Ideagen has launched Ideagen Coruson, a re-brand of its enterprise safety management and incident reporting software. Gael Enlighten, a cloud-based software solution used by some of the world's leading brands including Virgin Trains, Telefonica and Haeco Group, will...

Fujitsu named to Fortune’s ‘most admired companies’ list

Fujitsu has been named to FORTUNE Magazine's 2017 list of "World's Most Admired Companies". This year, 323 companies were selected for the list of "World's Most Admired Companies", including 15 from Japan. Fujitsu ranked highly in such areas as Global Competitiveness...

Energy Solutions opens in Gauteng

Home energy solutions provider and PSG subsidiary, Energy Partners Home Solutions, has introduced its newly established Gauteng Division at the 2017 Homemakers Expo in Johannesburg this week. Energy Partners Home Solutions launched in Cape Town last year and has a...

Wipro offers big data as a service

Wipro is delivering analytics-based insights for specific industries with the Data Discovery Platform, its newest big data analytics-as-a-service solution. Built with IBM BigInsights and IBM dashDB and developed on Bluemix, IBM's cloud platform, the solution...

Technology trends shaping the contact centre

2016, a year that garnered endless negative press, brought significant economic and political upheaval, both in South Africa and internationally. And while these challenges put the local market under severe pressure, with many businesses being forced to downsize, the...

Euphoria introduces seamless PBX

Euphoria Telecom has introduced the next step in the evolution of business communications with its Cellular PBX features, making professional business communications possible without the limitations of stable internet connectivity. This latest advancement allows...

Orange adds cloud offerings

Orange Business Services is accelerating its international cloud strategy with a new global public cloud offering that includes advice, auditing, integration and managed services for cloud infrastructure and applications. The services, delivered in partnership with...

Ecommerce Support Engineer

Responsiblities: Be responsiblie for supporting e-commerce platforms ensuring functionality, merchant content creation assistance and integration with e-commerce platforms. Ensure seamless integration of third party tools and applicationsCollaborate with internal...

Front End Developer React / React Native TT – Gauteng Pretoria

Role:Design and develop robust, testable, and maintainable software solutionsDocument software, in particular business rules and key technical decisionsResearch and make suggestions on how to improve our existing systemsAnalyse, diagnose and resolve software errors...

Integration developer – Gauteng Bedford

INTERMEDIATE INTEGRATION DEVELOPER This position involves leading projects focused on the transfer and integration of large volumes of data across various enterprise systems, ensuring efficient andreliable data flow. Key Responsibilities:Design and implement...

Senior Business Analyst – Fully remote – Western Cape Cape Town

The senior business analyst will work as part of the Business Analysis team, who are responsible for supporting the design and technical development of new customised solutions built using the company Platform. Critical to the success of successful candidates will be...

Software Developer (C#.NET) (CH937)

Our client, in the Payments and Lending industry, has an opening for a skilled Software Developer to join their diverse team of C# developers. We are looking for an individual that takes pride in what they do, is customer focused and takes ownership and...

Software Developer (Expert) 2201

Software Developer ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:Extensive experience in a Java environmentExperience in database query languages such as T-SQL, ANSI SQL, PL/SQLBuild Tools (Maven).CI/CD (Continuous Integration/Continuous Development).Git (version handling),...

MS SQL DBA – Durban

Hire Resolve is on the lookout for a dedicated MS SQL DBA to join our client's team in Durban. In this role, you will manage and maintain the organisation's Microsoft SQL Server databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. You will be responsible...

Software Developer (C#.NET) (CH937) – Western Cape Kuils River

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MS SQL DBA – Durban – KwaZulu-Natal Durban

Hire Resolve is on the lookout for a dedicated MS SQL DBA to join our client's team in Durban. In this role, you will manage and maintain the organisation's Microsoft SQL Server databases, ensuring high availability, performance, and security. You will be responsible...

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