Digitisation, cloud is improving business outcomes
Kathy Gibson reports – South African organisations are increasingly using cloud services to unlock opportunities and improve business outcomes. Pandelani Munyai, group CIO of Transnet, explains that key considerations when adopting cloud included improved security and...
Cloud key to SA’s digitalisation goals
Kathy Gibson reports – Government has a firm policy t drive digital innovation, with the aim of improving service delivery while helping to uplift citizens. Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital...
Consumers still optimistic amid global uncertainty
Even in the midst of national and global instability, the major insight from Ford's 11th annual Trends Report is that much of the world's population has a positive "every cloud has a silver lining" sentiment. The findings from the survey are generated from 16 120...
New birthday phishing tactic could target 900m people
Security experts at NordVPN say they have identified a new trend whereby fraud victims are being contacted on their birthdays - thanks to the birth dates, as well as contact information such as email addresses and phone numbers, of more than 900-million people being...
Many Africans still believe cybercrime won’t affect them
Smartphones, applications, social media, artificial intelligence (AI) platforms and multiple other tools have all become part and parcel of daily life on the African continent, transforming how people connect, collaborate and engage. Unfortunately, they have also...
SIEM platforms market to reach $8,6bn by 2025
Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions have dominated the enterprise security market for nearly two decades, and the market volume is expected to reach $8,6-billion by 2025, according to KuppingerCole analysts. Its compound annual growth rate...
UCT research gives insight into socio-economic ills – and how to fix them
The conclusion of the research project on Employment, Income Distribution and Inclusive Growth (REDI3X3) - a large-scale, multi-year research undertaking led by the University of Cape Town's (UCT) Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit (SALDRU) -...
Cybercriminals exploit new fantasy game
"Hogwarts Legacy", the highly anticipated Harry Potter game set in the legendary wizarding world and already a bestseller on Steam and PlayStation 5, is set for its official release today (10 February). But, sadly, Harry and his legion of Potterheads around the world...
December sees surge in US cybersecurity hires
As everyone now recognises, 2022 was a tough year, with companies across several industries revisiting their hiring strategies - and the technology sector was no exception. Hiring activity in the cybersecurity space in the US also took a hit in 2022, but remained...
Customer enablement the future for supply chain players
Supply chain organisations that enable customers to get their own jobs done are twice as likely to receive repurchase orders compared with peers that focus merely on customer satisfaction or ease, according to a new survey from Gartner. The survey also found that...
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IoT devices and DDoS attacks in perspective
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The risks of unqualified payroll staff
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Industry acceptance for DesignSpark Mechanical
RS Components, the trading brand of Electrocomponents, has announced that user activations of DesignSpark Mechanical (DSM), the company's free-for-download fully featured 3D modelling and design tool, has now reached a cumulative total of 200 000. In addition to...
New commercial officer for Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of Rajeev Sethi as chief commercial officer for its Africa operations. He will report to Raghunath Mandava, MD & CEO of Airtel Africa. In his new role, Rajeev will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of...
Ingenico partners with Interswitch in Nigeria
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FriendFinder breach: the importance of best practices for password security
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Decision Inc, Nintex form strategic alliance
Decision Inc, management and technology consulting specialists, has forged a strategic partnership with Nintex, global provider of workflow automation solutions. "We have entered into a reseller agreement with Nintex as we believe that this partnership is a superb...
Mahindra Comviva partners on m-learning
Mahindra Comviva has made a foray into mobile-based corporate learning and development offering with PalmLeaf, a comprehensive smartphone led learning and engagement solution; with the aim to address all staff learning requirements of modern-day corporations. The...
Uganda improves visa issuance, border security
Gemalto is supplying Uganda's Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control (DCIC) with its Coesys Visa Management which combines swift issuance of all visas and permits with biometric enrolment upon arrival. Gemalto is supporting the new solution with...
Verint Mobile Work View extends mobile engagement
Verint Systems has announced the availability of its new Mobile Work View solution, an app that further extends common work activities across devices, from desktops to smartphones, enabling employees to access workplace information anytime, anywhere. These changes...
IT Project Administrator at M&M Consulting – Gauteng Woodmead
ResponsibilitiesEstablishing effective project communication plans and ensuring their execution.Break projects into doable tasks and set timeframes and goals.-Liaising with company stakeholders and internal team to identify and define project requirement, scope, and...
Technical Business Analyst – Gauteng Faerie Glen
My client is searching for someone that can: Write a Software Specifications DocumentCan do UML modellingDraw up Flow ChartsUser requirements specifications DocumentWork in Agile environmentCan present well and communicate with clientsCan retrieve requirements from...
Full Stack Developer (JavaScript & Angular) – Gauteng Pretoria
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Test Automation Engineer
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ENVIRONMENT:JOIN an inspiring project team of a Yacht Building Specialist seeking a Senior Systems Engineer whose quality oriented in your approach and plans and organises the work in such a way that goals are achieved in time. You will work on the translation of the...
Junior-Intermediate Full Stack Developer
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Threat Analyst (Cyber Security) at Ciba Industries – Gauteng Randburg
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Senior Systems Engineer (AutoCAD and/or Rhinoceros) (Netherlands) – Remote Remote
ENVIRONMENT:JOIN an inspiring project team of a Yacht Building Specialist seeking a Senior Systems Engineer whose quality oriented in your approach and plans and organises the work in such a way that goals are achieved in time. You will work on the translation of the...
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