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...

FNB customer spend passes R3,2bn on Black Friday

FNB customers exceeded last year’s highest spend peak, going over R3,2-billion in Black Friday purchases this year. Black Friday spending has increased by 11% year-on-year with transactions worth over R5,4-billion processed on FNB Speedpoint devices.  Overall,...

Black Friday sees big rebound in consumer spend

Despite coming off the back of a prolonged period of economic headwinds and difficult conditions, South African consumers bounced back during this year’s Black Friday week. Users clocked up massive year-on-year increases in spend on every day of the week, peaking at a...

Hackers continue to evolve attacks

Hackers are diversifying attack methods, including a surge in QR code phishing campaigns, according to the latest quarterly HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report. By isolating threats on PCs that have evaded detection tools, HP Wolf Security has specific insight...

APT campaign targets organisations in Russo-Ukrainian conflict area

In October 2022, Kaspersky researchers discovered an ongoing advanced persistent threat (APT) campaign targeting organisations located in the area affected by the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Dubbed CommonMagic, this espionage campaign has been active...

Generative AI startups attract investment

In recent years, generative artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changing technology with immense potential across various industries. Subsequently, generative AI startups are rapidly gaining traction, and venture capital investors are keen to capitalize...

Establish sound financial habits to weather tough times

The Experian Consumer Default Index (CDI) showed a quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) deterioration from 3.66 in September 2022 to 3.93 in December 2022, indicating that South African consumers remain under financial pressure. This drastic short-term deterioration in the...

Quantum computer for healthcare research unveiled

Cleveland Clinic and IBM have officially unveiled the first deployment of an onsite private sector IBM-managed quantum computer in the US. The IBM Quantum System One installed at Cleveland Clinic will be the first quantum computer in the world to be uniquely dedicated...

Remittances key in consumers’ financial planning

As global populations navigate macroeconomic headwinds, consumers expect remittances to play an even stronger role in their current and future financial planning. According to Western Union's inaugural Global Money Transfer Index, 64% of global money transfer...

NFC-ready POS terminals continue strong momentum

The market for NFC-ready POS terminals continued to show strong momentum in 2021 with annual shipments reaching an estimated 75,3-million units worldwide, according to new research from Berg Insight. The attach rate for NFC was highest in EU27+3 and North America,...

High tech leaders plan to grow revenue, despite economic uncertainty

Despite the current economic uncertainty, 72% of high tech leaders have plans to grow revenue in 2023, according a survey by Gartner. Furthermore, nearly half of those leaders believe they will be able to outperform their competition this year. The Gartner survey was...

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CA strengthens security

CA Southern Africa has announced the new release of CA Technologies, CA Identity Suite, that includes integration with CA Privileged Access Manager for governance of privileged accounts. Features include new, flexible deployment options for agility, speed and...

Could your next chit-chat be with a chatbot?

We've all experienced the frustration: dialling call centres, waiting on line, listening to elevator music, having calls dropped, or patched through to other departments, only to finally speak to someone and then receive sketchy customer service, writes Dave Stevens,...

So what is modernisation really?

Don't sweat digitalisation, sweat assets, advises Rick Parry, chairman and CEO of AIGS. In a previous article, we stated that a failure to embrace digital transformation can cause companies financial harm within a year. But replacing core systems with new digital...

Could PMO gamification drive quicker adoption?

What do the introduction of new technologies, business re-engineering and process improvement projects all have in common? The answer is simple, these types of projects typically touch almost every aspect of a business and are classified as organisational change...

The journey from baker to developer

One person's journey from kneading dough to writing code, creating disruptive new products and services at a Cape Town based innovation firm, shows young people what's possible when it comes to crafting a career in technology. "Never give up." That's the advice...

Redstor rallies to fight ransomware

Ransomware attacks are becoming more prevalent and end users within small-to-medium business segment and education are particularly susceptible. It is for this reason that Redstor has embarked on an online campaign to raise awareness around the severity of this...

Avoidance a tool in fight against cyber-crime

Cyber-crime will become an increasingly common threat to South African companies and individuals, according to Grant Thornton. In the future, one alternative to offset potentially catastrophic consequences, although against conventional wisdom and hype, might be to...

Aspect Software opens up enterprise chatbot

Aspect Software is making its Aspect Mila personal assistant chatbot available on leading workforce collaboration and messaging platforms such as Slack, Microsoft Teams and Facebook Workplace. Announced last year, Mila provides contact centre and enterprise employees...

Sophos debuts phishing attack simulator

Sophos has launched Sophos Phish Threat, an advanced phishing attack simulator and training solution that is fully integrated with the company's cloud-based security management platform, Sophos Central. With centralised management and automated campaign analysis,...

NetApp celebrates SolidFire acquisition

One year ago today, NetApp closed its acquisition of SolidFire, fueling the advance of the next-generation data centre that is transforming IT for enterprises and services providers. NetApp SolidFire solutions deliver data center infrastructure that operates with the...

Senior C#.Net Engineer x2 (Midrand)

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Senior C#.Net Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist whose role will entail designing new applications, enhancing existing development, technical documentation while providing guidance &...

Dynamics 365 Developer

We are looking for a Bsc IT graduate that would like to develop their career in Microsoft ERP development. The client is fantastic at mentoring and growing their employees and you will be able to learn a lot in a supportive environment. You will learn how to tailor...

Senior C#.Net Engineer x2 (Midrand) – Gauteng Midrand

ENVIRONMENT:THE coding expertise of a Senior C#.Net Engineer is sought by a dynamic Internet Service & Network Specialist whose role will entail designing new applications, enhancing existing development, technical documentation while providing guidance &...

Dynamics 365 Developer – Gauteng Centurion

We are looking for a Bsc IT graduate that would like to develop their career in Microsoft ERP development. The client is fantastic at mentoring and growing their employees and you will be able to learn a lot in a supportive environment. You will learn how to tailor...

SAP Data Analyst (BW/SAC) hybrid (contract) 2649 (TB)

Incident processing and adhering to SLA standards. SAP BW Transport Management. Support with month-end processes. User support. Support SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) implementations and dashboards. Post go-live support. General operations support. End to end testing...

Business Systems Analyst at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a global leader in digital marketing and client reporting solutions, empowering financial professionals to enhance investor engagement and retention. With operations spanning four continents, they are rapidly expanding their team...

Full Stack DevOps Engineer (Entry) 1739 TT

Development of new functionality (backend, frontend) for Supply Chain ControlOperations (2nd and 3rd level) for Supply Chain ControlChanges to the existing solution Supply Chain ControlDevelopment of automated test for the Supply Chain ControlFurther improving the...

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