Protect your holiday cheer from cyber criminals
The December holiday season is prime time for cyber criminals and fraudsters, largely because people let their guard down and shop around for bargains more than usual over this period. This is the warning from members of the cyber security special interest group...
Supply chain issues still plague airline performance
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects severe supply chain issues to continue to impact airline performance into 2025 – which will both raise costs and limit growth. IATA quantified the scale of the challenges facing airlines because of supply...
Nvidia Grace CPU paves the way to energy-efficient computing
In tests of real workloads, the Nvidia Grace CPU Superchip scored 2x performance gains over x86 processors at the same power envelope across major data centre CPU applications. This means data centers can handle twice as much peak traffic; they can cut their power...
SA plant species key to the discovery of novel antibiotic
In its 2017 response to the scourge of drug-resistant pathogenic infections, the World Health Organisation (WHO) identified a list of pathogens that it described as critical, high and medium priority in terms of the urgency of the need for novel antibiotics. The...
Satellite record tracks and projects rising sea level
Observations from space show that the rate of sea level rise is increasing. Knowing where and how much rise is happening can help coastal planners prepare for future hazards. The average global sea level rose by 0,27cm from 2021 to 2022, according to a NASA analysis...
US bank run will hit private wealth growth in key tech hubs
The crisis engulfing many of the US tech banks - Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Silvergate and Signature Bank, among others - has created a financial crisis that is significantly impacting the technology sector, which relies on these banks for financing, payroll and other...
Security investments set for 12,1% growth in 2023
Worldwide spending on security solutions and services is forecast to be $219-billion in 2023, an increase of 12,1% compared to 2022, according to the new Worldwide Security Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). Investments in hardware, software,...
Fraudulent robocalls will cost $58bn this year
Mobile subscribers will lose $58-billion to fraudulent robocalls globally in 2023; a rise from $53-billion in 2022. A new report from Juniper Research finds that these losses will be driven by the increase in multifarious scam calls to deceive end users, such as...
Bank failures push CFOs to diversify deposits
More than one in four CFOs said they plan to diversify their deposits across more banks after recent high-profile Silicon Valley bank failures, according to Gartner. Gartner polled over 250 CFOs and senior finance leaders on 13 March 2023 on their responses to recent...
Nvidia accelerates neural graphics PC gaming
Ahead of this week's Game Developers Conference (GDC), Nvidia has announced an expanded game roster and new developer plug-ins for Nvidia DLSS 3. The latest version of Nvidia's AI-powered Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) technology is now supported in an assortment...
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Online shopper: the lessons of 2016
In a turbulent 2016 for the consumer, it’s the online shopper that may have escaped with the least scars, as the online environment has become more flexible and secure. While the estimated R8,9-billion spent annually online in South Africa may not be on a par with the...
Cloud security: More than just an IT problem
In 2016 we saw the rise of cloud adoption, with three new Internet-based companies created every second. With –Forester predicting that the global public cloud market expected to reach $236 billion by 2020. With this comes the evolution of cybercrime and the need to...
Commvault adds mobile access, control and automation
Commvault has launched its Automated Proactive Solution System (APSS) framework, bringing new innovations in mobile access, control and automation to customers. The new innovations coincide with the company receiving over a 98% customer satisfaction rating in its...
Kaspersky runs Tresorit holiday special
Given the cybercrime realities that mobile and Internet users are faced with, it has now become essential for consumers to pay attention to the protection of their mobile devices. However, with the added focus being placed in the cloud, where many consumers use it to...
Vodacom One Net Business connects devices
Vodacom has launched One Net Business, a cloud-based unified communications solution that seamlessly converges fixed and mobile telephony services across any device. This means that customers can switch a call between their mobile and landline phone at the push of a...
‘Tis the season to be vigilant online
As the festive season fast approaches, shoppers are looking to online retail to avoid the packed malls and the long, tedious queues. The good news is that South Africa’s online retail sector is growing at a steady pace, writes Cathy Smith, MD of Cisco Southern Africa....
Gruppo Campari chooses OpenText business network
Gruppo Campari, a leading global branded beverage company, has selected OpenText to digitise its order-to-cash processes and streamline B2B transactions with its major customers. Using OpenText Managed Services and OpenText Active Invoices with Compliance, Campari is...
2017 trends in the voice recording industry
Voice recording is old hat; the new term is “interaction recording”. As more companies journey further down the road to paperless processes, where multi-channel personalised interactions with customers are a competitive requirement, having an easily accessible record...
2017: The year of data literacy?
Over the past 12 months we've seen an explosion of data, an increase in processing it and a move towards information activism. This means the number of employees actively able to work with - and master - the huge amounts of information available, such as data...
Tipping the scale on mobile payments
A new world of consumer choice - powered by on-demand technology - is changing customers' expectations of the payments experience, writes Mark Elliott, division president of Mastercard, South Africa. The app economy is here, and it has changed the way that we live. We...
Systems Administrator at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
To support and maintain new and existing server infrastructure and software services. KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS Support and Maintenance • Support all server infrastructure and applications for the different server environments. • Support cloud platforms including but not...
Database Administrator Mainframe DB2 – Gauteng Braamfontein
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Junior Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre
To plan, execute and finalise projects for the organisation within the predetermined time frames , using the FIC Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO Manager.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Manages the delivery of small to medium...
Technical Data Business Analyst
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Data Engineer
My client in the Investment Sector is looking for a Data Engineer to join their Data Science & Quantitative Analytics team. You will be handling database architecture, data flow and data processes- integrating 3rd party systems for investment research and business...
Junior Project Manager at Financial Intelligence Centre – Gauteng Pretoria
To plan, execute and finalise projects for the organisation within the predetermined time frames , using the FIC Project Management methodology under close guidance by the Project Manager or PMO Manager.KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS • Manages the delivery of small to medium...
Technical Data Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town
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Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town
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Join a cutting-edge Software Development company specialising in Fintech Solutions.Accelerate your career by working on innovative projects in a start-up environment. This is an ideal opportunity to harness your Golang expertise and be part of a dynamic team shaping...
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