How to make a career of gaming
South African gaming enthusiasts are keen to turn their passion into a career - but most are unaware of the training and job opportunities available to them. This is one of the findings of a new gaming and esports report from HP. “What is resoundingly clear from the...
Study outlines four possible futures for insurance
By 2040, technological innovation driven by customer centricity could pave the way to greater climate resilience and more personalised offerings by the insurance industry. Alternatively, insurance could become a luxury afforded only to the wealthiest few. These are...
No wealth tax, but trustees beware …
Despite speculations that Government has revived plans to introduce a wealth tax, SARS’ focus has instead shifted to compliance of wealthy taxpayers with complex financial structures as well as trusts. By Elzahne Henn, director and head of private clients at Mazars in...
The rising cost of education …
Back to school in 2023 dealt many parents a hard financial blow as governing bodies at South African schools estimated fee hikes between 4% and 6% for 2023. With the current state of the economy, many parents were faced with the conundrum of whether or not they will...
Women in leadership pipeline has hollowed out in the middle
The leadership pipeline for women has hollowed out in the middle, according to a new global study "Women in leadership: Why perception outpaces the pipeline - and what to do about it" from the IBM Institute for Business Value (IBV) and Chief. The study of 2 500...
SA among world leaders … in money lost to data breaches
South Africa features in the top 10 countries when it comes to money lost in data breaches, coming in at ninth place with an average data breach cost of $3 210 000. Experts at Proxyrack have looked into the countries and industries losing the most money to data...
Top data breaches, privacy abuses exposed 1bn records
Last year 1,2-billion customer or citizen records were exposed in just the top 35 global breaches. According to Forrester's new research, "Lessons Learned From The World's Biggest Data Breaches And Privacy Abuses, 2022", more than $2,7-billion in fines were levied by...
Regional PC market plunges by 24%
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, suffered a sharp year-on-year decline in shipments during Q4 2022, according to the latest industry analysis conducted by...
Global smartphone shipments set for decline
International Data Corporation (IDC) has revised its worldwide smartphone forecast due to a slower market recovery than previously expected. According to the latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker forecast, shipments of smartphones will decline 1,1% in 2023...
Phishing attacks see global increase
Kaspersky's anti-phishing system prevented more than 500 million attempts at accessing fraudulent websites globally in 2022 - twice as many compared to 2021 figures. In Africa, 8,7% of individuals and corporate users were affected by phishing: attacks on their devices...
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Authlogics appoints AxizWorkgroup as a distributor in Africa
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RS Components signs up Adafruit
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Move over attackers, these are the big leagues
When a gaming provider is taken offline it frustrates hardcore users and damages the company's reputation. Because availability is of such primary importance to gamers, these firms are frequent targets for attack. "With distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks...
BT-SA launches smart power monitoring solutions
BT-SA has introduced a range of smart power monitoring solutions that could save households and companies huge amounts of money due to power outages. This also forms part of its strategy to create an overall Internet of Things (IoT) business environment. Power trips,...
Huawei wins two awards at AfricaCom 2016
Huawei has picked up two awards at AfricaCom, for “Most Significant LTE Development,” and “Delivering Excellence in Customer Experience”. The Most Significant LTE development recognition was awarded jointly to Huawei and MTC, the leading telecom operator in Namibia,...
Otel’s hosted PBX suited to lean companies
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Is disaster looming for final exams?
At a time when quality education is becoming unaffordable, private tutoring is emerging as a flexible and affordable education resource. The flexible nature of tutoring allows parents to book tutoring sessions that fit their pockets. A group of young entrepreneurs...
Managing and optimising a digital customer experience
Companies and organisations today drive digital transformation through creating innovative systems of engagement (SoE), based upon rethinking how to engage with their target audience(s), writes Kristian Thyregod, senior vice-president: EMEA at Riverbed Technology....
Keep productivity in call centres up this festive season
The lead up to the holiday season can be daunting for those in the retail industry, particularly for contact centres who bear the brunt of the increased workload, and often heightened tempers. While managing this period might seem overwhelming to the staff and...
Arbor Networks debuts virtualised internal network traffic analysis
Arbor Networks, the security division of NETSCONetScoutUT, has introduced version 2.2 of Arbor Networks Spectrum, to the African region. Arbor Spectrum v2.2 is a high performance network traffic analysis platform integrating Netflow, packet and threat intelligence...
IT Technician at EnableSA (Pty) Ltd – Eastern Cape Gqebera
· Troubleshoot and resolve issues with CCTV software and hardware components.· Perform regular maintenance and updates on access control software and hardware.· Install and configure network switches, routers, and firewalls to support security systems.· Ensure the...
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