Better collaboration could boost risk detection levels
Banks and online retailers can significantly improve their ability to capture hard-to-detect high-risk fraudulent transactions through combining shared fraud intelligence into their risk assessments, according to the latest Global State of Fraud Report from LexisNexis...
Lorna Hardie to lead Check Point in Africa
Check Point Software Technologies has announced the appointment of Lorna Hardie as regional director for Africa. In this role, Hardie will be responsible for expanding Check Point’s market share across the continent by strengthening its extensive distribution and...
Finalists announced for ‘Smart Kayamandi’ #IdeasForChange Challenge
Eight weeks and dozens of innovative ideas later, Stellenbosch Network has announced the top three finalists for the fourth edition of the #IdeasForChange Challenge - a competition on the hunt for new solutions to help transform Kayamandi into South Africa's first...
5G a key driver in mobile revenue growth
New research from the Ericsson Mobility Report team provides encouraging evidence for communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide by identifying a correlation between 5G uptake and revenue growth. Flattening revenues have been a challenge for service providers in...
SA businesses plan dramatic increases in cybersecurity budgets
A survey of business representatives conducted by Kaspersky for the IT Security Economics report found that IT budgets for cybersecurity are set to increase over the next three years for both SMBs and enterprises to cover a range of issues. In the Middle East,...
ChatGPT opens new doors
Ever since OpenAI launched Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT), it has emerged as a trending discussion among companies across industries. ChatGPT, which can be useful for a variety of applications such as chatbots, virtual assistants, customer service, and...
Generative AI dominates Twitter influencer discussions
Generative artificial intelligence (Generative AI) has become the latest Internet sensation with the introduction of ChatGPT and has created a rush among tech giants to put generative AI to work across industries. Against this backdrop, Twitter influencer discussions...
The changing face of financial roles …
CFOs have ambitious plans to reach a state of autonomous finance within the next three to six years that will require a significant reshaping of finance team structures to achieve, according to Gartner. "Most finance leaders, including many CFOs, are ill-equipped to...
Cloudflare thwarts biggest DDoS attack to date
Web infrastructure service Cloudflare has thwarted a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at over 71-million requests per second. According to the company, the attack emanated from a botnet comprising more than 30 000 IP addresses...
Scammers are expanding their crypto-romance cons
Sophos, has released details of two expansive and still operational pig butchering, or sha zhu pan, rings - elaborate and lengthy financial fraud scams that can cost victims thousands of dollars - that scammers are operating from Asia. One of the rings, based in Hong...
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VMware, AWS announce new hybrid cloud service
VMware and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced a strategic alliance to build and deliver a seamlessly integrated hybrid cloud offering. Through the partnership customers will be able to leverage a full software-defined data centre (SDDC) with VMware all of which...
How cloud technology can transform IT in Africa
In March 2016, IBM opened its first Cloud Data Centre in South Africa, providing cloud services to enterprise clients, writes Brett Parker, MD of SAP Africa. Just a month later, SAP announced that it was partnering with South Africa's Dimension Data to launch SAP HANA...
Protect yourself from phishing attacks
There has been a notable rise of phishing attacks - a widespread problem, posing a huge risk to individuals and organisations. It is something we all need to be aware of, as these types of attacks are not going to go away anytime soon, says Steve Flynn, director of...
SpeedCast expands pan-African coverage
SpeedCast International, a global satellite communications and network service provider, has finalised a joint venture in Ghana, strengthening the company's commitment to provide high quality Pan-African coverage. Under the strategic alliance, SpeedCast, which has a...
Red Hat launches Open Source release of Ansible Galaxy
Red Hat has launched the Ansible Galaxy project with the full availability of Ansible Galaxy's open-sourced code repository. Ansible Galaxy is Ansible's official community hub for sharing Ansible Roles. The upstream Ansible project is one of the most popular open...
Supreme Leisure & Boating automates service
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Know the law about family responsibility leave
The management of employee leave can be an administrative headache at the best of times, but knowledge of the law and understanding of which forms of leave are entitlements, and which are accruals, is of assistance.This is particularly so when it comes to the grey...
Is your business properly covered for cybercrime?
According to the 2016 PwC Global Economic Crime Survey, 32% of South African organisations have experienced cybercrime - a figure which is said to be increasing rapidly as at least 57% of respondents believed they'd be affected by cybercrime within the next two years....
Dynamic Technology Holdings buys 51% of Blue Pencil
Dynamic Technology Holdings (DTH), one of the largest privately-owned software groups in Africa, has acquired a 51% stake in Blue Pencil, an SAP services specialist headquartered in Johannesburg. The deal provides DTH with high-level SAP skills, while exposing Blue...
Should the modern HR director be more tuned to mobile?
A company's digital technology is no longer just the concern of IT staff - it has become an integral part of the employee experience. Pieter Engelbrecht, business unit manager at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, explains why it has become essential for HR...
Business Analyst (SNR) at Datonomy Solutions – Gauteng Johannesburg North
This position requires an experienced person who has a solid understanding of Business Analysis and Enterprise Business Processes.Responsibilities include:Assessing, analysing, optimising, documenting, implementing, and testing end-to-end enterprise business processes...
Technical Head (Health Systems Strengthening and Sustainability – Wits RHI – Bloemfontein)
Main purpose of the job:The Technical Head: Health Systems Strengthening and Sustainability is responsible for leading and managing the Achieving and Sustaining HIV/TB Epidemic Control in the Free State programme's efforts to strengthen health systems to ensure the...
Specialist Developer at Multilead Consulting
Bachelors Degree, Advanced Diploma NQF 7, 5 - 7yrs ExpeerienceMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer, C#, REACTJS, Redux,JavaScript, TypeScript,Agile Software Desired Skills: Microsoft Certified Solution Developer C# REACTJS Redux JavaScript TypeScript Agile Software...
Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment
About our client:Our client offers multiple industry service solutions helping their clients achieve above industry excellence. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their...
Project Manager – 3 Years Contract at Warrior Talent
The Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Senior Manager: Programme Delivery Management: The Manager: Project Delivery Management is responsible for preparing governance documents in line with the prescribed methodology of the Project Management Office. Plan, execute,...
DevOps Engineer (Security Platforms)
Implementing and operating Security DevOps Platforms Engaging with technology partners to deliver an integrated solution across platforms Collaborate with stakeholdersImplementing and maturing Agile and DevOps toolingCoach team member in adopting DevOps practices and...
Technical Head (Health Systems Strengthening and Sustainability – Wits RHI – Bloemfontein) – Free State Bloemfontein
Main purpose of the job:The Technical Head: Health Systems Strengthening and Sustainability is responsible for leading and managing the Achieving and Sustaining HIV/TB Epidemic Control in the Free State programme's efforts to strengthen health systems to ensure the...
Specialist Developer at Multilead Consulting – Gauteng Johannesburg
Bachelors Degree, Advanced Diploma NQF 7, 5 - 7yrs ExpeerienceMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer, C#, REACTJS, Redux,JavaScript, TypeScript,Agile Software Desired Skills: Microsoft Certified Solution Developer C# REACTJS Redux JavaScript TypeScript Agile Software...
Business Analyst at Parvana Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
About our client:Our client offers multiple industry service solutions helping their clients achieve above industry excellence. With an emphasis on culture fit, they boast a dedicated team of over 600 employees, many with over a decade of tenure. They have built their...
Project Manager – 3 Years Contract at Warrior Talent – Gauteng Centurion
The Purpose of the Job: Reporting to the Senior Manager: Programme Delivery Management: The Manager: Project Delivery Management is responsible for preparing governance documents in line with the prescribed methodology of the Project Management Office. Plan, execute,...
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