ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger steps down

Pat Gelsinger has stepped down as CEO of Intel, retiring after a 40-plus-year career in the industry. Intel has named two senior leaders, David Zinsner and Michelle (MJ) Johnston Holthaus, as interim co-CEOs while the board of directors searches for a new CEO. Zinsner...

A 24-hour snapshot of Black Friday shopping trends

Black Friday 2024 delivered a day of exciting deals and shopping activity, performing well above a typical shopping day and marginally higher than the levels in 2023, according to early insights from BankservAfrica. Tracking the 24-hour results, BankservAfrica...

These are the top business travel destinations for 2023

Preliminary research from Corporate Traveller, a division of the Flight Centre Travel Group, has revealed the top international and regional destinations for South African business travellers for 2023. "We've decided to have a close look at traveller behaviour,...

Small businesses urged to go solar

If anything, the 2023 Budget Speech revealed it was that devising a targeted plan to solve South Africa's ongoing energy crisis remains the government's top priority. The immediate future will see a concerted and collective focus on bringing together the public and...

How AI is transforming genomics

Advancements in whole genome sequencing have ignited a revolution in digital biology. As the cost of high-throughput, next-generation sequencing has declined, genomics programs across the world are gaining momentum. Whether used for sequencing critical-care patients...

Critical pathways to protect telcos in the quantum era outlined

As part of the Post-Quantum Telco Network Taskforce, GSMA - with contributions from members IBM, Vodafone and others - has published the Post Quantum Telco Network Impact Assessment: an in-depth analysis of the quantum security threats facing the telecommunications...

Employee negligence a factor in data breaches

Data leakages of internal systems caused either by cyberattacks (20%) or employees (21%) in the Middle East, Turkiye and Africa (META) region are the most concerning security issue encountered by SMBs and enterprises. Respondents in a Kaspersky IT Security Economics...

Investors from African diaspora count on a digital boost

New global research by mobile network operator World Mobile suggests that the increasing digitalisation of Africa is inspiring the continent's diaspora living in Europe to increase investment in their country of origin. The African diaspora, made up of individuals and...

Third-party risk management misses hurt

Enterprise risk management (ERM) teams are struggling to effectively mitigate third-party risk in an increasingly interconnected business environment, according to Gartner. In a survey of 100 executive risk committee members in September 2022, 84% of respondents said...

SA companies need to take action after grey listing

Global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), has placed South Africa on its so-called grey list. This adds South Africa to a group of jurisdiction under increased FATF monitoring, meaning the country has committed...

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Socio-economic challenges drive IoT evolution

Vodacom has shared the South African research findings of Vodafone's fourth annual Internet of Things (IoT) Barometer Report. The survey was conducted by Circle Research in April and May 2016 and involved more than 1 000 companies across South Africa, Australia,...

Stay safe in the social media and messaging realm

The realm of the internet has changed a lot in the recent years, writes Ondrej Kubovic, ESET IT security specialist. Before, browsing online meant using search engines, looking for specific content or reading your favourite news websites. Nowadays, social networks,...

Redstor focuses on customer partnerships

In a move designed to reflect its ongoing commitment to client satisfaction and enhance its strategy of delivering on customer expectations, cloud backup and disaster recovery solutions provider Redstor has appointed Phillip de Bruyn as its customer experience manager...

Huawei top for international, local brand excellence

Huawei Technologies South Africa has been recognised as a 2017 Top Employer. This comes after the global ICT leader rose on Interbrand's 2016 Best Global Brands list in the same month. For the first time this year, Huawei Technologies was awarded the Top Employers...

New products, solutions from Dell EMC

Dell EMC has announced a wave of products, solutions and consumption models designed to help customers transform IT on their way to becoming a digital business. Digital disruption is shaking up all types of organisation in all industries. In a recent Dell Technologies...

Riverbed SteelCentral provides seamless visibility

Riverbed Technology has announced the latest release of Riverbed SteelCentral, which addresses the end-to-end performance management needs of enterprises. Companies are still suffering from a fragmented approach to performance monitoring using stand-alone tools that...

Tarsus Cloud On Demand partners with

Tarsus Cloud On Demand, one of South Africa's leading cloud vendors and hybrid cloud enablement partners, is partnering with cloud automation and migration specialist, BitTitan, to help smooth the road to the cloud for IT resellers and systems integrators. The new...

Users rank Qlik Sense tops

Qlik's platform-based approach to business intelligence (BI) and analytics, Qlik Sense, has ranked first in customer and product satisfaction, customer experience, project success, business value, query performance, and performance among large international BI vendors...

Big video needs fixed broadband commitment

Chris Mulley, principal architect at ZTE, urged operators at Broadband World Forum (BBWF) to embrace the future of fixed broadband (FBB) connectivity, in order to progress with future demands put to the industry. The prime theme in fixed networks is the demand for...

Minetech can turn SA’s mining industry around

Graham Schwikkard and Aaron Burton of Datta Burton & Associates, examine some of the challenges facing South Africa's mining sector - and how technology could help. The effect of disruptive innovation has affected many industries, but so far, mining has been slow...

Senior Exchange Control Officer – Gauteng Midrand

Purpose To oversee the bank's foreign exchange operations, ensuring compliance with local and international exchange control regulations. Acting as an official point of contact on Exchange Control matters with the SARB Financial Surveillance Department attending to...

Network Engineer (Hirschmann) – Limpopo Lephalale

The Network Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, managing and maintaining Hirschmann (MACH4002, MACH100, MS4128-5, MACH104, MS30-2402, MAR1040, MSP40-00200, RS40, RS20, RS30) and related network infrastructure of our clients. The Network Engineer...

Junior IT Auditor at Forvis Mazars – Western Cape Century City

Forvis Mazars currently seeking a Junior IT Auditor to participate in client engagement teams, whereby he/she will be assessing, improving and evaluating our client's business and Information Technology (IT) processes and controls, predominantly in their IT...

Software Developer – Western Cape Kraaifontein

Senior Software Developer - Supply Chain Industry - Remote Our client is a leading national Supply Chain company and is looking to employ a full stack developer that is able to develop a full stack digital freight market place system from scratch. Experience in Supply...

Team Lead: Developer, Full Stack Engineer – Gauteng Pretoria

Our Client is looking for a Team Lead: Developer, Full Stack Engineer to join their teamArea/Location: Menlyn Maine, PretoriaRole Overview:As the Team Lead for Full Stack Development, this position encompasses both technical and leadership responsibilities. You will...

Data Engineer (Contract)

The Group Data and Analytics Office is on the lookout for a skilled Ab Initio Data Engineer. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data engineering, particularly with Ab Initio, and will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the...

Financial Analyst Developer (SQL)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Software Solutions Provider specializing in Financial Risk systems seeks the expertise of a Financial Analyst Developer (SQL) to join its Fund Data Services Team where you will conduct new feature analysis and drive development on the platform...

Security Platforms DevOps Engineer

Responsible for providing specialist, high-level technical advice and support for the installing, testing, tuning, optimising, diagnosing problems, repairing, upgrading and maintaining both externally and internally supplied hardware and system software such as...

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