SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Top 7 SA start-ups selected for Irish Tech Challenge

Seven local tech start-ups have been selected for the prestigious Irish Tech Challenge South Afrrica 2024. Now in its third successive year, the collaboration aims to forge mutually beneficial partnerships between South African entrepreneurs and Irish technology...

Green economy could create 3m direct jobs in Africa

Up to 3,3-million new direct green jobs could be created in Africa by 2030, with the majority in the renewable energy sector, particularly solar. This is one of the findings of the "Forecasting Green Jobs in Africa" report from Shortlist and FSD Africa, with analysis...

How to develop an Amazon-like culture of innovation

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Innovation is key to survival in the fast-paced and disruptive world we live in, so companies have to develop a culture on innovation. "Anyone can innovate by accident," says Paul Misener, vice-president: global innovation policy and...

Consumers want more transparency on how businesses handle their data

Cisco's 2022 Consumer Privacy Survey, an annual global review of consumers' perceptions and behaviours on data privacy, highlights the critical need for further transparency as consumers say their top priority is for organisations to be more transparent on how they...

The top 5 cybersecurity trends of 2022

Since the Covid-19 pandemic forced increased digitalisation, threat detections have increased exponentially, according to Trend Micro's mid-year report on the latest developments and trends in cybersecurity. For many IT decision-makers, this rapid digitalisation is...

PC market sees steepest decline in 20 years

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68-million units in the third quarter of 2022, a 19,5% decrease from the third quarter of 2021, according to preliminary results by Gartner. This is the steepest market decline since Gartner began tracking the PC market in the mid-1990s...

Global co-operation vital to counter cybersecurity threats

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Cybersecurity is arguably the biggest challenge facing all organisations around the world, and global co-operation will be needed to mitigate the threats. Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of Kaspersky, points out that, while states...

Old cooking oil could solve diesel generation problems

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Climate change has been caused by business decisions - and one of the reasons governments haven't been able to do anything about it is because, most often, it is not a government issue. And business decisions are quite hard to make,...

Global PC shipments continue to decline

Declines continued for the traditional PC market as global shipments totaled 74,3-million units during the third quarter of 2022 (3Q22), according to preliminary results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device...

Global collaboration in R&D key to economic success

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex - Research and development investments play a critical role in future-proofing a nation's economy - and nations need to work together to solve the big global problems. That's the word from Dr Ray Johnson, CEO of Technology Innovation...

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Convergence on the continent

The convergence of infrastructure, analytics and communications to enable smart city development has no greater potential than in Africa, where a focus on resource efficiency and productivity will guide the continent's current and future growth, writes Webb Meko,...

Bytes brings Xerox MPS training to Africa

A true managed print service (MPS) can help companies optimise their print environment, reduce print related expenditure and increase efficiency. To enable customers to take advantage of the significant benefits of a Xerox MPS solution, Bytes Documents Solutions (BDS)...

BT boosts managed security services

BT and Fortinet have announced an agreement that will integrate Fortinet's FortiGate enterprise firewalls into BT's global portfolio of managed security services. Michael Xie, chairman of the board and chief executive officer, Fortinet explains how: "BT's global reach...

How cyber-ready are SA businesses?

Worldwide, digital technology continues to transform the world of business by exposing organisations to a multitude of opportunities and threats. It is, therefore, not surprising that cybercrime continues to escalate rapidly, ranking as the second-most reported crime...

HPE, SUSE deliver storage solution

SUSE and HPE are delivering a Scalable Object Storage Solution with SUSE Enterprise Storage, allowing customers to effectively manage their problems of data storage at massive scale. The solution is supported on HPE storage-optimised Apollo servers and HPE...

Zetes managed solution saves Fastway money

Zetes has implemented its fully managed mobility solution to Fastway Couriers in Ireland to maximise device uptime and remove the burden of mobile device management from their IT department. The solution includes managed services and a new pool of Honeywell CN51...

Data visualisation to predict earthquake risks

Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's catastrophe model development team, has incorporated its latest earthquake data into the new tool, ThinkHazard!. Produced by the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), housed under the World Bank, this tool...

9th BIT partners with XebiaLabs in SA

9th BIT Consulting, a specialist in implementing SOA solutions, middleware integration and products has partnered with XebiaLabs, a leading provider of software delivery automation solutions for DevOps and continuous delivery. Under the terms of the agreement, 9th Bit...

Improved workforce efficiency with Aspect

Aspect Software has announced the general availability of Aspect EQ Workforce Optimisation (WFO) 8.2. Enhancements include new gamification features, highly accurate labor forecasting for non-voice channels, and tighter integration among WFO components to keep the...

Telkom moves networks team into Openserve

More than 8 600 employees from the network division at Telkom have been formally integrated into Openserve, South Africa's largest communications infrastructure provider with the biggest broadband network. In October 2015, Openserve was launched as the redesigned...

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Our Client is specialists in providing group risk solutions This will be a dynamic role where you will be an integral member of a small team building an end-to-end business intelligence solution.Tertiary qualifications with majors in at least one of the followng:...

Data Engineer – Gauteng Melrose

Our Client is specialists in providing group risk solutions This will be a dynamic role where you will be an integral member of a small team building an end-to-end business intelligence solution.Tertiary qualifications with majors in at least one of the followng:...

Senior IT Systems Administrator at NetOps Africa

Senior Engineer (L4+) with ConnectWise Experience Location: Remote (Available during US working hours) About Us: NetOps Africa is a forward-thinking tech company dedicated to providing tailored IT services for businesses. We pride ourselves on fostering a...

Mobile Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Houghton Estate

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Project Manager IT

Job Title: Intermediate to Senior Project ManagerLocation: Johannesburg, Hybrid (On-site and Remote)Employment Type: Full time (12+ months Contract)Industry: Foodservice Distribution Job Overview:We are seeking an experienced Intermediate to Senior Project Manager to...

System Administrator (Mikrotik) – Gauteng Pretoria

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic HealthTech company based in Pretoria is looking to hire a System Administrator. The role involves daily system monitoring to ensure the continuous operation of critical systems. Candidates should have an IT diploma or degree, knowledge of Linux...

Project Manager IT – Gauteng Johannesburg

Job Title: Intermediate to Senior Project ManagerLocation: Johannesburg, Hybrid (On-site and Remote)Employment Type: Full time (12+ months Contract)Industry: Foodservice Distribution Job Overview:We are seeking an experienced Intermediate to Senior Project Manager to...

Intermediate to Senior Front-End Developer

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