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...

New focus on customer-centric strategies

International Data Corporation (IDC) today announced new insights into the expanding role of the chief experience officer (CXO) as a driving force in shaping customer experience strategies across industries. As organisations face increasing competition and evolving...

Lack of budget for talent hinders security

Despite all the efforts companies and organizations worldwide put into preventing cyberattacks, global cybercrime has snowballed to $9,2-trillion in 2024 and is expected to grow by another 70% to $15,6-trillion by the end of a decade. This shocking figure is more...

Boost for eGates as travel normalises

A new study from Juniper Research has found that eGate hardware revenue will grow 137% and exceed $490-million by 2027 - up from $207-million in 2023. The report, Border Security Technologies: Emerging Trends, Key Opportunities & Market Forecasts 2022 2027,...

Bitcoin surge sparks interest among millionaires

Despite a turbulent past year in the market, eight out of 10 high net worth (HNW) individuals have asked their financial advisers about including cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin into their portfolios over the last 12 months. According to the results of a study by...

Global device shipments expected to drop again

Worldwide shipments of total devices (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) are projected to decline 4,4% in 2023, to total 1,7-billion units, according to Gartner. In 2022, the devices shipment market declined 11,9%. "The depressed economic market will continue to dampen...

PMI almost unchanged from December

The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) came in at 53.0 index points in January 2023 - virtually unchanged from 53.1 in December. A decline in the employment and new sales orders indices to levels below 50 were offset by higher activity and...

The most sought after IT pros on the dark web …

After analysing 200 000 employment ads between 2020 and 2022 on the darknet job market, experts from Kaspersky's Digital Footprint Intelligence team have concluded that developers, attackers, and designers were the most sought after professions in the cybercriminal...

End-to-end supply chain resilience not expected anytime soon

Most companies will remain locked into an outdated model that will prevent them from achieving end-to-end (E2E) resiliency in their supply chains by 2026, according to Gartner. Gartner's analysis indicates that few companies have accepted the necessary paradigm shift...

Aviation industry ramping up digitalisation to ease passenger journeys

Faced with increased disruptions, baggage mountains and staff shortages, airports and airlines are ramping up their investment in technology to digitalise their operations and speed up passenger journeys by offering more self-service options. SITA's 2022 Air Transport...

Syndicated loan paves way for Teraco growth

Teraco has concluded a syndicated loan facility worth R11,8-billion, of which R5,7-billion will be used to finance the company's continued growth and R6,1-billion will refinance and extend the average maturity profile of existing drawn debt. The growth funding is for...

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Samsung South Africa has launched the latest addition to its powerful MX7 Series A3 Colour Multifunction Printer (MFP) series in the local market. The new MultiXpress MX7 Series X7600GX Colour MFP 60 PPM for Business delivers consistent, high-volume printing,...

Collaboration will boost SA’s fintech industry

Fintech is set to boom in South Africa and the regulatory environment is likely to be conducive for growth in this space, says Ahmed Cassim, chief commercial officer at Hello Group. Global investment in fintech ventures has tripled over the last five years and will...

Security scanners run smoothly in Rio

Nuctech's preparation and back-up solutions have helped ease the intense security workload during the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. In the opening ceremony alone, over 80 Nuctech security scanners were put into use in and around the city's landmark Maracana stadium. As...

File transfer available as a service

Wipro has successfully launched its Managed File Transfer as a Service (MFTaaS) platform on Microsoft Azure. The Software as a Service (SaaS) platform will help enterprises in seamless digital integration and cost-effective collaboration with their clients, partners...

New gaming family from HP Inc

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Automate home and business with smart device

South Africans can now make their home and work environments smarter with the cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) enabled Nviromon ULTi from Netshield South Africa. This remote control and monitoring device will give users reports of what is happening at home or work...

Don’t ignore these enterprise megatrends

Guy Whitcroft, CEO at Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa, examines the megatrends driving enterprise computing. Technological change is the heartbeat of the IT industry and while it is easy to get sucked into the promise of self-driving cars, augmented reality and drones...

Fighting back with technology to combat fraudsters

Technological advances provide more powerful tools in strengthening companies' defences against fraud, as well as a means for the fraudster to find areas of vulnerability to penetrate, writes Kajen Subramoney: KPMG's associate director in forensics. As much as...

Connecting cities in the cloud

While smart cities have held a great deal of promise for many years, they are only beginning to come to fruition now, writes Giulio Soro, smart city solutions architect at Amazon Web Services. This is due to the fact that we now have the network connectivity and the...

Electronic shelf labels draw physical, virtual worlds tighter

Electronic shelf labels (ESL) are now more capable than ever at helping retailers cope with the growing demands of increasingly digitalised shoppers. Capabilities range from internal retail issues, such as shelf space optimisation, click-and-collect efficiencies, and...

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Systems Administrator - Johannesburg, Gauteng Are you passionate about taking your career to the Financial Services space? Then, do I have the opportunity for you! As a Systems Administrator you guarantee that production and service delivery align with the objectives...

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Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...

Full Stack Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

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Junior IT Technician – Cape Town – Western Cape Cape Town

Qualifications: This person should have done some form of IT training course (6 months - 1 year) and understand the basics around PCs, laptops, printers, etc. It would be preferable that this person also has some basic networking and internet related experience.Job...

Junior software developer at Adapt IT

Introduction The candidate will form part of one of the developments squads and will be responsible for ongoing Development of software solutions together with the team. He/she will work in conjunction with a BA and a Domain Tech lead. In this position the candidate...

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