New attacks personalise bulk campaigns
Kaspersky experts have identified a new phishing attack trend where elements of spear phishing are being used in bulk campaigns. Traditional bulk phishing emails target large audiences with generic messages, often rife with typos and simplistic formatting. In...
Europe faces severe skills shortage
Despite the continuous decline in European unemployment, the challenge of finding and retaining skilled workers is escalating for employers across Europe. The issue has reached a critical level with Europe's largest economy, Germany, facing a severe shortage of...
Talent is top challenge facing CFOs
Hiring and retaining staff is the most difficult task facing CFOs over the next 12 months, according to a new survey from Gartner. The tight labour market is part of a trifecta of factors including persistent inflation and supply chain disruptions that are set to...
Intel rebrands Pentium and Celeron
Intel has introduced a new processor for the upcoming essential product space - Intel Processor - which will replace the Intel Pentium and Intel Celeron branding in the 2023 notebook product stack. "Whether for work or play, the importance of the PC has only become...
Innovating for success a top priority for HR leaders
Forty-nine percent of HR leaders named innovating for success as one of their top three priorities for 2022, according to a new survey from Gartner. Despite HR leaders prioritising innovations, a May 2022 Gartner survey of more than 3 500 employees found that only 46%...
Internet surge slows
An estimated 2,7-billion people - or one-third of the world's population - remain unconnected to the Internet in 2022, according to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) which says new data points to slower growth in the number of Internet users than at the...
Pandemic took its toll on WC healthcare workers
When the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, the Western Cape soon experienced rapid growth in the number of cases, establishing it as the epicentre of the disease in the country. Now, a new study shows that healthcare workers...
Huawei looking for women entrepreneurs
Huawei South Africa is looking for tech-savvy women business owners to apply for its 2022 Women in Tech digital skills programme which provides free online training in cloud computing, digital marketing and leadership development. The programme seeks to help women...
African genomics surveillance was key in identifying Covid variants
The rapid expansion of genomics surveillance in Africa allowed the continent to describe the introduction and spread of the SARS-CoV-2 variants in African countries in realtime during the Covid-19 pandemic. A major scientific report from Africa featured in the journal...
Perseverance rover finds ancient life on Mars
NASA’s Perseverance rover is well into its second science campaign, collecting rock-core samples from features within an area long considered by scientists to be a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life on Mars. The rover has collected four samples...
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A look at the 2016 security landscape
A couple of years ago, the security industry claimed the anti-virus industry was dead. This isn't strictly true. On one side, pure anti-virus companies do not exist any longer, but instead of security companies limiting themselves to a single, traditional anti-virus...
Convergence Partners and Stockdale Street acquire e4
Convergence Partners and Stockdale Street today announced that they have acquired 100% of e4, a South African company with an international footprint in Africa, Europe, the US and Australia that operates Software-as-a-Service (Saas) platforms to provide solutions and...
Tritech buys stake in Ionizr
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DCC retains Veritas, distributes full range
Drive Control Corporation (DCC) has been reappointed an official Veritas Technologies distributor following a strategic realignment of the company's channel focus in South Africa. The reappointment underscores a 20-year existing partnership that has seen DCC and...
Public sector needs to embrace availability
Following the completion of the South African Budget speech in Parliament, it is clear that government is striving to create an enabling environment for its citizens. Gregg Petersen, regional director for the Middle East and Africa and the South Asian Association for...
Brace yourselves for business banking charges
South Africa's banking sector is experiencing just as many difficulties as every other business because of the deteriorating economic outlook, says Andries Kok, CFO of PayAccSys. And, just like every other business, banks are seeking ways of increasing their income....
Are we seeing the rise of the phablet?
While tablet sales seem to be stagnating at best, its smaller cousin - the phablet - seems to be moving to fill the breach. This is the word from Chistopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who says customers appear to be turning away from the iPad in favour of the...
Software AG improves revenue on transformation
Software AG has announced its preliminary financial figures (IFRS, preliminary) for the first quarter 2016. The company continued its successful transformation reaching further improvements on all key performance parameters. Total revenue improved by +9%, driven by...
Gumtree pilots password-free software
The digital world is buzzing off the back of last night's Facebook F8, where amongst other things the announcement of the launch of Account Kit, new software powered by Facebook that allows end users to sign into apps with just a phone number and no password, was...
Protect your big phish from whaling attacks
One of the largest online security threats to individuals and businesses today doesn't come from new sophisticated malware tools, but rather from distinctly low-tech phishing and whaling campaigns, writes Simeon Tassev, director and QSA at Galix Networking. A recent...
Developer – Internship Role (CPT) at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
Parvana Role: Our highly successful national client is looking for a bright and ambitious developer for their team. You are not expected to know anything, you will be provided with courses as well as on the job training which will last for over 4 months. This role can...
Network Manager – Gauteng Braamfontein
Key ResponsibilitiesAttend to break/Fix events at mid-level complexity level from on Naas and On Premise Infrastructure.Make configurations and installations on the international sites.Manage, monitor, maintain and secure the infrastructure.Improve and expand the...
Lead Software Developer at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town
What you will be doing:Lead the development team, inspiring engineers to deliver outstanding work.Actively contribute to projects as a senior software engineer, providing code, architectural advice, and technical support.Oversee the mentorship program for junior team...
Cloud Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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Data Centre Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
Are you ready to join a dynamic team and dive into the world of cutting-edge technology? We are on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Data Centre Engineer with two years of relevant experience. If you're a tech enthusiast with a knack for VMware, Hewlett Packard...
Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment
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Business Analyst (Data Analyst)
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Data Scientist-AI Platform (Entry) 2491 TT
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Seeking Data Engineers ??12 month Contract ??Onsite // Cape Town What you will do:Data Mastery: Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure the seamless flow of data from diverse sources to our data lakes and warehouses.Data Science Integration:...
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