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...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

Climate change is causing Earth’s rotation to shift

Days on Earth are growing slightly longer, and that change is accelerating. The reason is connected to the same mechanisms that also have caused the planet’s axis to meander by about 10 metres in the past 120 years. The findings come from two recent NASA-funded...

IaaS public cloud services revenue on growth trajectory

The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 16,2% in 2023, to total $140-billion, up from $120-billion in 2022, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2023, followed by Microsoft, Google, Alibaba and...

Healthcare and patient data security under the spotlight

In sub-Saharan Africa, making healthcare services more accessible can be achieved through digital services. Telehealth solutions have been well-received by the industry and patients alike, more so during the pandemic when it became a necessity. With World Patient...

Seacom, Broadband Infraco in strategic partnership

Seacom and Broadband Infraco (BBI) are pleased to announce a strategic partnership intended to improve available long-distance network infrastructure for government entities in South Africa. In this joint effort, SEACOM and BBI - a state-owned company and significant...

Robust growth globally for AI

Worldwide revenues for the artificial intelligence (AI) market, including software, hardware, and services for both AI centric and AI non-centric applications, totalled $383,3-billion in 2021, an increase of 20,7% over the prior year, according to the most recent IDC...

North Korea-linked groups target cryptos

According to data from TradingPlatform.com, North Korea is responsible for the theft of almost $1-billion worth of cryptocurrencies in 2022. "There has been a series of attacks on DeFi platforms," says TradingPlatform analyst, Edith Reads. "The attacks seem well...

Organisations consolidate security vendors to improve risk posture

A recent survey by Gartner has found that 75% of organisations are pursuing security vendor consolidation in 2022, up from 29% in 2020. "Security and risk management leaders are increasingly dissatisfied with the operational inefficiencies and the lack of integration...

COP27 names IBM as technology partner

IBM has been named technology partner of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference - or COP27 - to be hosted by the Egyptian government in Sharm-el-Sheikh from 6 to 18 November. At the conference, IBM will showcase how technology and consulting can help...

Another strong quarter for EMEA in the security appliance market

Vendor revenue in the overall security appliance market grew 5,7% year over year in the second quarter of 2022 (2Q22) reaching over $4,9-billion and representing a $269-million increase compared to the same quarter in 2021, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly...

Intel and Broadcom in Wi-Fi 7 milestone

Intel and Broadcom have showcased the industry's first cross-vendor Wi-Fi 7 demonstration, with over-the-air speeds greater than 5 gigabits per second. The trial used an Intel Core processor-based laptop with a Wi-Fi 7 solution connected to a Broadcom Wi-Fi 7 access...

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Orange completes Cellcom acquisition

Orange has completed the acquisition of 100% of Cellcom, Liberia's leading mobile operator, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d'Ivoire. Less than three months after signing the agreement with Cellcom Telecommunications Limited for the acquisition of its Liberian...

Linksys adds clustering to wireless access points

Linksys will include clustering, at no additional cost, across its entire portfolio of wireless access points (APs) for small businesses.  Clustering enables easy management of core AP functionality without the cost and complexity of cloud-based controllers or...

Veeam gives back more with ProPartner

Veeam Software has announced an expansion to its EMEA ProPartner Program. Veeam ProPartner Program enables partners to take advantage of the business opportunities presented by the needs of the Always-On Enterprise. It has gained more than 4,300 EMEA partners in 2015,...

Mobile technology brings hope to HIV children

ViiV Healthcare, a global specialist HIV company, announced jointly with its global partners, Vodafone Foundation, the Elton John AIDS Foundation, ELMA Philanthropies and the US government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the launch of the...

One way you can drive more sales

The digital shopping experience has transformed how we engage with brands and make decisions. However, our natural instinct to turn to others for recommendations still prevails. Consumers might ask friends or family, but increasingly they check out online communities...

PureCloud takes customer engagement up a notch

Interactive Intelligence Group has launched a new customer engagement cloud service for businesses throughout South Africa. The PureCloud Engage architecture, along with its advanced functionality, fast deployment, and simple month to month subscription terms offer...

Issues around WhatsApp end-to-end encryption

There is and always has been an inherent tension between an individual's right to data privacy and wider security concerns, writes Aleks Gostev, chief security expert: GReAT at Kaspersky Lab. This is unlikely to change, although the priority may shift depending on the...

RS Components in global distribution deal with Intel

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of global distributor for engineers Electrocomponents, has announced the signing of a global agreement with Intel for the distribution of a range of the company's computing and embedded development products. The agreement enables...

Acumatica helps service providers grow

Customer satisfaction drives profitability, especially in today's highly competitive services industry. To stay ahead of the competition, businesses need an integrated system that will provide a powerful 360-degree view of customers' activities. Stephen Corrigan, MD...

IoT demands innovative applications

2016 looks set to be the year that the Internet of Things (IoT) hits the big time, writes Neil Sholay, head of Oracle Digital, EMEA. We've already seen a range of new IoT services come to market. Take Samsung's smart fridge, which launched at the Consumer Electronics...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Senior .Net Developer

Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop world-class, high-quality web and mobile applications.Improve the quality of the product we ship using containerisation and continuous integration to create a well-oiled DevOps process.System designing, analysis, scoping and...

Junior Business Analyst – Investment Administration (CH1024)

Our client is a South African boutique investment administration service provider is looking to employ brigh young Business Analysts.The company is responsible for investment administration for institutional investors, led by its founding members. We have assets of...

Intermediate C#.Net Developer (KG)

Responsibilities/Tasks:·Implementing code that can be reused on multiple platforms·Breaking down complex issues into smaller manageable tasks·Support existing and develop new functionality and components.·Understand existing product and domain elements and work with...

Data Manager (2 Years Contract)

Additional information:The Mycology Division aims to improve the outcomes of people affected by serious, life- threatening fungal diseases in South Africa and the African region through public health-focused epidemiological, clinical and basic science research and...

DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment – Western Cape Cape Town

Client Details:Our client is a leading provider of telco, payments, retail software - they have a global client base with a strong R&D focus. They are great believers in continuous improvement and fast adapters to new tech and constantly changing business needs....

Senior .Net Developer – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key ResponsibilitiesDevelop world-class, high-quality web and mobile applications.Improve the quality of the product we ship using containerisation and continuous integration to create a well-oiled DevOps process.System designing, analysis, scoping and...

Intermediate C#.Net Developer (KG) – Gauteng Pretoria

Responsibilities/Tasks:·Implementing code that can be reused on multiple platforms·Breaking down complex issues into smaller manageable tasks·Support existing and develop new functionality and components.·Understand existing product and domain elements and work with...

Data Manager (2 Years Contract) – Gauteng Johannesburg

Additional information:The Mycology Division aims to improve the outcomes of people affected by serious, life- threatening fungal diseases in South Africa and the African region through public health-focused epidemiological, clinical and basic science research and...

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