AI-enhanced cyberthreats top list of emerging risks
Artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced malicious attacks are the top emerging risk for enterprises in the third quarter of 2024, according to Gartner – for the third consecutive quarter. IT vendor criticality and an unsettled regulatory and legal environment are new,...
Don’t forget to vote in the Channelwise Awards
It’s that time of year again, when South Africa’s IT reseller partners get to voice their opinion and vote for the vendors and distributors they most enjoy working with. With voting set to close on 8 November, reseller partners are urged to get their votes in now. The...
Vegetarian dinosaurs differed in how they ate their food
Although most early dinosaurs were vegetarian, there were a surprising number of differences in the way that these animals tackled eating a plant-based diet, a new study reveals. Scientists used CT scans of dinosaur skulls to track the evolution of early dinosaur...
PMI rises for third month
The seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose for a third month to reach 53.1 index points in December 2022, slightly up from 52.6 in November. While the headline number is positive, the underlying picture is more mixed. Most concerning was the...
Legal, financial, travel entities hit with new malware
Kaspersky experts have identified new functionalities within the Janicab malware, which is being used by a mercenary APT group DeathStalker to infiltrate specific organisations within a number of industries. The new variant has been spotted across European and Middle...
Global cyberattacks at an all-time high
New data from Check Point Research (CPR) shows that the global volume of cyberattacks reached an all-time high in Q4 with an average of 1 168 weekly attacks per organisation. The top three most attacked industries in 2022 were Education/Research, Government, and...
ADC enables remote peering via INX-ZA
Africa Data Centres is now offering remote peering through its partnership with INX-ZA. In essence, remote peering is peering at an Internet Exchange without the requirement of being physically present. Customers can use any network service provider's infrastructure...
ESG a strategic long-term priority despite Black Swan events
Despite recent Black Swan' events such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, the pandemic and trade disputes, GlobalData analysis finds that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) remains a long-term strategic priority for tech service providers to enterprises....
These are the titles for 2023 esports championships
Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has determined the esports titles for 2023, following a selection process through which all esports titles are selected for use at Provincial and National Championships. The process takes into account those titles which are used at...
The future is bright for high-performance, adaptive computing
AMD chair and CEO Dr Lisa Su has detailed the significant role high-performance and adaptive computing plays in creating solutions to the world’s most important challenges. During her live keynote, Dr Su showcased next-generation AMD leadership products redefining...
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Not that easy to destroy data
Companies must have the necessary contingency plans in the event of a breach to ensure they can protect sensitive data. Xperien has developed secure processes for destroying data from redundant hard drives. The company warns that data must be erased using one of the...
BDO cyber lab to combat crime
As of June 2015, South Africa was one of only 28 countries in the world with a cybersecurity policy in place. Although a heavily criticised policy, it shows that government recognises the dangers of cybercrime. “We are living in an age where information travels...
MasterCard commits to SMME merchant inclusion
MasterCard has set a goal to connect 40-million micro and small merchants to its electronic payments network within five years. This expands on the company’s Universal Financial Access 2020 commitment made last year. To date, financial inclusion has been predominantly...
Sneak peek at new travel platform
Sabre has given travel consultants and suppliers across the airline, hotel, rail, cruise and car rental industries a sneak peek at its new Sabre Red Workspace. The software solution will harness the changes in the industry and provide both retailers and suppliers with...
E-commerce opens up Kenyan opportunities
Kenya’s electronic commerce market is primed for major growth in the next five years as mobile internet performance continues to improve, a proposed national addressing system comes into existence, and people become more comfortable with digital transactions. That’s...
New courier crew offers convenience
Need to get a package across town in a hurry? Time is tight and you’re struggling? Well, now there’s a new courier crew in town. 1Fetch, a new on-demand, same-day, hand-to-hand motorbike delivery service, provides users with speedy, professional and super-efficient...
Delta State tackles land ownership with SA tech
Nigeria’s oil and agricultural producing state Delta State makes a major breakthrough in land title acquisition using new digital signature technology. New, locally-developed, digital signature technology sits behind a major breakthrough for Nigeria’s Delta State...
Ricoh SA rolls out Leapfrog 3D printers
Ricoh SA is making the Leapfrog Creatr HS 3D printer available in South Africa and providing full consumable materials, maintenance and support locally for the product. The company expects initial uptake in South Africa to be strong in the education and architecture...
Attracting digital natives to manufacturing
The manufacturing sector is not usually front of mind when young adults – today’s ‘digital natives’ – consider possible career choices. But with the advent of digital manufacturing, the sector is facing a serious skills shortage, and executives need to take concerted...
BT, Oracle collaborate on cloud
BT and Oracle are working together to help organisations across the world take advantage of performance, cost and innovation benefits of the cloud. Oracle customers will be able to leverage the high performance, reliability, and security features of the BT Cloud...
Data Administrator
Matric and a related Tertiary IT Qualification2+ years relevant experience in the Banking or similar industry (experience within the Card Personalisation industry an advantage)Full MS OfficeIT knowledgeProgramming skills – PowerBI, Python, MCSEData processingAs...
Business Analyst
The role of the Business Analyst is to ensure the smooth and effective running the Leads Management system, related processes, and integration points with other systems and applications, thus ensuring that leads are made available to intermediaries enhancing the...
Systems Analyst – Payments
Job Title: Systems Analyst - PaymentsLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (12-month contract)Hybrid We are seeking an experienced Systems Analyst with over 5 years of expertise in the payments industry. The successful candidate will play a key role in...
Agile Coach/SAFe Scrum Master – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
Relevant Degree or higher diploma- Certified Scrum Master (PSM or CSM)- Disciplined Agile Coach (DAC) Certification- 8+ IT and Financial industry experience essential- 4-5 years' experience within an Agile development environment as an Agile Coach in a similar...
Data Administrator – Remote Remote
Matric and a related Tertiary IT Qualification2+ years relevant experience in the Banking or similar industry (experience within the Card Personalisation industry an advantage)Full MS OfficeIT knowledgeProgramming skills – PowerBI, Python, MCSEData processingAs...
Business Analyst – Remote Remote
The role of the Business Analyst is to ensure the smooth and effective running the Leads Management system, related processes, and integration points with other systems and applications, thus ensuring that leads are made available to intermediaries enhancing the...
Systems Analyst – Payments – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Job Title: Systems Analyst - PaymentsLocation: JohannesburgContract type: Contract (12-month contract)Hybrid We are seeking an experienced Systems Analyst with over 5 years of expertise in the payments industry. The successful candidate will play a key role in...
Senior Java Backend Developer (Stellenbosch Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:BUILD state-of-the-art, performant, scalable & maintainable Backend Services and APIs as the next Senior Java Backend Developer sought by a rapidly growing FinTech company. You will join a highly driven, entrepreneurial and collaborative team where you...
Qlik Consultant
We are recruiting a Qlik Consultant to join our team. Our ideal candidate must have the required technical skills accompanied by passion and determination to make a difference and deliver a competitive advantage for a passionate and customer-focused IT delivery...
NOC Engineer (Level I)
Responsible for monitoring network performance, managing incidents, and performing initial troubleshooting to ensure the reliability and security of high-speed connectivity solutions. Qualifications and Minimum Requirements: Matric Mikrotik MTCNA certification 2 years...
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