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​" –...

Insurance enhances cyber resilience for SA organisations

South African companies have made a proactive shift towards enhancing cyber defences as a key to optimising insurance outcomes. This is among the findings of a new Sophos study that highlights the increasing integration of cyber insurance into the risk management...

Momentum builds in global smartphone market

According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 6,5% year over year to 285,4-million units in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24). Although this marks the fourth...

Celebs take the plunge for Special Olympic National Games

The annual Special Olympics South Africa Polar Plunge is back, now in its sixth year, will see more than 150 celebs and well-known personalities taking the plunge into icy water to help raise funds for the 2022 Special Olympics South Africa National Games taking place...

Licensing exemption and regulation notice published for public comment

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe has published the Licensing Exemption and Regulation Notice under section 36(4) of the Electricity Regulation Act (2006), for public comment in Government Gazette No. 46845 3 of 02 September 2022. The Licensing...

Greek start-ups are looking for talent

Starttech Ventures has come up with a novel way to attract talent to Greek start-ups: setting up a global competition to identify people with the required skills. Winners will get a job at a start-up in Athens, plus support in relocating to Greece. "Our recent survey...

Webb beams back first-ever direct image of distant world

For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could not be habitable. The image, as seen through four different...

MEA can expect PC sales decline in Q3

The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, is expected to decline 16.1% year on year in unit terms for the third quarter of 2022 (Q3 2022), according to industry...

What cyber threats await businesses entering the metaverse?

In an effort to create the platforms and technologies that captivate a new generation of users, Meta is staking its company's future on the metaverse, a virtual world in which people interact with each other using avatars and AR/VR technology. The metaverse has...

Efficiency, automation drive AI efforts in Europe

European spending on AI systems is forecast to jump from $25,4-billion in 2022 (up 27,8% from 2021) to more than $72,9-billion in 2026, according to the new Worldwide Artificial Intelligence Spending Guide from International Data Corporation (IDC). The compound annual...

AMD Pensando DPUs speed data centres with VMware vSphere 8

AMD has announced that the AMD Pensando Distributed Services Card, powered by an advanced data processing unit (DPU), will be one of the first DPU solutions to support VMware vSphere 8 available from server vendors including Dell Technologies, HPE and Lenovo. As data...

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SME owners today are busy, tech-savvy and under enormous pressure to drive profits and revenues - that's why they need software ready to take advantage of the latest technology trends. It is these entrepreneurs who are the drivers of prosperity and it is their...

New security platform from Arbor Networks

Arbor Networks has introduced a new security platform for advanced threat protection. Arbor Network Spectrum is designed specifically for security teams, from the most senior responder to novice analysts, to search the entire network to uncover, investigate and prove...

Cisco debuts enhanced NFV solution

Cisco has introduced its NFV Infrastructure Solution (NFVI), combining virtual and physical environments, and providing all the necessary compute, storage, and networking infrastructure to run NFV network services. The new NFV Infrastructure complements existing...

Green means go for Hotel Verde and Datacentrix

Datacentrix has been helping keep the lights on (and off) - literally - at Hotel Verde, South Africa's greenest hotel and the first hotel in Africa to offer carbon-neutral accommodation and conferencing. Hotel Verde was built to be as sustainable as possible from the...

Microsoft makes small businesses data smart

Despite being the buzzword de jour for large enterprises, the concept of "Big Data" is still in its infancy with small businesses, writes David Smith, GM: worldwide SMB at Microsoft. This is because the process of capturing, storing, extracting and analysing large...

SA firm wins at new US science museum

South African design consultancy Formula D interactive has been awarded the contract to design an interactive display at one of the US's leading museums later this year, to create awareness about the conservation of local wetlands while exploring the topics of...

Ericsson announces router 8801

Ericsson's new Router 8801, the latest addition to Ericsson's flagship subscriber management portfolio, is designed to accelerate the adoption of cloud and video services in today's increasingly connected environment. Router 8801 is a high performing ultra-compact 240...

Faster video on Opera Mini for Android

Android users will see less of the video-buffering wheel, as the "video boost" feature arrives today in the Opera Mini mobile browser, available for free in Google Play. The release brings smoother video viewing and data savings to almost 120 million users on Opera...

Threats to pay attention to …

Eset's laboratories constantly analyse and study how cybercriminals propagate their threats all over the world. Looking back at ESET's trend papers, the company sees the evolution and the changes that companies have had to undergo. From a corporate standpoint,...

Aruba delivers mobile-first networking portfolio

Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has announced a new suite of integrated networking software and hardware solutions that enable enterprises to address the digital workplace requirements of GenMobile, and the escalating connectivity demands of Internet of...

Technical Agent – Gauteng Johannesburg

Technical Agent required for a transport & logistics company in Centurion Position Overview:Seeking a Technical Agent with specialized knowledge in commercial vehicles to join our team. This role requires someone with hands-on experience as a mechanic, preferably...

Business Analyst I Payments at IQbusiness – Gauteng Johannesburg

I Desired Skills: Elicitation user stories activity diagrams sequence diagrams uml diagrams process flows Process Mapping JAD sessions requirements gathering functional specification BRD About The Employer: IQbusiness is a leading management consulting firm. Our...

Solutions Architect at Adapt IT – Gauteng Midrand

Introduction The Product Solution Architect is primarily responsible for the following:• Designing technical solutions that best meets the need of the Customer and Adapt IT, while considering the available technology frameworks, skills, and resources.• Performing...

Data Architect at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...

Data Architect at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Highly innovative organisation which only employs the best. Their focus is on continual learning, constantly adapting and keeping ahead of the market. The focus is on R&D, you will have the opportunity to work on new projects (no boring legacy...

Programme Administrator

My client is seeking a Programme Administrator with experience working with Public Enterprise Partners to provide support in administration, onboarding of new partners and training and enablement. This is an 8-month contract.Support: Ensures that opportunities...

Senior Oracle Analyst Programmer (CPT ONLY)

ENVIRONMENT:A dynamic Retail Group seeks the expertise of a solutions-driven Senior Oracle Analyst Programmer to drive innovative solutions and contribute to the success of its projects. You will provide technical guidance and support to the Product team while...

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Quality from the start - get involved in the user story definition process and write test scenarios upfront.Bring a QA perspective to planning sessions and ensure test effort is taken into consideration.Work close with developers to ensure that quality is considered...

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