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​" –...

Desco calls for consumer incentives in vape disposal

Desco Electronic Recyclers is urgently calling on producers, sellers, and retailers to incentivise consumers to return used vapes and e-cigarettes for proper disposal. With over 95% of these products ending up in landfills, Desco stresses the critical need for...

ACSA trains front-line workers to use sign language

Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) is collaborating with the South African National Deaf Association (SANDA) to provide sign language training to 130 front-line staff across ACSA's network, enhancing the accessibility and inclusivity of its airports. The training...

Applications open for ISPA Inspires sponsorship

South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) is inviting applications for its “ISPA Inspires Educational Sponsorship” for the 2023 academic year. Applications open today (Thursday, 1 September) and will close on Friday, 30 September 2022. Applications...

Multiplatform ransomware gains steam

In line with the trend for the cross-platform ransomware, Kaspersky has discovered new ransomware gangs that learned to adapt their malware to different operating systems at the same time - and therefore cause damage to more organisations. The recent investigation by...

New tools to build, run, manage cloud-native apps

Enterprises are under increasing pressure to digitise their businesses by modernising app development and IT operations, as traditional approaches simply cannot deliver the competitive advantages or rapid innovation that businesses need today. Developers and IT teams...

VMware adds automation to ease hybrid work model implementation

A majority of companies have implementted or plan to implement a hybrid work model moving forward. However, supporting a hybrid work model creates new speedbumps for IT. At its VMware Explore conference in San Francisco, VMware outlined how autonomous workspaces...

Strong global growth for managed services

According to the IDC Services Contracts Database, more than 720 managed services deals were signed worldwide in the first half of 2022 (1H22) with $48-billion in contract value. While the total number of deals declined compared to the same period in 2021, the average...

CFOs plan to cut costs by investing in automation

Chief financial officers (CFOs) plan to protect their digital investments as they cut costs elsewhere in the business, according to recent surveys by Gartner. Among technology priorities, CFOs have particularly prioritised back-office automation as a key to driving...

Burn-out drives sellers to seek new jobs

A massive 89% of sellers report feeling burned out from work, according to a survey by Gartner, and more than half (54%) of respondents report actively looking for a new job as a result. Gartner surveyed 908 B2B sellers in December 2021 and January 2022 to determine...

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SimbaPay extends European coverage

Digital money transfer provider SimbaPay has expanded its instant Africa money transfer service to five new EU countries: France, Germany, Ireland, Italy and Spain. This follows a pilot that has been running for three months in the new EU countries. Africans living in...

Ricoh SA achieves DocuWare Diamond Club membership

Ricoh SA is the top ranked DocuWare partner for EMEA for 2015 (Diamond Ranking) based on product list price, for all countries in EMEA excluding German-speaking countries. DocuWare is the enterprise content management platform available in 70 countries and 16...

IT among the top operational risks in 2016

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Dialdirect customers earn data to manage their policies

South Africa has 23-million smartphone users and 57% of all Internet traffic comes from mobile devices. It's predicted that by 2019, there will be an estimated monthly data consumption of 7Gb.  Dialdirect Insurance is responding to this unprecedented growth in mobile...

Information management systems for strategic advantage

The full advantages of a Management Information System (MIS), can only be realised when implemented and approached as a strategic initiative, states Microsoft Gold Partner Mint Management Technologies client relationship management (CRM) director Chris Barry.  The...

SUSE makes it easier to manage SAP

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Verint adds intelligence to the call centre

Verint Systems has announced its acquisition of Contact Solutions, a provider of realtime, contextual customer care solutions. With this acquisition, Verint is furthering its mission of being the world's leading Actionable Intelligence platform that enables...

Cisco launches network virtualisation

Digitisation is driving service providers to find new ways to do things better, faster and with lower costs. To get there, many are moving toward virtualization and simplified programmability solutions for their networks. Network functions virtualisation (NFV) and...

Harel Mallac Bureautique brings Xerox MPS to Mauritius

A long-term Xerox partner and leading Mauritian print solutions provider Harel Mallac Bureautique (HMB) has further enhanced its value proposition by investing in the necessary skills to achieve Xerox Managed Print Services accreditation. The certification is provided...

EMC-RSA features in Gartner Magic Quadrant

RSA, The Security Division of EMC, has announced that Gartner has placed RSA Archer in the Leaders Quadrant for operational risk management. The report, published at the end of last year, is the first of several reports that will be published by Gartner in the coming...

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We are looking for an innovator with a strong background in Django and Python, let us know if you are interested! Key Requirements 8 to 10 years' senior development experienceDegree candidates take first preferenceExperience in software development including...

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Mobile App Developer (Flutter) – Gauteng Braamfontein

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