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​" –...

Behind the screens at the Las Vegas Sphere

Sphere is a new kind of entertainment medium in Las Vegas, captivating audiences with spectacular LED displays that cover nearly 750 000 square feet inside and outside the venue. Behind the screens, around 150 Nvidia RTX A6000 GPUs help power visuals on...

Serious concerns raised over 2022 census data

Professor Tom Moultrie and Emeritus Professor Rob Dorrington, demographers from the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Centre for Actuarial Research (CARe), have identified significant issues with the 2022 South African census. Their expertise, particularly in analysing...

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...

NASA sets new Artemis I launch date

NASA will target Saturday, 3 September at 14h17 EDT (20h17 local time), as the beginning of a two-hour window, for the launch of Artemis I, the first integrated test of NASA's Orion spacecraft, Space Launch System (SLS) rocket, and the ground systems at the agency's...

Remote working increases the threat of RDP attacks

At a time when hybrid working is normalised, many companies have taken to using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) that enables computers on the same corporate network to be linked together and accessed remotely even when employees are at home. However, this has given...

VMware tackles multi-cloud challenges

VMware, at its rebranded conference and expo VMware Explore being held this week in San Francisco, has unveiled a raft of new offerings and solution updates to help customers navigate and thrive in today’s multi-cloud world. “Whether you’re a challenger born in the...

VMware Aria advances multi-cloud management

More organisations are delivering applications across public clouds and at the edge, and they’re increasingly using Kubernetes to manage and scale their modernised and cloud-native apps. However, managing apps and infrastructure in a multi-cloud, especially public...

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Protect against new ransomware threat

A new strain of ransomware came to the fore, dubbed Locky because of the way it renames the file extension. Locky targets users via email attachments, which is often an invoice in a Microsoft Word document. Once the recipient downloads the file, if Office macros are...

Fortinet launches cyber threat assessment programme

Fortinet has unveiled its new Cyber Threat Assessment Program (CTAP) designed to provide organizations a detailed look into the type and amount of cyber threats posing risks to their networks, yet are going undetected by their existing security solutions. This new...

Relentless threats drive managed security demand

Arbor Networks, the security division of NetScout, has released its 11th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR) offering direct insights from the global operational security community on a comprehensive range of issues, from threat detection and...

LG Mobile, Vodacom in Super Rugby device partnership

LG Electronics has announced a Vodacom Super Rugby device partnership with Vodacom for 2016. The Super Rugby device partnership between LG and Vodacom is aimed at clearly positioning that LG is available from Vodacom and ultimately endorsed by Vodacom as their device...

Profica delivers first phase of Zambia’s York Commercial Park

Property and construction solutions company Profica is the Project Manager for the newly launched York Commercial Park development in Lusaka, Zambia. Strategically located six kilometers south of Lusaka's Central Business District, on Kafue Road, this ultra-modern...

Nutanix stays on top of customer loyalty

Nutanix has received the Omega NorthFace Scoreboard Award for the third consecutive year, demonstrating its on-going commitment to building sustainable, long-term customer loyalty. "We are extremely proud to be recognised for our unwavering commitment to the Nutanix...

TFG deploys new security solution

TFG, one of South Africa's leading fashion lifestyle retail groups, has completed the first phase of the implementation of CA Technologies Identity Manager and Identity Governance solutions to address information security and compliance demands. This phase involved...

ServiceLife Accessories appoints SPL as distributor

Service Parts Logistics, Africa's largest IT parts distributor, has been appointed by ServiceLife Accessories , an brand of ultra-high quality parts and accessories. ServiceLife is backed by leading Asia-Pacific's producers of laptop accessories, computing...

Volunteer programmes are good for business

A happy and engaged employee equals good business for the company they work for. Research indicates that companies with high levels of employee engagement enjoy a significant increase in productivity and general wellbeing, which leads to increased profitability and...

EOH joins OpenText Global Partner Program

EOH Enterprise Content Management (ECM) has joined the OpenText Global Partner Program, becoming an OpenText Gold (Premier) partner. EOH EIM Executive Victor van der Watt says with OpenText, it can help clients grow faster, lower operational costs and reduce security...

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...

Senior Software Developer at Accenture

Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...

Snr Control Software Engineer

ENVIRONMENT:A radio astronomy company is seeking a Senior Control Software Engineer to plan, implement, modify, administer, and evaluate Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for a cutting-edge telescope. The ideal candidate should have extensive...

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Leading Corporate and Investment Bank seeks an experienced DATA ENGINEERNB: this is a 4 day per week in the office role with the offices based in Sandton Terradata PowerBI MSSQL Hive Ab Initio (a bonus) Data API's Will be required to build data warehouse components on...

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...

Senior Software Developer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

Senior Developer Are you ready to be part of a transformational journey that will reshape the digital landscape of Africa? A leading Pan-African telecommunications company is launching a groundbreaking Software Engineering Centre of Excellence (COE); dedicated to...

Snr Control Software Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town

ENVIRONMENT:A radio astronomy company is seeking a Senior Control Software Engineer to plan, implement, modify, administer, and evaluate Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software and systems for a cutting-edge telescope. The ideal candidate should have extensive...

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Leading Corporate and Investment Bank seeks an experienced FRONT END DEVELOPER - ANGULARNB: this is a 4 day per week in the office role with the offices based in Sandton Very strong UI development skills (Minimum 5 years' experience)Solid experience in the following...

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CAREER LEVEL: 9Location: Centurion, South AfricaPURPOSE OF JOB:To design and maintain simple to moderate to complex programs and to provide relevant support to operational support and support service teams as required.Main Responsibilities/Tasks:To efficiently code,...

Mainframe Application Developer at Accenture

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