SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

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...

Governance key to health sector success

The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) has released a consensus study report titled "Achieving Good Governance and Management in the South African Health System”. Conducted by a seven-member expert panel, explores the critical governance issues impacting the...

Automotive chips address shifting market

Automotive chips are progressing towards high performance, high integration, and high reliability to meet the escalating complexity and technical requirements of the automotive sector, with ongoing technological innovations poised to expedite this evolution. A recent...

Software needed to monitor social and environmental sustainability

While environmental issues have dominated the ESG/sustainability narrative, a recent International Data Corporation (IDC) survey finds that social sustainability topics account for the largest share of use cases for sustainability software. These human and social...

Disappointing Q2 results drive urgency to boost Meta ad business

Meta has reported its first-ever year-over-year drop in revenue. Rachel Foster Jones, thematic analyst at GlobalData, offers her view: "Meta is facing the perfect storm, from slashed advertising budgets due to inflation, Apple's crackdown on privacy, competition with...

Electronic visas could transform travel

SITA today announced the launch of SITA eVisa and SITA Electronic Travel Authorisation to meet the rapidly-growing demand from governments for digital visa systems to stimulate national economies after Covid-19, strengthen security and improve the travel experience....

Malware campaign hunts Discord messenger users

On July 26, using the internal automated system for monitoring open-source repositories, Kaspersky researchers identified a malicious campaign dubbed LofyLife. The campaign employed four malicious packages spreading Volt Stealer and Lofy Stealer malware in the...

SA data breach costs at an all-time high

IBM Security has released the annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, revealing costlier and higher-impact data breaches than ever before, with the average cost of a data breach in South Africa reaching an all-time high of R49,25-million for surveyed organisations. With...

$230k up for grabs in app contest

Under the theme 'Together we Innovate', Huawei has launched the 2022 edition of the Huawei Global App Innovation Contest (Apps UP). The competition aims to strengthen the skills of regional app developers and drive collaboration to build a connected app ecosystem....

Ransomware now impacts 1 out of 40 organisations a week

New data on cyberattack trends from Check Point Research (CPR) indicates that ransomware attacks now affect one out of 40 organisations a week. The top three most targeted industries for ransomware are government/military, education/research and healthcare. Higher...

Consumers wise to brands that compromise products to cut costs

Sixty-two percent of consumers say they'll stop buying from brands who change product size ("shrinkflation") or quality ("skimpflation") to cut costs, according to Gartner. Only 7% said they would continue purchasing from a brand that cut costs in this way. A Gartner...

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Hitachi Data Systems has announced that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has named Hitachi Content Platform Anywhere as a 2015 Cloud Computing Storage Excellence Award winner, presented by TMC's Cloud Computing Magazine. The Cloud Storage Excellence Award...

Don’t get caught in the BMS trap

There's no disputing the value that a Building Management System (BMS) can add. It can be a big ticket item, however. This can make the idea of purchasing a scaled-down, "modular" BMS that can be expanded on a pay-per-feature basis attractive. Let the buyer beware -...

Handy things to do with your old smartphone

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Mark Harris will lead XON’s marketing team

Mark Harris has been promoted from national sales manager to marketing director of XON as the company bolsters its marketing strength following NEC Europe's investment in it. The two companies created an integrated market approach through the NEC Africa office in...

Pinnacle Africa is official distributor for Nutanix Solutions

Pinnacle Africa, one of Southern Africa's largest ICT distributors, is proud to announce its appointment as an official distribution partner of hyperconverged infrastructure provider, Nutanix. Under the agreement, Pinnacle Africa will distribute Nutanix's...

AWM360 rounds off service with Abiscan partnership

Workforce management, access and enterprise data collection solutions AWM360 Data Systems has partnered with Abiscan, a service provider within off balance sheet financing of technology, to offer clients an add-on service. Through the partnership, clients are able to...

UTi chooses Cquential for cloud-based warehouse management

UTi, a leading global supply chain management solutions company, has chosen to implement the Cquential Rapid Deployment warehouse management system at several of its own distribution centres, as well those of its customers, in South Africa, the Philippines, Thailand...

Keep staff motivated during December

As we approach the end of the year and head into the holiday season, it can become difficult for employees to remain motivated and productive at work, especially when working over the December period. Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of Manpower South Africa looks at how...

Eutelsat extends connections in Africa

Eutelsat Communications and Camusat have entered into a partnership agreement that will enhance turnkey connectivity solutions for mobile operators in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will drive growth of mobile communications that have dramatically expanded in...

How Google Cloud Platform powers Nomanini’s payments platform

Google has commended South African-based enterprise payments platform provider, Nomanini, for its role in modernising informal markets using Google products. Google's Cloud Platform team visited Nomanini earlier this year to learn more about how the company uses...

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We're looking for a passionate and organized individual who loves driving delivery in a fast-paced environment. Do you have a knack for keeping projects on track, managing delivery and fostering collaboration? Join a leader in healthcare technology solutions, as an...

Senior Functional Tester – Gauteng Johannesburg

We currently have an opportunity for a Senior Functional Testers. The Senior Functional Tester is primarily responsible for assessing and maintaining, with little supervision, a level of quality for the systems and products offered to clients, and to help the...

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IT Engineer - Cape Town (Southern Suburbs) required for my client in the Financial Services profession.My client, an established and highly regarded Investment firm are looking for the right candidate to fulfil the role of IT Engineer. This role will be pivotal in...

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Requirements: The company requires the services of a Test Analyst in the Technology Department. We require a self-starter with an outgoing personality and the ability to communicate at all levels. The successful candidate will be required to facilitate Testing within...

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Data Analyst (Wits RHI) – Gauteng Berea

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