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​" –...

CEOs are reshaping C-suite roles for the AI era

The accelerating pace of artificial intelligence (AI) is pushing CEOs to redesign how C-suite roles are structured to drive greater business impact across the enterprise. In the foreword of a new global study from the IBM Institute for Business Value, IBM...

Energy transition momentum slows as global volatility rises

The global energy transition to a more equitable, secure and sustainable energy system is still progressing but has lost momentum in the face of increasing uncertainty worldwide, according to a new World Economic Forum report. While 107 of the 120 countries...

Bright future ahead for AI-powered electric grid

The electric grid and the utilities managing it have an important role to play in the next industrial revolution that's being driven by AI and accelerated computing. This is the word from Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang, speaking at the annual meeting of the...

Climate change, AI will influence work in 2050

Climate change and artificial intelligence-enabled technology development will be key drivers of how work is organised and valued in 2050, but whether it will be a dystopian or progressive future will depend on how far South Africa democratises technology and...

Inflation, currency volatility to impact global IT spending growth

Worldwide IT spending is projected to total $4,5-trillion in 2022, an increase of 3% from 2021, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. While IT spending is expected to grow in 2022, it will be at a much slower pace than 2021 due to spending cutbacks on PCs,...

European investments in public cloud services will hit $113bn this year

According to the International Data Corporation (IDC)’s Worldwide Public Cloud Services Spending Guide, Public Cloud Services (PCS) spending in Europe will reach $113 billion in 2022 and will double to $$239 billion by 2026, growing at a 22% 5-year 2021-2026 CAGR....

Most tech purchases end in regret

As technology continues to become more critical to the business, technology customers have access to more options and information than ever before leading to more instances of buyer remorse. A massive 56% of organisations said they had a high degree of purchase regret...

Virtual, augmented-mixed reality set for 11-fold growth

The virtual reality (VR) and augmented-mixed reality (AR-MR) market is at the heart of futuristic digital transformation, offering immersive and assisted experiences through a 3D virtual environment inlaid within or on top of observable reality. Frost & Sullivan’s...

SA was leading in online learning pre-Covid

Prior to Covid-19, South Africa had the highest percentage of learners receiving online or blended learning as their main mode of course delivery compared with the UK, Middle East and Europe. According to research covering higher education (HE) instructors’ priorities...

NFT marketplace  to tokenise R18m ZAR coin collection

The South African Gold Coin Exchange & The Scoin Shop has partnered with Momint, a South African Web 3.0 tech firm, to tokenise an exclusive Complete Denomination Coin Proof set of the old Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) coinage for the digital era. Collectively...

Amazon-related phishing sites approach 900 on Amazon Prime Day

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is one of the most profitable days for Amazon, together with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the holiday season. At the same time, it’s one of the most opportune moments for criminals to dupe consumers into visiting fake sites, which...

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New OmniSwitch 6900 switches from ALE

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is introducing a new member of its Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900 family of switches. The new Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6900-X72 is a high-density 10GbE/40GbE switch with embedded Intelligent Fabric technology that helps automate IT...

ECONZ Wireless extends mobile features

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ICT connects SA communities, drives growth

The pace at which ICT transforms our world has accelerated in the 21st century - and we are working hard to bring these benefits to all our fellow citizens, writes Lucky Mochalibane, head of department: corporate communications and marketing of the State Information...

Sophos adds auto scaling to UTM for AWS

Sophos has announced enhancements to its Unified Threat Management (UTM) solution designed for organisations of all sizes using Amazon Web Services (AWS). Sophos UTM 9 features Auto Scaling technology to ensure a user's security layer scales to match application needs...

Panda Security launches Adaptive Defense

With more than 230 000 new malware samples created daily, businesses are facing increased threats that put their confidential information at risk and leave them in compromising situations. Introducing Adaptive Defense 360, Panda's latest solution that covers all that...

Veeam reduces hardware cost, improves management

Veeam Software's Veeam Availability Suite v9 will include a new storage capability that dramatically reduces the total cost of ownership (TCO) of backup storage, lowers hardware costs and radically simplifies backup storage management in complex enterprise...

Cloud service adds control, automates compliance

Without the ability to digitize risk and compliance activities, organizations cannot rise to calls for greater accountability, nor can they evaluate and manage potential threats to the business, while keeping resources and costs in check.  Finance teams are challenged...

MoneyGram, Econet partner for Zim transfers

MoneyGram and Econet Wireless have announced a new service that enables customers from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide to transfer funds via EcoCash, Zimbabwe's leading mobile money transfer solution. The new offering means that more than 4,9-million...

Cost of retiring old computer equipment

Executives are ever-vigilant in finding ways to cut costs and increase efficiencies. In their quest, they have realised that decommissioned IT assets are an unnecessary cost and have potential economic value. The influx of new technology creates a corresponding and...

Vodacom helps to scale up M-Health in SA

Eye sight screening, hearing tests, proper heart checks, patient care and round-the-clock pregnancy monitoring - these are just some of the functions that can now be performed with a smart phone. These health solutions were launched at GovTech, running on Vodacom...

Network & Server Administrator

Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the Information Technology or related field.2 years' relevant experience and knowledge working in an ICT environment.Proven experience in the support and maintenance of computers systems, servers and network...

Senior Programmer

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB / EXPERIENCETo develop and support for the B2B platform.- AWS Certified Developer with 5+ years of industry experience and more than 2 years as Full Stack AWS Developer comprising of software configuration, design, development, and data lake...

Network & Server Administrator – Gauteng Centurion

Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree or equivalent in the Information Technology or related field.2 years' relevant experience and knowledge working in an ICT environment.Proven experience in the support and maintenance of computers systems, servers and network...

Senior Programmer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB / EXPERIENCETo develop and support for the B2B platform.- AWS Certified Developer with 5+ years of industry experience and more than 2 years as Full Stack AWS Developer comprising of software configuration, design, development, and data lake...

Business Analyst

Summary Leading Financial Services Client requires a Senior Business Analyst to join their team on a 6 Month contract Description Stakeholder management and communicationExecution of business analysis methodologiesAssist with project requirements planningProcess...

Fullstack DevOps Engineer (Chief Expert) 0120

Experienced FULLSTACK DEVOPS ENGINEER with Master's Degree, 10 years+ Java / 5 years+ Frontend and Public Cloud experience required for a reputable global clientExperienced FULLSTACK DEVOPS ENGINEER with Master's Degree, 10 years+ Java / 5 years+ Frontend and Public...

Systems Integrator (Microsoft)

An exciting opportunity is currently available for a Systems Integrator (Microsoft) in JHB CBD within the Learning and Development sector. This will be a full-time office-based role. This role will test your thinking abilities and tap into your problem-solving...

Business Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Summary Leading Financial Services Client requires a Senior Business Analyst to join their team on a 6 Month contract Description Stakeholder management and communicationExecution of business analysis methodologiesAssist with project requirements planningProcess...

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Systems Integrator (Microsoft) – Gauteng Johannesburg

An exciting opportunity is currently available for a Systems Integrator (Microsoft) in JHB CBD within the Learning and Development sector. This will be a full-time office-based role. This role will test your thinking abilities and tap into your problem-solving...

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