The cost of a cyber breach goes way beyond money
The costs and fallout from a cyber security breach extend far beyond revenue losses, impacting jobs, mental wellbeing, trust and future business. This is according to cyber security experts within the Cyber Security Special Interest Group (SIGCyber) of the Institute...
Young gamers fall victim to cybercriminals
The number of unique users targeted by cybercriminals using popular children’s games as a lure surged by 30% in the first six months of 2024 compared to H2 2023, according to Kaspersky experts. Researchers analysed gaming risks for young players and discovered that...
Self-spreading stealer targets gamers on YouTube
Kaspersky researchers spotted an unusual malicious bundle (a collection of malicious programs distributed in the form of a single installation file, self-extracting archive or other file with installer-type functionality) targeting gamers on YouTube. Its main payload...
SA consumers demand human interaction from banks
While AI is projected to bring in billions for the global banking industry in the next few years, 2022 consumer research conducted by BPO provider, Merchants, suggests that going fully digital may not be the answer for South African banks who want to keep customers...
Credit cards consume less electricity than bitcoin
Visa, MasterCard, and American Express combined consume less than 1% of Bitcoin electricity, according to new data from StockApps.com Speaking on the data, StockApps.com specialist, Edith Reads, says. "Most people prefer cashless transactions. Bitcoin and credit cards...
SASE bucks economic uncertainty with strong growth
The strong enterprise appetite for network and security transformation drove robust growth in SASE related SD-WAN networking and security service edge (SSE) security technologies, according to a new report from Dell'Oro Group. "Even in an environment of macro-economic...
Intel leads in addressing technology shifts
Kathy Gibson is at VMware vForum 2022 - Intel is rapidly changing and innovating as technology shifts to address the global move to digitalisation. "Technology has never been more important to humanity than it is today," says Nathan Reddy, industry technical...
Innovation key to creating jobs and driving growth in SA
With the shift towards the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) well underway, innovation has emerged as one of the key attributes of a winning nation - and South Africa can take its place at the forefront of 4IR by investing in building its Science, Technology,...
Consumers becoming more savvy on digital payments
The adoption of a broad range of digital payment methods is accelerating in South Africa, according to Mastercard's New Payment Index 2022. In addition to being aware of solutions like cryptocurrency, digital cards, biometric payments, Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL), and...
Exploitation of Internet-facing apps is No 1 initial attack vector
According to the recent Kaspersky Incident Response Analytics Report, more than half (53,6%) of cyberattacks in 2021 started with vulnerability exploitation. Other common initial attack methods included compromised accounts and malicious emails. When attackers plan...
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Agilitude opens East African office
Salesforce reseller and consulting partner Agilitude has announced that is has opened an office in Kenya, making East Africa its next target for growth. Agilitude opened its South African operation in May 2013 and has experienced significant growth on the back of its...
Two Oceans Marketing simplifies stock management
Two Oceans Marketing, a provider of marketing and distribution services to the South African Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry, has implemented the Sage X3 and Sage Inventory Advisor from Sage Enterprise (Previously Sage ERP Africa) to streamline stock...
Latest Mini Media Converters hit SA
Netshield SA has unveiled the latest additions to its growing range of media convertors by way of the new Netshield Mini Fibre Ethernet Bridge Media Converters. Ideal for companies looking to marry their voice and data networks or add fibre into an existing network,...
Financial firms focus on reconciliation
Two-thirds of top-tier financial institutions, including many with significant operations in Africa, have established reconciliation centers of excellence (CoE) following a recent wave of consolidation of the reconciliation function within these institutions,...
Protecting against today’s advanced threats
Although companies are investing millions in cyber security solutions, stories of advanced cyber-attacks continue to flood the headlines on a daily basis. The attackers are succeeding, and are wreaking significant financial, operational and reputational damage to...
Alternative due diligence platform debuts
South African investment company Knife Capital today announced the launch of YueDiligence, an alternative due diligence platform to bridge the information gap between entrepreneurs and investors. The new web-based tool automates and structures the initial due...
AMD announces new graphics units
AMD has announced multiple new discrete AMD Embedded Radeon graphics options suitable for multiple form factors. The suite of products is specifically designed to advance the visual and parallel processing capabilities of embedded applications. The graphics cards...
New firewalls from Fortinet
Fortinet has launched its new FortiWeb 4000E and 3000E Web Application Firewalls (WAFs), designed to help customers prevent identity theft, financial fraud and denial of service through specialised, layered application threat protection. ortiWeb appliances now offer...
Ricoh listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
Ricoh has been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) for the third year in a row, obtaining the industry best score in four categories: Innovation Management, Privacy Protection, Environmental Policy/Management System, and Climate Strategy. DJSI,...
Africa Code Week kicks off
SAP has announced the start of Africa Code Week, a continent-wide initiative to spread digital literacy and simplify access to coding education for young people. From 1 to 10 October 2015, online sessions and hundreds of free coding workshops will be organized for...
Web Developer (Full Stack Python Django Developer)
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Data Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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IT Technical Manager – Eastern Cape Gqebera
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Web Developer (Full Stack Python Django Developer) – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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Software Tester – Remote – Remote Remote
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