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​" –...

When the love of your life is a serial scamster

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 -Cyber scams worldwide have cost more than $55-million and impact everyone, at all levels of society. But we still don’t have systems in place to effectively help the victims. One of the world’s best-known scam...

GenAI and its role in perpetrating and defending against cybercrime

Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has the potential to help improve cybersecurity defences – but it can be a powerful threat actor too. No-one is safe, says Ravi Bhat, chief technology and commercial...

Urgent investment needed to mitigate future disasters

The recent launch of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction's (UNDRR) Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction reinforce the growing body of evidence...

IBM, Red Hat technology launch into space

EnduroSat, the provider of software-defined NanoSats and Space services for business and academia, has announced that open source, hybrid cloud and AI technologies from IBM and Red Hat are part of its second mission, which is scheduled to launch to low earth orbit...

Hein Engelbrecht is acting-CEO of Mustek

Following the unexpected death of Mustek CEO David Kan last week (20 May 2022), long-standing MD Hein Engelbrecht has been appointed as the acting-CEO for the group. According to a statement from the company, the board met yesterday (23 May 2022) to discuss the way...

Chief economists issue dire warning

The World Economic Forum's Community of Chief Economists expects lower economic activity, higher inflation, lower real wages and greater food insecurity globally in 2022, pointing to the devastating human consequences of the fragmentation of the global economy....

Tech trends to watch in banking

Generative artificial intelligence (AI), autonomic systems and privacy-enhancing computation are three technology trends gaining traction in banking and investment services in 2022, according to Gartner. These trends will continue to grow over the next two to three...

Battery industry to exceed $168bn by 2030

The battery industry is set to be one of the most significant over the next 10 years, according to GlobalData, which predicts that revenues will exceed $168-billion by 2030. However, the data and analytics company notes that extraction of raw materials will not meet...

People-first approach needed in AI era

Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence can be a force for exceptional business progress, but could also cut jobs, impacting a multitude of workers and their families. Instead of cutting heads, organisations should be empowering employees with technology to...

Chinese cyber espionage campaign targeting defence research institutes

Check Point Research (CPR) has detected an ongoing, cyber espionage operation targeting Russian defence research institutes. Attributed to Chinese nation-state actors, the operation uses spear-phishing emails sent under the guise of the Russian Ministry of Health to...

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MDM participates in data quality summit

Master Data Management's MD, Gary Allemann, is the only African to present at the 2015 Data Quality Pro Virtual Summit. Allemann joins a prestigious multinational group of data management specialists on the presenter panel. “Our goal with this event is to provide our...

The intranet has evolved

The word "intranet" tends to bring to mind boring internal communications sites, used mainly by HR and marketing to disseminate documents and newsletters, says Peter Reid, SharePoint solutions head at Intervate, T-Systems company. This traditionally push strategy has...

Service delivery in the Internet age

  In an age in which technology has changed consumers' perceptions and consumption habits, the financial services industry has had to innovate rapidly in response to this new mindset. Quintis Venter, senior software engineer at ThoughtWorks, argues that the...

Maturing enterprise mobility strategies

Once every 20 – 25 years, the information and communication technology (ICT) industry shifts to a new technology platform for growth and innovation, says Neil Cosser, Identity & Data protection manager for Africa at Gemalto. The Industrial Development Corporation...

Dark data illuminated

Dark data is a relatively new term to the industry, defined by Gartner “as the information assets organisations collect, process and store during regular business activities, but generally fail to use for other purposes (for example, analytics, business relationships...

Software escrow levels the playing fields

Software escrow agreements can play a major role in developing a business environment in which South African SMMEs can flourish. This is because an escrow arrangement governing the source code developed and maintained by the SMME essentially nullifies tender...

Tennis fans can watch the game on mobiles

Ericsson is using its Networked Event platform to enable tennis fans around the world to follow the Collector Swedish Open – which takes place in Båstad, Sweden, from 13 July to 19 July – on their mobile devices. Apps for iOS and Android will enable tennis fans to not...

Stop security gaps as they occur

South African organisations are increasingly looking to protect themselves against the insider threat, says John Mc Loughlin, MD of J2 Software. This is as the result of more stringent compliance and regulatory requirements, as well as the higher profile of insider...

Leveraging contact centre analytics

As reported in the South African customer satisfaction index, customer satisfaction is on the decline among some of South Africa’s top companies within the insurance, mobile network, internet, retail and banking industries.  Global leader in customer engagement...

CloudBerry announces Dedup Server

CloudBerry Lab has announced the availability of CloudBerry Dedup Server, a data deduplication solution for Windows Server. The solution can reduce storage volume requirements by up to 90% for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) backing up their data to the cloud and...

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Must have experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Persons must note the following: experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Be presentable and be able to travel into remote areas on the continentBe very good in accounting and mathsPortuguese an...

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About our client:Our client, established in the 90's and headquartered in Cape Town, has a global presence with 500+ employees. They are a diverse team of engineers, developers and specialists in finance, HR, digital infrastructure and marketing who love utilising...

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SERVICE DESK TECHNICIAN JOB GRADE: C3 ICT Department has a vacancy for a Service Desk Technician within the Development Operations Division. Applications are invited from people who meet the qualification and experience requirements below.PURPOSE OF THE JOB:To...

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Must have experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Persons must note the following: experience in wordpress and web design and graphics Be presentable and be able to travel into remote areas on the continentBe very good in accounting and mathsPortuguese an...

SERVICE DESK TECHNICIAN at Armscor – Gauteng Pretoria Gardens

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