ID-based attacks rife as phishing, authentication abuse on the rise

Phishing accounted for more than half of cybersecurity incident response engagements in the second quarter of 2026, while authentication abuse was observed in 65% of engagements, according to the latest Incident Response Trends report from Cisco Talos. The findings...

Tech sales under the lash as consumers curb spending

South Africa’s fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) market is proving resilient so far in 2026, although retailers and brands in the tech and durables (T&D) sector are experiencing a number of challenges. This is according to NielsenIQ (NIQ) South Africa, which has...

Roman space telescope begins its quest to the dark universe

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has begun a three-month, million-mile journey to its final orbit where it is hoped it will reveal the universe’s darkest secrets. The mission launched at 7:26 AM EDT Sunday aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch...

Crackdowns alone won’t stop online wildlife trafficking

A new major global review shows that platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube are fueling a fast-growing and difficult-to-track illegal wildlife trade. The University of Cape Town’s (UCT) Dr Annette Hübschle, a co-author of the study, says closing...

Mixed bag for Ethernet switch and router markets

Worldwide Ethernet switch revenues declined 14,1% year over year in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24) to $10,2-billion but rose 15.4% compared to the first quarter of 2024. Total worldwide enterprise and service provider (SP) router revenues declined 30,6% year over...

Telecom leaders redefine the industry with network APIs

Some of the world’s largest telecom operators, including América Móvil, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Reliance Jio, Singtel, Telefonica, Telstra, T-Mobile, Verizon and Vodafone, together with Ericsson have announced a new venture to combine and...

Fintech market resilient after a banner year in 2021

Global fintech investment declined from $111,2-billion in the second half of 2021(H221) to $107,8-billion in H122 but remained remarkably resilient compared to historical trends given the challenges affecting the broader investment market, including geopolitical...

Tiny laser will help to find water on the Moon

Finding water on the Moon could be easier with a Goddard technology that uses an effect called quantum tunneling to generate a high-powered terahertz laser, filling a gap in existing laser technology. Locating water and other resources is a NASA priority crucial to...

Inaugural Africa Education Medal goes to Prof Phakeng

University of Cape Town (UCT) vice-chancellor Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng has been named the winner of the inaugural Africa Education Medal, launched this year by T4 Education and HP in collaboration with Intel and Microsoft. Professor Phakeng was chosen from among...

Study shows Chinese cities are leading in carbon reduction

Thirty-eight Chinese cities have reduced their emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide (CO2) despite growing economies and populations for at least five years - defined as proactively peaked cities, a new study reveals. A further 21 cities have cut CO2 emissions as...

Intel debuts socketed SoC processors for the edge

Intel has announced the availability of its 12th Gen Intel CoreTM SoC processors for IoT Edge. Representing a new lineup of purpose-built edge products optimized for Internet of Things (IoT) applications, this first-of-its-kind socketed system-on-chip (SoC) delivers...

Retail trends for 2022 and beyond

Gears switched at the beginning of 2022 as we entered a new phase in a retail eco-system that was still massaging aches and pains and playing catch up with new consumer behavioural patterns evolving as - "new ways of doing things", "adaptability" and "having an...

Celebs take the plunge for Special Olympic National Games

The annual Special Olympics South Africa Polar Plunge is back, now in its sixth year, will see more than 150 celebs and well-known personalities taking the plunge into icy water to help raise funds for the 2022 Special Olympics South Africa National Games taking place...

Licensing exemption and regulation notice published for public comment

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Gwede Mantashe has published the Licensing Exemption and Regulation Notice under section 36(4) of the Electricity Regulation Act (2006), for public comment in Government Gazette No. 46845 3 of 02 September 2022. The Licensing...

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Digital data centres are the future

The digital era has revolutionised the way businesses operate, with disruptive technologies such as Social, Mobile, Analytics and Cloud leading the way. In addition, we are seeing the emergence of machine learning, the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and rapid...

Vantage Capital provides funding for Servest

Vantage Capital announced that it has provided R356-million ($28-million) of funding to over 30 Servest managers. The funding was used to increase management’s shareholding in the company as part of the recently-announced Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH) buyout of the...

Click n Compare sees African growth

CNC Group (CNC), parent company of Click n Compare, the South African-focused comparison website is expanding their African footprint after a very successful year with a strong month on month growth of 40%. Alongside the South African success of the brand comes now...

Move to management level with a PGD

A postgraduate diploma in business administration (PGD) helps professionals to make the leap from operating as a professional with specific skills, to becoming an excellent manager, says Dr Renosi Mokate, the Unisa Graduate School of Business Leadership (SBL)...

Software AG unveils logistics solution

Software AG has unveiled a Smart Logistics blueprint for its Digital Business Platform. The Digital Business Platform combines capabilities to digitise, analyse and monetise assets by enabling cutting edge digital applications. The Smart Logistics blueprint overlays...

LG wins four EISA Awards

LG Electronics (LG) took home four European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) Awards this year, marking the fourth consecutive recognition for LG’s OLED TV and the second year for a G Series smartphone. The prestigious EISA Awards are decided annually by a panel of...

Cyber security conference to address risks

“Threat actors” in the cyber and mobile security arena have been posing more and more of a threat to the South African digital banking landscape. The focus has moved away from individuals, who were traditionally seen as the weak link, and now falls on banks and...

Ericsson showcases cloud leadership at IDF15

Ericsson demonstrated key technologies from its cloud infrastructure portfolio at the Intel Developer Forum 2015 (IDF15), an industry and media event held from 18 to 20 August in San Francisco, US.The event showcased Ericsson's cloud technology leadership to a broad...

VMstore T5000 All-Flash series from TIntri

Tintri has announced the release of the Tintri VMstore T5000 All-Flash series. The VMstore T5000 joins the award winning T800 Hybrid-Flash series to create a portfolio of VM-aware storage platforms that offer enterprises and service providers their choice of storage,...

MTN Business launches SDP in Mpumalanga

MTN Business has reaffirmed its commitment to develop small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) within Nelspruit by extending its supplier development programme (SDP) and accelerator programme (AP), the company’s enterprise development initiatives, to the Mpumalanga...

Network Manager – Gauteng Braamfontein

Key ResponsibilitiesAttend to break/Fix events at mid-level complexity level from on Naas and On Premise Infrastructure.Make configurations and installations on the international sites.Manage, monitor, maintain and secure the infrastructure.Improve and expand the...

Cloud Engineer – Gauteng Johannesburg

My client is seeking a Cloud Engineer to support in the design of reference architecture and provides input to the DevOps team for implementation of codified stacks that meet the needs of the applications. Contribute to a small number of products or work streams...

Data Centre Engineer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Are you ready to join a dynamic team and dive into the world of cutting-edge technology? We are on the lookout for a passionate and skilled Data Centre Engineer with two years of relevant experience. If you're a tech enthusiast with a knack for VMware, Hewlett Packard...

Developer – PYTHON (MASTER) at Parvana Recruitment

Parvana Role: Our client develops exciting software using modern tools, techniques and methodologies. Responsibilities: Product design, programming, bug verification, and testing of computer programs for software products and/or customer applications. Researching...

Business Analyst (Data Analyst)

12 Month contract that will be renewed Our client is looking for a Business Analyst. The Business Analyst acts as a bridge between the business and the IT development teams and will be responsible for the systematic and methodical investigation, analysis and...

Data Scientist-AI Platform (Entry) 2491 TT

Cloud ManagementCoordination between development and support environmentsTranslating and simplifying requirementsDevOps ExperienceManaging projects / processesAbility to develop within a specific sought-after programming languageStrong working knowledge with software...

Java Developer (Senior) 1332 TT

Development and maintenance on platform/applicationReview and present proposed system solution to IT Project Manager / Leader and User Management or System ownerDevelop systems solutions in line with quality and delivery requirementsPreparation of system/technical...

Data Engineer

Seeking Data Engineers ??12 month Contract ??Onsite // Cape Town What you will do:Data Mastery: Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines that ensure the seamless flow of data from diverse sources to our data lakes and warehouses.Data Science Integration:...

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