Venture capital funding in cybersecurity heading to record levels
The surging cost of cybercrime - expected to jump from a shocking $9,2-trillion to a head-spinning $13,8-trillion in the next four years - continues fueling cybersecurity market growth, both in revenue and the amount of capital poured into the companies working in...
Alarming surge in AI-driven cybercrime
Trend Micro has warned that threat actors have bounced back from recent law enforcement efforts to unleash a new wave of attacks leveraging AI and other techniques – revealing that it blocked almost 47-million email threats, more than 7 000 ransomware attempts, and...
Linx signs collaboration deal with NAPAfrica
The London Internet Exchange (Linx) has announced a strategic collaboration with African Internet Exchange Point, NAPAfrica. The partnership will mean networks currently connected and peering at NAPAfrica or Linx can access either of the exchanges via trusted and...
Nvidia Hopper sets AI inference records
In their debut on the MLPerf industry-standard AI benchmarks, Nvidia H100 Tensor Core GPUs set world records in inference on all workloads, delivering up to 4,5-times more performance than previous-generation GPUs. Additionally, Nvidia A100 Tensor Core GPUs and the...
AMD joins PyTorch foundation as founding member
AMD has announced it is joining the newly created PyTorch Foundation as a founding member. The foundation, which will be part of the non-profit Linux Foundation, will drive adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tooling by fostering and sustaining an ecosystem of...
Global Internet bandwidth nudges 1Pbps mark
Global Internet bandwidth rose by 28% in 2022, now standing at 997Tbps, with a four-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29%. TeleGeography forecasts that the Pbps era will soon be underway, as its latest Global Internet Geography research tracks the continued...
Empowering women could help with cybersecurity skills crisis
South Africa is facing a continued shortage of critical skills. This shines a relentless light on the importance of empowering young people so they can connect with careers and futures that inspire them. In the cybersecurity space, this focus has never been more...
IBM LinuxONE servers help reduce energy consumption
IBM has unveiled the next generation of its LinuxONE server, a highly scalable Linux and Kubernetes-based platform, designed to deliver scalability to support thousands of workloads in the footprint of a single system. IBM LinuxONE Emperor 4 features capabilities that...
60 years since the JF Kennedy Moonshot speech
It’s 60 years since US President John Kennedy made his famous “Moonshot” speech. On 12 September 1962, Kennedy addressed a crowd of 35 000 people at Rice University in Houston, recommitting the US to the Moon landing goal he proposed to Congress in May 1961. He...
Children in the driving seat of an EV future
Children are already driving the EV revolution - despite not yet being able to get behind the wheel themselves. A new global survey by ABB E-Mobility reveals that children not only educate their parents on environmental issues and admonish them for un-eco-friendly...
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Standard Bank updates mobile app
With Standard Bank’s latest updates to its app for Android and Apple smartphones, customers can now change their monthly payment limits, view their vehicle finance accounts, activate their cards for international travel, trade shares on stock exchanges around the...
Pimp your Dell with the E-Port Replicator
Mobility and convenience have driven an increase in the usage of notebooks as everyday computing devices. However, while they often feature similar processing power and capabilities compared to desktops, connecting several external monitors as well as printers,...
MasterCard is a leader in change, says Fortune
MasterCard is on the first Fortune “Change the World” list of companies that have made a sizable impact on major global social or environmental problems as part of their competitive strategy. At number 11, MasterCard sits among other leading innovative companies...
IndigoCube offers web application security assessment
IndigoCube has announced the availability of its Web Application Security Assessment (WASA) service, designed to identify specific vulnerabilities in websites and web-based applications, and then to provide pragmatic remediation actions to correct and avoid future...
VMware debuts VMware Workstation 12 Pro and Player
VMware has announced the newest version of its leading PC virtualisation solution, VMware Workstation 12 Pro. VMware Workstation 12 Pro is ready for Microsoft Windows 10, and introduces over 40 new features to support the latest software and hardware innovations in...
ESET upgrades parental control
ESET has launched a Beta version of its new ESET Parental Control for Android app. As a thank you to all Beta testers, ESET is offering free access to the app’s security features such as Web Guard or Time Management for six months at no cost. According to the Ofcom...
Accelerate analytics ROI with Decision Inc
Decision Inc. has announced the release of its Performance Accelerators, a set of pre-built analytics and business models that are designed to provide companies with the means to improve the efficiency and usability of their business intelligence software. From a...
Jawbone UP3 now available in SA
UP3 by Jawbone is a multi-sensor activity tracker that provides in-depth information about your health and fitness. Inside its slim design, the patented multi-sensor platform in UP3 collects and analyses a wide range of biometric signals, delivering actionable...
Outsourcing drives innovation, value
Chief information officers (CIOs) are under enormous pressure to align IT with business strategy in the face of rapidly evolving and changing technology developments, says Saurabh Kumar, MD at In2IT Technologies South Africa. Technology has a significant impact on...
GIT brings NovelSat NS3 technology to SA
Graphic Image Technologies (GIT) is now distributing NovelSat NS3’s third generation satellite transmission technology. Considered a game changer, the NovelSat satellite transmission equipment delivers between 30 and 60 percent higher data throughput rates, driving...
System Integrator – Gauteng Houghton Estate
The System Integrator at ICS is in charge of designing, coding, testing, and analyzing software programs and applications and reports to the Senior Manager of Solutions Delivery. Throughout the production lifetime, this entails investigating, designing, documenting,...
Mid-Level Software Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js) (CPT Remote)
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of a Mid-Level Software Engineer is sought to join the Recon Team of a fast-growing FinTech company. You will be working in the exciting space of automated reconciliation of transactions from the bank, finding exceptions and bringing...
Junior Data Engineer (Onsite – JHB)
About the Role:iOCO is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Data Engineer to join our dynamic team in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. This full-time, on-site role offers an exciting opportunity for a junior professional to grow their career in data engineering....
UX Web Designer
BackgroundThe main purpose of the UX Web Designer is to design the overall layout, usability, and aesthetic of websites for the Organisation, and its subsidiaries, with the objective of enhancing the organisation's digital presence.Objectives of this Scope of WorkThe...
IT Support Technician
We are seeking technical resources to assist with a new printer rollout (Zebra), an Originations platform upgrade (browser-based), and the implementation of a new signature pad process for a 6-month contract.IT Support Technician - 6 Month Contract Minimum...
Mid-Level Software Engineer (TypeScript/Node.js) (CPT Remote) – Western Cape Woodstock
ENVIRONMENT:THE coding talents of a Mid-Level Software Engineer is sought to join the Recon Team of a fast-growing FinTech company. You will be working in the exciting space of automated reconciliation of transactions from the bank, finding exceptions and bringing...
Junior Data Engineer (Onsite – JHB) – Gauteng Kempton Park
About the Role:iOCO is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Junior Data Engineer to join our dynamic team in Kempton Park, Johannesburg. This full-time, on-site role offers an exciting opportunity for a junior professional to grow their career in data engineering....
UX Web Designer – Gauteng Pretoria CBD
BackgroundThe main purpose of the UX Web Designer is to design the overall layout, usability, and aesthetic of websites for the Organisation, and its subsidiaries, with the objective of enhancing the organisation's digital presence.Objectives of this Scope of WorkThe...
IT Support Technician – Gauteng Pretoria
We are seeking technical resources to assist with a new printer rollout (Zebra), an Originations platform upgrade (browser-based), and the implementation of a new signature pad process for a 6-month contract.IT Support Technician - 6 Month Contract Minimum...
Project Manager
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager to oversee large-scale solar energy projects in both Johannesburg and Cape Town. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and executing projects from conception to completion, ensuring that they...
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