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...

Chinese banks maintain global dominance

Chinese banks maintained their dominance in the global largest lender rankings of 2023 despite a downturn in the property sector, according to the Global Bank Ranking published by S&P Global Market Intelligence, an annual ranking of the 100 largest banks in the...

Egypt makes a positive impact on Vodacom results

Vodacom has reported group revenue of R151-billion for the year ended 31 March 2024, up 26,4% from last year, and positively impacted by the group's Egypt acquisition. Group service revenue saw growth of 29,1%, with Egypt contributing 9,2% on a pro-forma basis. Group...

Public sector leads in multicloud adoption

Public sector organisations across the world are adopting multicloud as their primary IT operating model - in fact, they are outpacing the global average, with adoption expected to almost double from 39% to 67% in the next three years. This is one of the key findings...

IITPSA recognises IT leaders

The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) recognised achievers who have collectively demonstrated excellence in IT for over a century at its President's Awards this week. Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, vice-chancellor of the University...

Young scientists to fly SA flag in Lindau

The Council for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings has selected 11 young scientists from South Africa to participate at the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting dedicated to Chemistry from 26 June to 1 July 2022 in Lindau, Germany. In Lindau's quest to continuously...

EOH delivers profit for interim period

EOH has released its interim results for the period ended 31 January 2022, with each key metric demonstrating the positive impact of the turnaround strategy. Highlights of the period include: * EOH posted a headline earnings per share of 41 cents, a year-on-year...

Why the cloud numbers don’t add up

In a recent survey by tech learning platform O'Reilly, 90% of respondents said their organisations are using cloud, and 30% said they're fully cloud native. But other insights indicate that the numbers just don't add up. Cloud spend still accounts for just 6% of total...

NASA, UAE Mars missions agree to share science data

NASA's MAVEN mission and the United Arab Emirates' Hope Probe mission are paving the way toward greater scientific collaboration and data exchange between the two Mars orbiters. A new partnership that encourages the sharing of data between NASA's MAVEN (Mars...

Easter phishing scams drive Emotet to malware dominance

Emotet continued its reign as the most popular malware, impacting 10% of organisations worldwide, double that of February, according to the Global Threat Index for March 2022 from Check Point Research (CPR). Emotet is an advanced, self-propagating and modular trojan...

Kids predict what the future will look like

New survey findings reveal what the future will hold in the next 10 to 50 years, according to children. The future, as children aged 5-11 see it, brings exciting, wacky technological advancements but some serious concerns about the impact of climate change. The...

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SAP a First Lego League Africa sponsor

SAP Africa has further bolstered its decade-long support of the First Lego League (FLL) in Africa through a major sponsorship of the Africa Open Championships, taking place today. The event runs alongside the Africa Automation Fair, at the Dome, Northriding,...

Apple MacBook 12-inch arrives in SA

Core Group is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated, thinner and lighter Macbook 12-inch will be available for in-store preview in Apple Premium Resellers on Friday, 8 May 2015, and selected Incredible Connection stores soon. Stock availability dates are...

Disruptive tech impacts local business

Speaking to partners at its business partner event in Johannesburg, Vox Telecom CEO Jacques du Toit agrees with McKinsey Global Institute’s 12 key disruptive technologies,but believes that four of these namely big data; cloud technology, mobile Internet and the...

DiData announces new appointment

Dimension Data has announced the appointment of Lubabalo Dyantyi as the Public Sector executive for Middle East and Africa, reporting directly to Derek Wilcocks, CEO for Dimension Data Middle East and Africa.Prior to his appointment, Dyantyi was the Gauteng regional...

Record number of IFS users

IFS, the global enterprise applications company, announces that its solutions, including IFS Applications, IFS Field Service Management and IFS Mobile Workforce Management, have reached the 1-million mark in terms of number of active users. Current IFS customer...

Lenovo ThinkServer from Pinnacle Africa

Pinnacle Africa has confirmed that the company will be distributing the Lenovo ThinkServer range and that the first stock has already landed. The ThinkServer family of products allows the company to offer a one-stop solution for both enterprises, and small to...

Electronic signatures drive efficiency

Within business, the volume and velocity at which content is generated can be terrifying, but few categories of content are as important as those documents requiring a signature, says Avi Rose, regional business manager: South Africa at ARX. If poorly managed,...

RS introduces new wireless range

RS Components (RS) and Allied Electronics (Allied) have introduced an exciting new range of wireless modules and system-in-package devices, under an exclusive distribution agreement with Jorjin Technologies of Taiwan. The Jorjin portfolio enables RS and Allied...

Sage ERP Africa partners with Datalinx

Sage ERP Africa has signed a distribution agreement with Datalinx, offering customers in Africa and the Middle East access to a range of integrated warehousing solutions that enable significant cost savings and operational benefits in key areas such as warehouse,...

The Internet of Everything is coming

The scope of the Internet of Things (IoT) is huge. Internet-connected devices are growing exponentially. The number of devices that the typical enterprise worker uses sometimes outnumbers the user 8:1, with the average non-enterprise consumer not far behind. Because...

Senior IT Technician

Minimum requirements:Physically fit and healthyMatricValid driver's licence, and own carA+ and N+ qualification, coupled with an MCSE or equivalentAt least 5 years' experience within the same role, ideally with a knowledge of Pastel installation, support,...

Information Security Specialist at Kalagadi Manganese

Introduction The closing date for applications will be Wednesday, 29 May 2024. Information security specialists focus is to keep an organization's data and IT infrastructure secure, which requires a diverse set of skills and responsibilities. This IT Professional...

Payments Implementation Specialist

Are you the payments pro we've been searching for? We're looking for a Payments Implementation Specialist to streamline our transaction processes. If you can implement solutions with the accuracy of a surgeon and the creativity of an inventor, apply now and let's...

CNC Programmer at CME Recruitment

Cape TownPrecision Manufacturing IndustryKEY JOB FUNCTIONS: CNC Programming;Overseeing CNC Team;Modelling in Solidworks;Assist with Plug building;Routine maintenance and calibration of the 5-Axis machine.REQUIREMENTS: At least 10 to 15 years relevant work...

IT Security Administrator (CH1011)

Our client in the financial services industry is looking for an IT Security Administrator.The IT Security Administrator assist the CSM to monitor identify and prevent cyber security threat to the client and plays a vital role in keeping the company's proprietary and...

Software Consultant

Our client, a leading software and solutions developing company, specifically catering to the hospitality sector, seeks to employ a Software Consultant candidate to join this progressive and expanding professional team. Please note that this role is fully remote and...

Senior IT Technician

Minimum requirements:Physically fit and healthyMatricValid driver's licence, and own carA+ and N+ qualification, coupled with an MCSE or equivalentAt least 5 years' experience within the same role, ideally with a knowledge of Pastel installation, support,...

Payments Implementation Specialist – Gauteng Johannesburg Region

Are you the payments pro we've been searching for? We're looking for a Payments Implementation Specialist to streamline our transaction processes. If you can implement solutions with the accuracy of a surgeon and the creativity of an inventor, apply now and let's...

Business Central Developer – Gauteng Boksburg

A challenging opportunity awaits!!!!!Are you a skilled AL developer passionate about creating innovative business solutions? Do you thrive on challenges and want to be at the forefront of technology? Well, then you are at the right place because we're on the hunt for...

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