Passwords the first line of defense
Passwords serve as the foundation of our digital lives, but they also serve as the gateway for cybercriminals to hack into sensitive personal information. Considering their essential function, passwords remain a prime target for increasingly sophisticated...
Call to bury the password once and for all
All signs point to the average password being hopelessly insecure. Let's drop the poor passwords and protect our data and organisations in other ways, writes Anna Collard, senior vice-president: content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa. Today (2 May) is World...
Tourism enjoys a strong start to 2022
International tourism continued its recovery in January 2022, with a much better performance compared to the weak start to 2021. However, the Russian invasion of Ukraine adds pressure to existing economic uncertainties, coupled with many Covid-related travel...
ISPA hopes spectrum will soon deliver the goods
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) hosted a successful auction of high-demand radio spectrum and is now moving quickly to assign this precious resource to the successful bidders. "ICASA should be commended for hosting a successful and...
NASA finds Arctic winter sea ice is among lowest on record
Arctic sea ice appeared to have hit its annual maximum extent on 25 February after growing through the fall and winter. This year’s wintertime extent is the 10th-lowest in the satellite record maintained by the National Snow and Ice Data Center, one of NASA’s...
African Development Bank pledges $2,8bn to SA
African Development Bank group president Dr Akinwumi Adesina has pledged his institution's support for South Africa, announcing a $2,8-billion package for the country over the next five years. Of this, about $400-million (R6-billion) will support Eskom and the...
Applications open for 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes competition
The "Africa's Business Heroes" (ABH) prize competition, one of the Jack Ma Foundation's flagship philanthropic programs spotlighting and celebrating Africa's entrepreneurial talent, has opened applications for its fourth annual edition. Entrepreneurs from all 54...
In Global Money Week, learn to save smarter
Global Money Week, an annual global awareness campaign highlighting the importance of ensuring young people are financially aware and celebrated this week from 21 to 27 March, should be a stark reminder for people to avoid falling into a debt trap. This is according...
Government joins the fight against content piracy
The South African government has committed to fighting against content piracy. This is the word from Justice and Correctional Services Minister Ronald Lamola, speaking at the launch of Partners Against Piracy (PAP), an initiative to combat piracy and raise awareness...
AMD Instinct drives HPC, AI applications
AMD has announced the availability of the AMD Instinct ecosystem with expanded system support from partners including ASUS, Dell Technologies, Gigabyte, HPE, Lenovo and Supermicro; the new AMD Instinct MI210 accelerator; and the robust capabilities of ROCm 5 software....
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The ransom demand you can ignore
Cybercrime is age-old trickery with a lethal digital revamp. Nowhere is this more evident than with ransomware. As the name suggests, ransomware describes malicious software that takes your data and holds it for ransom. In SA the most common form (or flavour) of this...
Altech Netstar wins ISO9001 certification
Altech Netstar, part of the Altron TMT group, became one of only two telematics companies in South Africa to receive ISO9001:2008 certification after implementing a comprehensive Quality Management System (QMS) throughout the organisation during 2014. This...
Securely delivering the Internet of Things
Network perimeters are collapsing, and IT now has to contend with a huge number of devices and applications that may well be beyond the traditional network perimeter, says Gary Newe, director for Field Systems Engineering for the UK, Ireland and sub-Sahara Africa at F5 Networks. The Internet of Things – objects and appliances with embedded sensors and chips capable of communicating online – will result in 50-billion devices being connected to the Internet by 2020, according to Gartner.
Huawei Mate7 comes to Vodacom in April
Following the announcement around its exclusive deal with Cell C, Huawei’s flagship device, the Mate7, is now coming to Vodacom. Starting from the 1st April, all Vodacom customers will have the option of purchasing the Mate7 on either a Smart S contract for R489 or...
Backup and recovery enters new era
Two companies – one belonging to John and the other to Steven – both back up 10Tb of data. John’s company recovers its entire dataset often, perhaps due to ageing infrastructure or inefficient processes, but Steven’s company hardly ever recovers, and when it does, it...
Creating the workplace of the future
The workplace of tomorrow will look very different from the average set-up in most South African corporates today. As the notion of “work-life balance” ascends into everyday business lexicon, virtualisation and mobility solutions hold the key to a better workplace,...
Secure the payment process to minimise fraud
As the Internet of Things (IoT) connects more and more devices, the potential for hacking, theft of sensitive information and other cyber-crimes extends to an ever-increasing numbers of devices, says Simeon Tassev, director of Galix. The reality is that cyber-crime...
Planned versus unplanned downtime
In the age of the always-on business, downtime is increasingly unacceptable -- even when it’s planned and announced in advance, says Veeam regional manager for southern African, Warren Olivier. “In 2015 any business that has any kind of online component must accept...
Choosing storage to suit your business
For those in the market for storage for their home or small and medium business (SMB), the discussion of the moment is deciding between local or cloud based storage, says Anamika Budree, sales manager, Branded Products at WD South Africa. On both sides of the fence...
Most matriculants not ready for university
If you are not entering university with at least a 70% average on your matric results, then you probably aren’t going to make it through your first semester of studies. This is the hard-hitting view of Peter van Nieuwenhuizen and Jacques De Villiers of The Growth...
Senior .Net Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
Are you an exceptionally technically talented individual? Looking for a permanent position with great benefits and the opportunity to work from home majority of the time? With their offices based in Gauteng and the Western Cape our clients in the consulting space are...
Embedded Developer
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System Application Engineer at Moore Process Controls – Gauteng Midrand
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Senior Developer C# at Construct Executive Search – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
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React Native Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
We're looking for a React Native Developer to join our team! As part of our dynamic and growing organization, you'll have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects and collaborate with a talented team of developers. The ideal candidate would need to be able to...
React Native Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg
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