OpenAI agent goes rogue and raids digital library

A rogue OpenAI agent is responsible for a completely autonomous attack on Hugging Face’s production infrastructure. The AI models responsible were being tested at the time, and managed to hack into the popular digital library, compromising some internal datasets and...

Transnet on track with R129bn recovery

Transnet will spend more than R129-billion over the next five years to restore the organisation’s sustainability and credibility. This is the word from group chief executive Michelle Phillips, addressing delegates at the SAPICS Conference in Cape Town. Phillips told...

Voyager 1 on track to reach one light-day from Earth

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Cisco partners with Jozi My Jozi on inner city revitalisation

Kathy Gibson reports form Johannesburg - Cisco and Jozi My Jozi today launched a new partnership aimed at harnessing technology to help develop the Johannesburg inner city. The new initiative, Masibambisane, is part of Cisco’s global 40 Communities social impact...

Supply chain players need to unlearn to fight climate change

Experts stress that to fight climate change, it is critical to transform supply chains as they produce around 60% of all carbon emissions globally. But while greener supply chains are a growing imperative, the supply chain community is "unengaged" on the topic,...

Customers vote no to AI in customer service

A significant 64% of customers would prefer that companies didn’t use artificial intelligence (AI) in their customer service, according to a survey by Gartner. Furthermore, 53% of customers would consider switching to a competitor if they found out a company was going...

Data centre switch sales on upward trajectory

According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, g Global data centre switch sales grew robustly in 1Q 2022, reaching the second-highest...

Beam-steering could take mobile beyond 5G

Birmingham scientists have revealed a new beam-steering antenna that increases the efficiency of data transmission for 'beyond 5G' - and potentially opens up a range of frequencies for mobile communications that are inaccessible to currently used technologies....

Object Management Group forms Responsible Computing consortium

Object Management Group (OMG) has announced Responsible Computing (RC), a new consortium comprised of technology innovators working together to address sustainable development goals. "Responsible Computing aims to shift thinking and, ultimately, behaviour within the...

WinDealer malware shows sophisticated network abilities

Kaspersky researchers have discovered that malware dubbed WinDealer, spread by Chinese-speaking Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) actor LuoYu, has an ability to perform intrusions through a man-on-the-side attack. This development allows the actor to modify network...

Youth entrepreneurs urged to use revamped portal

Current and aspirant youth entrepreneurs have been urged to use the services of the revamped digital Innovation Bridge Portal as an enabling tool to advance their business. The Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and the Department of Small Business...

Cybersecurity a key driver in local media coverage

An increased risk of cybercrime due to remote work, the continued skills gap in the local cybersecurity industry, and the most significant cybersecurity risks for 2022 were three of the most popular topics reported on by local media, according to Novus Group's...

Healthcare sector hit by ransomware onslaught

There has been a massive 94% increase in ransomware attacks on healthcare organisations: in 2021, 66% of healthcare organisations were hit; and 34% were hit the previous year. These are among the findings of Sophos's new sectoral survey report, "The State of...

More than salary increases needed to win over today’s talent

Sixty-three percent of executives plan to make compensation adjustments in response to high inflation, according to a survey by Gartner. In March of 2022, Gartner surveyed 157 executives to understand how they are addressing inflation concerns. A similar survey in...

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CRM set to become pervasive

Kathy Gibson reports from Reimagine 2015 in Johannesburg – The Internet of Things can mean different things to different people, but the definition that Tertius Zitzke, CEO of AccTech Systems, uses is “building systems of intelligence that help enable intelligent...

BT announces new cloud services

BT has announced a new generation of cloud services that allow large organisations around the world to connect easily and securely to the applications and the data they need, independently of where they are hosted. They will empower customers to integrate and...

Altron marks 50 years in business

Craig Venter, group executive: Altron TMT /CEO of Altech, has congratulated Altron on the milestone of achieving 50 years in business having first opened its doors in April 1965. “Successfully staying in business for more than a few years is an achievement in any...

The dynamics of CRM in the digital era

Within the mobile-first, cloud-first era, the business environment is being reshaped by technological trends that are altering consumer behaviour and is challenging conventional service models. Businesses have to adapt if they are to convert threats and challenges...

Vox Telecom promotes CRM, ERP

As one of the largest GP partners in South Africa, Vox Telecom, through its specialist Microsoft Consulting and Software Integration Division, is looking to engage with and educate mid-market business decision makers about CRM and ERP, especially as businesses in this...

CCTV with remote monitoring is key

Video surveillance and CCTV solutions have become essential components of business security, providing visual evidence of misdeeds and their perpetrators, which acts as an effective deterrent for most petty crimes, says Laurence Smith, executive at Graphic Image...

Cubic Blue tackles GRC for big data

Knowledge Integration Dynamics (KID) group has launched a new company called Cubic Blue that specialises in enterprise information management (EIM) directed at big data, governance, risk and compliance (GRC). Cubic Blue is a reseller and implementation partner for...

VMware helps healthcare embrace mobile cloud

VMware has announced growing momentum for VMware solutions and services among healthcare organisations looking to embrace the mobile cloud. Using VMware vCloud for Healthcare and VMware AlwaysOn Point of Care, IT organisations have been able to offer the benefits of a...

Preventing watering hole malware attacks

A layered approach based on a combination of checks and balances, along with various key technologies, is the most comprehensive method of preventing so-called watering hole malware attacks. South African ICT managed cyber security provider and specialist Ukuvuma...

New assessment offering from DiData

Dimension Data has announced a new assessment offering that helps organisations assess the maturity of their security architecture, the underlying security safeguards that protect their human assets from cyber-attacks, and their processes and technologies. Sean Duffy,...

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INTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER

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ITC Support Technician (CH990)

Our client, a medium-sized Engineering company based in, [URL Removed] specialising in the design, development, integration, implementation and support of complex hardware and software systems across the globe 24x7.Primarily based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, we...

Senior Front End Developer

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Our client is currently seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Manager to join their team in Centurion. As a Project Manager, the successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of construction projects, from conception to...

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