Remain vigilant! Banking scams are on the increase
As the countdown starts towards end of year festivities and that hard-earned holiday, the Southern African Fraud Prevention Services (SAFPS) is urging consumers to be vigilant - this time of the year is also peak season for fraudsters and scammers as they target...
Government commits to SDG alignment
Kathy Gibson reports – Government is taking the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) seriously, aligning the National Development Plan (NDP) and the Medium-Term Development Plan to the SDGs. The soon-to-be-released Medium-Term Development Plan will outline...
Fire, faulty workmanship, natural catastrophes top insurance claims for SA businesses
A fire at a busy warehouse leaves a company struggling to replace its buffer stock; a ransomware attack paralyses a company’s IT systems; the use of industrial adhesives in manufacturing results in a costly product recall: every day companies around the globe,...
Green light for Seacom acquisition of EOH-NS and Hymax
Seacom’s acquisition of EOH Network Solutions (EOH-NS) and Hymax, divisions of iOCO and part of EOH Holdings, has been approved by South Africa’s Competition Commission. 1 September 2022 has been earmarked as the first day of integrated operations under the Seacom...
SARB confirms it is looking at crypto regulation
The SARB has confirmed it is preparing various regulations for the crypto asset sector, taking a phased approach over the next 12 to 18 months. Dawid de Villiers, partner, Lerato Lamola, candidate attorney and Analisa Ndebele, trainee attorney at Webber Wentzel,...
Deepfakes a growing risk for businesses
The FBI recently announced that more companies have been reporting people applying to jobs using deepfakes. Imposters use video, images, recordings, and stolen identities pretending to be someone else to get a remote IT position. This may sound like a joke, but hiring...
Nvidia Fleet Command delivers edge AI management, maintenance
Nvidia Fleet Command — a cloud service for deploying, managing and scaling AI applications at the edge — now includes features that enhance the seamless management of edge AI deployments around the world. With the scale of edge AI deployments, organizations can have...
These are the passport holders with the most travel freedom
Passport holders with the greatest global access are currently the most restricted and reluctant to enjoy their travel freedom. This is according to the latest results from the Henley Passport Index, which is based on exclusive and official data from the International...
Personal data exposed by Nigerian healthcare agency
A data breach affecting the Nigerian organisation Plaschema (Plateau State Contributory Health Care Management Agency) exposed the personal data of thousands of citizens, according to the findings of the Website Planet research team. Plaschema manages Plateau State...
SIU welcomes arrest for R215m IT tender
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the arrest of former municipal manager of Moretele Municipality in the North West province for allegedly contravening the Municipal Finance Management Act and the irregular awarding of a multimillion-rand IT tender....
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The vulnerability of things
There is a disconnect between business and the IT department, as most executives on the ‘business’ side don’t fully grasp the very real risks posed by today’s advanced cyber threats. Coupled with this, the technical department too often doesn’t have the influence...
New SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls released
Dell has announced the release of the new SonicWALL TZ Series firewalls. Featuring a dramatic increase in network performance to support faster Internet speeds, the ability to analyse encrypted SSL traffic, and an integrated wireless controller, the new solutions deliver enterprise-class security at a price point that is attractive for small businesses and large, multi-site distributed organisations.
Tunleys buys Xerox Impika press
Tunleys Mail and Print, a mail processing company with branches in Johannesburg and Cape Town, has bought a Xerox Impika continuous feed inkjet production system from Bytes Document Solutions, total value R30-million. This is the first Impika installation in the...
Qlik introduces Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0
Qlik has previewed Qlik Sense Enterprise 2.0, the newest release of its modern, platform-based approach to business intelligence (BI) available in June 2015. Qlik Sense Enterprise spans use cases across the organisation ranging from self-service data visualisation, to...
AfricaOnline Namibia sees growth
AfricaOnline Namibia one of Africa’s leading ISPs, and a Gondwana International Networks (GIN) company, says that its managed infrastructure and services solution has seen significant uptake within the SME sector, with a 60% increase in sales over the past year. Ryno...
Dell introduces new PowerEdge server
Dell has announced an expansion of its 13th generation PowerEdge servers including the PowerEdge R930, Dell’s most powerful server specifically designed for the most demanding enterprise applications such as in-memory databases, customer relationship management (CRM) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). Once the domain of UNIX systems, these enterprise applications are increasingly shifting to x86 platforms for increased innovation, additional capabilities and lower total cost of ownership.
Betting the farm on untested tech
While a plethora of new payment solutions are coming to market, businesses should be cautious about moving to new solutions just for the sake of it, Jonas Thulin, security consultant at Fortinet. Customers are driving a great deal of change in how transactions are...
The top mistake in ITSM innovation
Have you ever changed or amended the source code of an IT Service Management (ITSM) solution? Perhaps to add features and functions that weren’t included in the "out-of-the-box" software? If so, you may have complicated the link between what you’ve got and what the...
Kaspersky to protect Allied Telesis
Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet switching solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks, announced that it has selected Kaspersky Lab to provide anti-malware and anti-virus engines for its new series of...
OutSystems unveils Platform 9 Amsterdam
OutSystems, the enterprise Rapid Application Delivery (RAD) provider, has announced a new release of OutSystems Platform, making it dramatically simpler for companies to achieve their business needs through custom-developed applications. The new OutSystems Platform 9...
Network Administrator (CCNA)
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.NET Tech Lead – Gauteng Gauteng
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business Analyst – SQL at Financial technology sector – Gauteng Sandown
A well established on growing company in the Financial technology sector is looking for your experience as a business Analyst - with at least 2 - 3 years solid SQL expertise Very URGENT to join the team The Business Analyst will fill the role of being a vital link...
Head of SALT Software Engineering at South African Astronomical Observatory – Western Cape Cape Town CBD
The SAAO seeks to appoint a Head of the SALT Software Engineering division who will be responsible for managing and leading a team of software engineers. The team is responsible for developing and maintaining software for a broad base of telescope sub-systems, and...
Network Administrator (CCNA) – Gauteng Primrose
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Java Developer (Full Stack)
Full Stack Java Developer with minimum 10 years' Java development experience required to join this small but highly skilled software development team for a fast growing finance and technology company operating in South Africa, Zambia, Uganda and Kenya. You will be...
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Java Developer (Full Stack) – Western Cape Stellenbosch
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