Opportunity as tech, AI stocks tumble
The market turbulence, which saw major US stock indices experience their worst day in over 18 months last Wednesday (24 July 2024), created a buying opportunity for savvy investors, particularly in the technology and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors. Nigel Green,...
Accelerated growth for Chinese smartphones
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China's smartphone shipments grew 8,9% year over year (YoY) to 71,6-million units in 2Q24. The third consecutive quarter of growth led to...
Cybersecurity a key driver in local media coverage
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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...
Europeans turn to connected care
Berg Insight has found in its latest research that around 8,6-million people in Europe were using connected care solutions at the end of 2021. The figure refers to users of traditional telecare, next-generation telecare and telehealth solutions in the EU27+3...
How US teens navigate school during Covid
More than two years after the Covid-19 outbreak forced school officials to shift classes and assignments online, teens continue to navigate the pandemic's impact on their education and relationships, even while they experience glimpses of normalcy as they return to...
Pandemic-founded tech startups secure support
Some of SA's finest tech startups which were founded during the pandemic went head to head at a virtual demo day yesterday where they had just 10 minutes each to convince a panel of judges that they should remain part of the next phase of the AlphaCode Incubate...
African smartphone market declines as supply chain constraints continue
Smartphone shipments across Africa declined year on year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2022 (Q1 2022), marking the third straight quarter of negative growth. The latest Quarterly Global Mobile Phone Tracker from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that...
Cybersecurity posture impacted by workforce shortage
Research into the talent shortage afflicting the cybersecurity industry finds that 85% of organisations believe the workforce shortage is impacting their organisations’ abilities to secure increasingly complex information systems and networks, while almost a third...
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Fortinet announces FortiSandbox
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Portable chargers boost enterprise mobility
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Acer announces Z220 and Z520 smartphones
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The top five DDoS protection myths
Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have evolved to become a lot more sinister than they once were.
Yet too many organisations are pinning their defence hopes on outdated and ineffective solutions, or even gambling by having no defences at all, says Bryan Hamman, Territory manager of Arbor Networks. These risky approaches are based on the top DDoS myths in organisations today.
Kaizen IT trades as First Technology
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DevOps Lead at Parvana Recruitment
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INTERMEDIATE SOFTWARE ENGINEER
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Python & AWS Software Engineer – 1249EvdB – Gauteng Johannesburg
Managing projects / processes Ability to develop in Data Drive Programming languages such as Python and Big Data pipelines such as ETL, SQL, Spark etc. Ability to develop APIs to trigger side effects in large systems that would affect the whole company Strong working...
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