Users are contradictory when it comes to digital privacy
A new study by Kaspersky - Excitement, Superstition and great Insecurity - How global Consumers engage with the Digital World - discloses controversial views among users regarding the protection of their personal information. For instance, 44% of respondents in South...
New app transforms how law students engage with legislative process
A gaming app called "Pass a Bill", which is intended to change the way law students interact with the legislative process, is being spearheaded by Associate Professor Cathleen Powell of the University of Cape Town (UCT) and is currently accessible to undergraduate...
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...
Massive growth for global IaaS public cloud services
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 41,4% in 2021, to total $90,9-billion, up from $64,3-billion in 2020, according to Gartner. Amazon retained the number one position in the IaaS market in 2021, followed by Microsoft, Alibaba, Google and...
Significant privacy risks found in third-party automotive apps
Mobile applications for connected cars provide various features to make life easier for motorists, but they can also be a source of risk. Kaspersky experts analysed 69 popular third-party mobile applications designed to control connected cars and defined the main...
Worldwide hardcopy peripheral shipments down
Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals decreased 12,3% year over year to 22,4-million units in the first quarter of 2022 (1Q22). Shipment value was down 10,6% year over year during the quarter to $9.7 billion, according to new data from the International Data...
2022 ICT Skills Survey goes live
The impact of hybrid work models on IT skills in South Africa will be among the issues coming under the spotlight in the 2022 JCSE – IITPSA ICT Skills Survey, which is now live online. The survey, a trusted guide to the state of ICT skills in South Africa, is carried...
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Kyocera, The Sharks renew sponsorship deal
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Veeam achieves record 2014 results
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New Web site to aid township business growth
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Securing the home office
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Architecting the future
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Legacy infrastructure hinders companies
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Johnson Controls, Hitachi sign agreement
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BlackBerry Classic available in SA
BlackBerry, a global leader in mobile communications, has launched the BlackBerry Classic in South Africa.
The no-nonsense smartphone built to meet the needs of productive people who appreciate the speed and accuracy that can be found with a physical QWERTY keyboard is now available from authorised partners.
BT, Dolby expand MeetMe with Dolby Voice
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Cyberoam introduces UTQ
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Senior Server Engineer
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Software Engineer (Snr) at Parvana Recruitment
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our client is on a lookout for a Software Developer II (Full Stack) and be part of an exciting journey in Cape Town. As a Software Developer in their team, you'll play a pivotal part in shaping the future of our clients' products by understanding and defining...
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