Unmanaged AI poses new ‘shadow agent’ crisis

A growing “shadow agent” crisis threatens to overwhelm businesses. According to the Veeam Software’ latest research, organisations across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are battling unmanaged AI on two fronts. On the data security front, 70% of organisations...

A third of employees laid off due to AI will need to be rehired

As AI continues to accelerate the pace and scope of work, CIOs must prepare for four shifts that will influence the future of work, says Gartner. “When business and IT executives look back on the early AI-era, they will realise their greatest mistake was believing...

IT channel pivots to add value as AI takes off

Kathy Gibson reports from Pinnacle TechScape - Artificial intelligence (AI) may be at the peak of the hype cycle, but this doesn’t detract from the value that the technology will bring to the industry. That’s the word from Tim Humphreys-Davies, CEO of Pinnacle, who...

Network to the fore as agentic AI adoption takes off

In the era of agentic AI, the network is becoming the critical foundation for trust, security and the seamless operating models through which people and AI can build the future. However, as organisations move quickly to gain an advantage from AI, a significant gap has...

Digital Parks Africa ups data centre capacity

To meet the growing demand in the South African data centre market, Digital Parks Africa (DPA) has started expanding its Samrand data centre campus with the build of an additional brick-and-mortar extension to its custom, modular facility which will see an increase in...

Serious flaws in ZKTeco biometric systems

Kaspersky has identified numerous flaws in the hybrid biometric terminal produced by international manufacturer ZKTeco. By adding random user data to the database or using a fake QR code, cybercriminals can easily bypass the verification process and gain unauthorised...

Space-based instruments herald a new way of forecasting weather

After being installed on the International Space Station, two small instruments designed and built at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California were powered up on 7 January, and began collecting data on Earth’s ocean winds and atmospheric water vapour –...

Global facial recognition market to surge by $4,7bn

Market data shows that demand for facial recognition is mushrooming, with Tradingplatforms.com reprting that the sector will grow by $4,7-billion by 2025. That will see the industry meet the $8,5-billion mark, a twofold increase from its 2020 figures of $3,8-billion....

Google details first tranche of $1bn investment

Google South Africa has unpacked its support for startups, SMMEs and nonprofits in a bid to accelerate digital transformation and help South Africa’s economy recover. This follows announcements made at the virtual Google for Africa event in October last year where...

Working from home increases digital anxiety

Working from home has spiked since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March of 2020. But, while this effort to reduce health risks may have limited the spread of the virus, new analysis by F-Secure shows it may also have helped increase digital anxiety for those...

Advanced malicious campaign moves from east to west

Kaspersky has discovered that a malicious campaign dubbed Roaming Mantis, previously targeting mostly Asian regions, is expanding its infections via actively SMiShing (attacking through phishing mobile text messages and redirecting users to malicious content) new...

Emotet returns to to malware spot

Emotet has now pushed Trickbot out of first place after a long stay at the top, and is this month’s most prevalent malware, affecting 6% of organizations worldwide, according to Check Point Research’s Global Threat Index for January 2022. Log4j is also still proving...

Africa makes strides in digital readiness rankings

Leading African economies that have put in the hard work to improve their infrastructure, business conditions and overall competitiveness are generally performing better against other emerging markets in areas that measure their digital skills and sustainability....

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Decreasing the cost of downtime

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Bytes named Genesys partner of the year

Genesys has named Bytes Systems Integration Partner of the Year for the Southern African region. Genesys also recognised Bytes’ success in selling its new Business Edition Premise software package. The awards took place at an event in London recently. “Today’s...

Upgrading to ultra HD

Ultra high definition (UHD) is here and it is beautiful, says Paul Divall, MD: Broadcast and Managed Solutions, Jasco. At 2160p compared to Full HD’s 1080p – that’s roughly four times the amount of pixels and 60 frames per second, not 24 - it’s a “see it to believe...

Mitel takes market share lead in EMEA

Mitel has announced that in the first quarter of 2014, the company claimed the number one market share position in two of the largest geographic regions in the world – Western Europe and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Significant market share strength in...

Pinnacle Africa launches high tech hub

Pinnacle Africa is proud to announce the launch of The Division – its new high-tech hub focussed on extremely high performance computing and electronics. The Division is made up of a team of technology experts and exists with the sole purpose of cherry-picking the...

Qualities of a modern accounting system

Today’s small and medium business needs an accounting package based on the latest technology, one that allows it to be more productive, efficient and integrated in the way it does business, says Steven Cohen, MD of Sage Pastel. SME owners today are busy, tech-savvy...

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Cyber Security Manager at Axiz – Gauteng Midrand

The General Manager is a key function within Axiz, and this role is a link to the senior leadership team. The person will be required to formulate a subjectively assessed plan that demonstrates cross company or silo-based adoption of Digital/Marketplace/Cloud and...

2 X C# Windows Desktop Developer – Remote Remote

Position: C# Windows Desktop Developer Responsibilities:C# developmentDevelop and maintain Windows desktop applications.Utilize relational databases (Sqlite and SQL Server) for data management.Implement unit testing for ensuring code quality and...

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An exciting opportunity for a highly skilled and motivated Software Developer Team Lead to join a leading software consulting house. The ideal candidate must have expertise in translating Business Requirements Specifications (BRS) to user stories within Azure DevOps....

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Non-Negotiables: .Net, Angular, Android, Front-End, Integration Technologies (REST, SOAP),iOS, Java, Java (JEE/EJB),Kibana, Service-Oriented Architecture Project demand needs MAUI, .NET, Angular, SQL, JavaScript expertise Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree (or...

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Our client based in JHB (Sandhurst) is currently looking to employ an experienced IT and Systems Administrator. A+, N+ certification or any other related qualification coupled with 2 years' experience in an IT role required, with at least 1 year of Office365 and Azure...

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Non-Negotiables: .Net, Angular, Android, Front-End, Integration Technologies (REST, SOAP),iOS, Java, Java (JEE/EJB),Kibana, Service-Oriented Architecture Project demand needs MAUI, .NET, Angular, SQL, JavaScript expertise Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree (or...

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