GenAI and its role in perpetrating and defending against cybercrime
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has the potential to help improve cybersecurity defences – but it can be a powerful threat actor too. No-one is safe, says Ravi Bhat, chief technology and commercial...
Call for better African cyber resilience collaboration
Kathy Gibson reports from Gitex Africa Morocco 2024 - African countries should make a concerted effort to combine resources in their bid to build regional cyber resilience. This is the call from Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, director-general of the Ghana Cyber Security...
Smartphone shipments to grow despite supply chain constraints
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, shipments of smartphones will grow 5,3% year over year in 2021, reaching 1,35-billion shipments. However, due to the lower than expected third quarter and the continued...
Southern Ocean plays a vital role in absorbing CO2
Observations from research aircraft show that the Southern Ocean absorbs much more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases, confirming it is a very strong carbon sink and an important buffer for the effects of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, according to a...
Digital holiday shopping fraud continues to increase
A significant 17,5% of all global e-commerce transactions - and 7,8% of South African transactions - made between 25 and 29 November were potentially fraudulent, according to findings from TransUnion around global e-commerce fraud trends that occurred during the...
Notebook revenues still going strong
Notebook revenues through European distribution have continued their impressive performance in the first few weeks of Q4 2021 as organisations look to support the new hybrid workplace and consumer sales are up, according to new data from Context. The latest analysis...
Beware of online shopping delivery scams
Cybersecurity researchers are urging consumers to be on the lookout for delivery scams following Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and in the lead up to the holidays. This comes after Mimecast's threat hunting team detected malicious emails and spoofed web pages...
Opt-out rate for mobile app tracking to decline by 2023
The opt-out rate for mobile app tracking will decline from 85% in 2021 to 60% by 2023 as consumers gain experience with untargeted ads, according to Gartner. While Apple has added new privacy features in iOS for consumers to manage how they are tracked, marketers must...
Software-defined infrastructure software revenues hit $6,5bn
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Semiannual Software-Defined Infrastructure Tracker, the worldwide software-defined infrastructure (SDI) software market reached $6,5-billion during the first half of the year in 2021, a 10,7% increase...
Massive growth ahead for mobile money transactions
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets will exceed $870-billion in 2026, up from $555-billion in 2021; respresenting growth of almost 60%. Mobile money in emerging markets includes...
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Ericsson partners with Save the Children
ICT plays a critical role in global disaster response, where efficient and effective emergency communications contribute to saving lives and alleviating suffering. Ericsson and Save the Children today announced that the parties have signed a partnership agreement for...
Fujitsu supports in-memory research
Fujitsu is providing server technology to support research on in-memory technology being performed at Magdeburg Research and Competence Cluster (MRCC). The company's established relationship with the research institution has been extended by contributing its...
Turla and Agent.btz worms possibly related
Experts from G-Data and BAE Systems recently released information about a persistent cyber-espionage operation codenamed Turla (also referred to as Snake or Uroburos). Further to this, Kaspersky Lab's research and analysis team have now found an unexpected connection...
The future of software testing
It is an interesting time to be a software tester, as the speed at which technology is evolving means that the future is changing rapidly. Ruud Teunissen, who has been a passionate software tester since 1989 and works for Netherlands-based Polteq, told delegates at a...
New food and beverage consumption patterns
As the economic downturn continues to unfold, a profound sense of regret over years of over-consumption, credit over-extension and waste has set in with consumers. And with it, a new attitude to cost cutting, says Ian Huntly, CEO of Rifle-Shot Performance Holdings,...
Logikal scoops IBM Partner of the Year
Logikal Consulting, an IBM premier partner, has scooped the coveted IBM Software Partner of the Year award for 2013. The accolade recognises partner performance across IBM’s software solutions portfolio. Logikal provides a broad range of IT consulting, systems...
SAP Africa Utilities Forum 2014 kicks off
Leading companies from across East Africa have gathered today in Kigali, Rwanda, to learn about how technology developments and innovation are set to drive growth for businesses operating in the electricity, gas, waste, recycling and water utilities arenas. SAP...
Disaster recovery will be easier in 2014
There are a number of changes that this year will bring to organisations - whether the IT group finally gets to retire an old application or happily implements a new piece of hardware. One challenge that has been around forever is disaster recovery (DR). 2014 will see...
Obami offers online tutoring services
Obami, South Africa’s biggest social learning platform, now offers online tutoring services for primary and secondary school learners. Launched in beta this week, Obami Tutor connects learners – who are looking to improve their understanding and performance within a...
Sage Pay closes transaction circle for SMEs
Sage Pay has completed the integration of its transaction gateway with Sage South Africa's HR, payroll and accounting solutions, clearing the way for small to medium-sized businesses to automate payments and collections from end to end. The Sage Pay service has been...
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About our client: Our client is a highly successful international software development house specialising in telecommunications and payment gateways. With two decades of proven success and remarkable growth, they offer an exceptional training and mentorship program....
Software Application Developer – Western Cape Cape Town
Our client in the IT industry, based in Cape Town, is currently looking to employ an Application Developer.Main purpose of the position:You will have to design, develop and support solutions based on the below frameworks and technologies.Duties:Writing medium to...
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