SA’s key industries come under fire from DDoS attacks

South Africa has become one of the most targeted countries globally for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against certain key industries, including financial and computer services. New data from NetScout’s Threat Intelligence Report for the second half of...

With sustained stress, workers turn to escapist behaviours

There has been a steady year‑on‑year rise in addictive behaviours among South African employees, reflecting how prolonged stress is reshaping the ways people cope, escape and self‑manage emotional pressure. Drawn from a five‑year analysis of Lyra Southern Africa’s...

SA has world’s highest cyberattack rate, identity visibility gap

South African companies have significant gaps in workforce password security, underscoring growing risks as they contend with rising cyber threats, increasing regulatory pressure, and limited visibility into user identities and access. This is according to a new study...

AI-enabled attacks drive ransomware surge

Cybercrime no longer functions as a series of isolated campaigns. Today, it operates as a system, with malicious hackers operating across an end-to-end life cycle and compressing the attack life cycle with shadow agents. This is the headline finding from the 2026...

Ombudsman honours best banks at resolving complaints

The Ombudsman for Banking Services (OBS) Reana Steyn has named the banks that best co-operated with her office in resolving customers' complaints. At the OBS Annual Banking Awards ceremony in Johannesburg on 24 November, Steyn recognised the banks and their staff that...

Study identifies how to adopt practices for decolonising science

Knowledge systems outside of those sanctioned by Western universities have often been marginalised or simply not engaged with in many science disciplines, but there are multiple examples where Western scientists have claimed discoveries for knowledge that resident...

Channel’s anti-spam revenue soars 500%

Channel revenue sales for anti-spam products have increased nearly 524% for the year-to-date (YTD) compared to the same period in 2020, as companies battle a surge in phishing attempts, according to Context. Context's figures for revenue through European IT...

Rover to blaze a trail for new exploration on the Moon

As part of the Artemis program, NASA is planning to send its first mobile robot to the Moon in late 2023 in search of ice and other resources on and below the lunar surface. Data from the Volatiles Investigating Polar Exploration Rover (Viper) would help the agency...

Security issues hit badly-prepared SA organisations in 2020

Enterprises faced unprecedented cybersecurity risk in 2020 from increasing attack volume, the pandemic-driven digital transformation of work, and generally deficient cyber preparedness and training. This is among the findings in Mimecast's fifth annual "The State of...

Ransomware attackers gain access long before demands are made

Cyber attacks often go undetected in organisations' systems, usually only detected when a ransom demand is made. This is one of the findings in Sophos's "Active Adversary Playbook 2021", which details attacker behaviors and the tools, techniques and procedures (TTPs)...

New phishing scheme is spreading quickly

The simplicity of a recently discovered phishing scheme originating from the Middle East has seen fraudsters in other countries copying it, putting mobile users' financial information at risk, warns Kaspersky. Attackers, typically under the guise of a postal service,...

Africa has highest death rate among critically ill Covid patients

Death rates among adults in the 30 days after being admitted to critical care with suspected or confirmed Covid-19 infection appear considerably higher in Africa than globally. This is according to a prospective observational study from 64 hospitals in 10 African...

UNWTO, Google partner to lead tourism recovery

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Google have signed a new agreement to work together and lead global tourism's recovery through innovation, education, and market intelligence. The new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) builds on past co-operation between the...

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Mine loyalty programmes for data insights

Progressive health retail outlet Wellness Warehouse is using insights gained from its loyalty programme to drive merchandising and promotion decisions – and is seeing the benefits. “The major insight has been that our most loyal customers are nothing like our typical...

IM landscape changes rapidly in SA

The rapid growth of the WhatsApp instant messaging (IM) client and the decline in the volume of chat messages going through MXit over the past 12 months in South Africa, are indicative of the change in the way people are using their mobile phones to communicate with...

Vicitude, Yellowfin SA ink BI partnership

Cape Town-based software specialist, Vicitude Business Solutions, has signed a reseller agreement with Yellowfin South Africa, the official distributor for Yellowfin in sub-Saharan Africa. The agreement will see Vicitude offering Yellowfin’s easy-to-use business...

Pannar Seed buys digital Xerox press

In a move away from outsourced litho printing, Pannar Seed’s in-house media and printing service department has bought a Xerox Colour X1000 digital press from Bytes Document Solutions (BDS), Africa’s leading document management technology and services company, and the...

Mimecast offers Large File Send for Outlook

Mimecast announced Large File Send for Outlook a new service that makes sending large files secure and easy for users but meets the governance and management needs of IT staff. The service will eliminate a common data security or "Shadow IT" threat caused when users...

E-learning enhances business performance

The e-learning industry is currently worth nearly $6-billion in the US and an estimated 77% of American companies are using online learning to develop and retain staff. When employees are engaged and actively growing, they are committed, according to Anton Cabral,...

Tecovation appointed as Kounta POS reseller

Des Parker, CEO of Tecovation, part of Bothongo Group Commercial, has announced that they have been appointed as the regional reseller for Kounta in the southern African region. “Retail and hospitality businesses can get a quick start in the cloud with Kounta’s new...

C-COM, Vox Telecom announce partnership

C-COM Satellite Systems, the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has started supplying South Africa’s largest independent telecommunications firm with iNetVu Mobile antennas. The C-COM manufactured antennas...

M-KOPA Solar rolls out Sage 300 ERP

M-KOPA Solar was in need of a system that could provide for integration, flexibility and detailed reporting. Sage 300 ERP Standard Edition (formerly Sage 300 ERP Accpac) presented itself as the perfect solution to address the company’s business needs and...

Meeting the demand of the African data boom

Africans like their mobile phones, too. So surely the African continent will simply follow the same telecom development and usage pattern as the rest of the world - perhaps just a little later? Well, not quite, says David King, CEO, Flexenclosure. Africa has proven to...

IT Technical Support at NTT Motor Group – Gauteng Brooklyn

We have an exciting opportunity for a End User Support Engineer to join the team based in Pretoria. This position is responsible for maintaining and proactively managing the infrastructure within dealerships as well as supporting the end users within these...

Solutions Architect – Gauteng Rosebank

We are seeking a talented and experienced Solution Architect to join our team and play a critical role in designing and shaping the technology landscape for our financial services platform. As a Solution Architect, you will be responsible for creating the...

Scrum Master at Accenture

Accenture Song is one of the most innovative and fastest growing [Email Address Removed]ining the feel of a start-up and the advantages of being a global player, Accenture Song truly has a diverse and multi-talented team. We are now strengthening our highly skilled...

Data Manager (Wits RHI)

Main purpose of the job:Coordinate the data processing and management activities of the project databases, including developing and maintaining databases, developing and implementing standard operating procedures, overseeing data management and quality control, and...

Business Intelligence Analyst (QlikView/ Qlik Sense)

6 MONTH CONTRACT The BI Analyst must be skilled at programming, data modeling, and interpreting statistics, as well as communication and analytical thinking.They will be collecting business data and turn it into useable information so business leaders and stakeholders...

SENIOR DEVELOPER: DATABASE

SENIOR DEVELOPER: DATABASE LOCATION CenturionPOSITION TYPE PermanentCLOSING DATE 12 September 2024 JOB PURPOSE- Responsible for developing new database applications and/or converting existinglegacy database applications to support business requirements.....

Project Manager

Job Title: Project ManagerJob Summary:As a senior project manager in the mining industry, your primary responsibility will be overseeing the planning, coordination, and execution of mining projects. You will be responsible for ensuring that projects are completed...

Senior Oracle PL/SQL Developer

The Integration team are looking for a senior Oracle PL/SQL developer to assist them with the Biztalk to MuleSoft/Message Broker migration. The experience we are looking for is somebody that has integration experience (i.e. called API's/processes from native Oracle),...

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