African government institutions under fire from cyberthreats
Check Point Software Technologies' Global Threat Index for October 2023 reveals an alarming trend in cyber threats, with the Remote Access Trojan (RAT) NJRat having dramatically risen from sixth to second place - with a particular focus on targeting government...
Volatile economy drives escalating telco struggles in SMB market
With telecoms service providers looking for growth in enterprise revenues from the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market, the combination of intense competition, the long-term impact of the 2007/08 financial crisis, and the Ukraine war are set to squeeze market...
Ransomware recovery cost more than doubles
The average total cost of recovery from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in a year, increasing from $761 106 in 2020 to $1,85-million in 2021. The average ransom paid is $170 404, according to a new Sophos report, "The State of Ransomware 2021". The global...
Advanced robotics could transform spinal surgery
Advanced robotics, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, could transform spinal surgery safety, costs, and recovery for millions of patients worldwide over the next decade. That's the word from Dr Michael Steinmetz, chairman of the...
Regional IT spend set to hit $171bn
IT spending in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is projected to total $171-billion in 2021, an increase of 4,5% from 2020, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. "IT projects were either put on hold or canceled in MENA because of Covid-19. In 2021, as the...
What makes a business ready for the future?
A positive attitude to change, being open to new technology, adaptability - these are three of the six traits that help "future ready" businesses succeed, even as businesses around the world have faced disruptions brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the...
BEC causes $1,8bn damage in US alone
The Covid-19-fuelled surge in the use of technology and online solutions created a huge space for cybercriminals who committed a record number of internet crimes in the US last year. In 2020, almost 792 000 complaints were logged by the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint...
Last chance to join the Justice Accelerator
Game-changing justice startups looking for the opportunity to take their business to new heights have until tomorrow (30 April 2021) to enter the Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) Innovating Justice Challenge. Interested applicants can enter via...
Biggest digital marketing challenges are internal
Disruptive external events presented the largest challenges for organizations in 2020, however 35% of digital marketing leaders believe their biggest challenges in 2021 will come from within their organisations, according to Gartner. Gartner surveyed 350 marketing...
Salaries on the road to recovery
A year after hard lockdown, the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI) for March 2021 is close to recovery following months of ups and downs in the number of salaries paid during the pandemic-hit economy. While salaries in the formal sector have experienced a fast...
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Kaspersky named in Magic Quadrant
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Trillium named a data quality leader
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Financial institutions at high risk
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Adaptability is key to better leadership
In a recent article for LinkedIn, best-selling author and CEO of Likable Local Dave Kerpen points out 11 simple concepts that every business leader can use to become a better leader. He emphasises that all of them are simple. "Yet, perhaps in the name of revenues or...
Smile launches 4G network in Uganda
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Fujitsu introduces new mainframes
Fujitsu has significantly reduces losses in time and costs in the constant battle against IT downtime by introducing an expanded high availability concept for Fujitsu BS2000/OSD mainframes, at the Fujitsu Mainframe Summit in Fulda, Germany. In a world first, Fujitsu...
Cloud-based security is imminent
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Technology advancements grow SMBs
A common cause of business failure is over-investment in fixed assets; the high costs associated with purchasing, setting up and managing infrastructure, hardware and software can be daunting and detrimental to the cash required to fund growth of the business....
LSD IT opens new office in Cape Town
Level 2 BBBEE accredited service provider, LSD Information Technology, opened a new office in Cape Town in February 2012. The Cape Town Branch is headed up by long-term LSD member, Derryn Askham. An important new addition to the Cape Town team is a full-time Linux...
Senior User Experience Designer at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand
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Automated Tester at Accenture
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Magento2 Full Stack Developer – Johanesburg at Accenture
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SQL Senior Database Administrator
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