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...

Employees are the biggest cyber threat – and it will only get worse

South Africa experienced a 46% increase in insider cyber risk in 2026, surpassing the global average of 44%. What’s more, 63% of South African companies surveyed expect insider‑driven data losses to increase as growing numbers of disgruntled employees are resorting to...

Interconnected systems at risk of a digital pandemic

Are we ready for solar storms, submarine cable cuts, satellite disruptions, and extreme weather to disrupt communication networks and potentially trigger a “digital pandemic"? A new report – “When digital systems fail: The hidden risks of our digital world​" –...

New malicious WhatsApp mod on the rise

Kaspersky researchers recently uncovered a new malicious WhatsApp spy mod, which is now proliferating within another popular messenger, Telegram. While the modification serves its intended purpose by extending user experience, it also clandestinely harvests personal...

Finalists for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

The winners of the Africa Tech Festival Awards will be unveiled at a gala event in Cape Town next week following the announcement of this year's finalists looking to bridge the digital divide across Africa. "It is an exciting time to be in technology and...

Microsoft strengthens healthcare play with Nuance acquisition

Microsoft has agreed to buy Nuance Communications for $56.00 per share, in an all-cash transaction valued at $19,7-billion, inclusive of Nuance’s net debt. Nuance is a cloud and AI software player in the healthcare and enterprise AI space. Mark Benjamin will remain...

EOH posts operating profit

EOH has reported continued financial improvements for the six months ended 31 January 2021. The revenue of R4 376-million saw a decline, mainly attributable to disposals and legacy contracts. But gross profit margin increased to 27,6% from 24,2% in the prior period....

Cape Town improves its rank in Global Cities Index

Cape Town has improved its position by 20 places in this year’s Schroders Global Cities Index, and is currently number 438 in the 2020 rankings. This places the city 20 places higher on the list since the publication of the 2019 Index. The improved ranking is the...

Almost all companies came under cyberthreat in past year

The move to mass remote working during the Covid-19 pandemic saw the mobile attack surface expand dramatically, resulting in 97% of organisations facing mobile threats from several attack vectors, according to Checkpoint's 2021 Mobile Security Report. With 60% of...

Vodacom partners with AU on vaccinations

Vodacom Group will partner with the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) to build digital infrastructure to manage vaccinations across up to 55 countries following successful deployments in South Africa (to manage Covid-19 vaccinations) and in Mozambique,...

Increase in ransomware attacks on SA companies

South Africa is firmly in the sights of international cybercrime syndicates who have been ramping up their attacks on local companies in the past six months, according to security specialist Nclose. ‎ Martin Potgieter, co-founder & technical director at ‎Nclose,...

PC market has fastest YoY growth in 20 years

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 69,9-million units in the first quarter of 2021, an increase of 32% from the first quarter of 2020, according to preliminary results by Gartner. The market rebounded from a weak first quarter of 2020 to record the fastest year-over-year...

Pandemic causes huge surge in malware

About 604 059 new malicious programs (malware) and potentially unwanted applications (PUA) are globally registered daily in 2021, according to data from research group Finbold. The estimates are based on the already registered 61,01-million new malware between 1...

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NATIVE launches cashless fashion boutique

The world's first cashless fashion boutique, The Exchange, has been opened by NATIVE at Cavendish Square in Cape Town. Stocked with clothing and accessories from more than 25 of South Africa's top designers, nothing in the store can be purchased with cash or credit...

SatADSL increases capital for African growth

SatADSL, a Belgian company providing satellite Internet access and communications service in sub-Saharan Africa, has announced the successful completion of a capital increase aiming at financing its development over the next five years. SatADSL completed this last...

Samsung to launch UHD Smart TV

Designed to provide the ultimate entertainment experience, Samsung Electronics South Africa will be launching its new 85-inch ultra HD (UHD) Smart television, offering four times the resolution of full HD, at the end of June 2013. Apart from its size, the new model...

Vodacom Mozambique deploys e-centre

Flexenclosure, a specialist developer of intelligent power management systems and pre-fabricated data centres for the ICT industry, has deployed an e-centre – an energy efficient and pre-fabricated data centre – in response to an order from Vodacom Mozambique. The...

How virtualisation can help SMEs

There’s a common perception that virtualisation is only for large organisations – but, says Jessica van Wyk of Veeam, there are major benefits for small businesses as well. “Virtualisation is a powerful technology that means that for every physical server or PC you...

EMC Isilon NAS supports cloud, analytics

At EMC World 2013, EMC announced that it is preparing the next version of its EMC Isilon OneFS scale-out NAS operating system. Building on the successful late-2012 launch of OneFS 7.0 (“Mavericks”), the next version of Isilon’s industry-leading operating system will...

Businesses should consolidate SAP

Research released by HCL Enterprise Application Services (EAS) has revealed that globally large enterprises could save nearly $30-billion in total through consolidating their instances of SAP. The global survey of 225 CIOs focussed on their organisations' current and...

Nedbank showcases PocketPOS at Indaba

Nedbank will be promoting and selling its innovative mobile point-of-sale solution, Nedbank PocketPOS, at one of the largest tourism marketing events on the African calendar – Durban Indaba. The Indaba, which runs from 11 to 14 May 2013, is a global platform that...

SoftExpert launches cloud offering

SoftExpert, a market leader in software and services for enterprise-wide business has launched SoftExpert Cloud, allowing for the distribution of SoftExpert solutions through Web-based cloud services in a fully secure environment, boosting efficiency and availability...

The dangers of BYOD implementation

According to a Forrester survey carried out in Q4 of 2012 75% of company employees across the globe want to use their personal mobile devices for work on a daily basis. This is a 3% increase from the figures in 2011. Most (76%) of this group is specifically interested...

Senior Software Developer

Requirements: Assists with the definition and management of business goals and the scoping of medium to large or relatively complex changesThoroughly documenting and supporting software components that are deployed and will participate and/or lead in all facets of the...

IT Support (Level 2 with MSP Exp)

One of our US based clients in IT Services and IT Consulting are looking for a knowledgeable, positive, self-motivated, and energetic Tier 2 & 3 IT support technician to work with them. (Core hours are 3pm-11pm/4pm-12am SAST : Mo-Fri & standby, after hours...

Senior Test Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region

Our client is looking for a candidate who will be responsible for the testing of their payment applications and supporting software to ensure the products produced meet both functional and non-functional requirements. Key Requirements Bachelor of Science majoring in...

Senior Software Developer – Western Cape Tokai

Requirements: Assists with the definition and management of business goals and the scoping of medium to large or relatively complex changesThoroughly documenting and supporting software components that are deployed and will participate and/or lead in all facets of the...

IT Support (Level 2 with MSP Exp) – Western Cape Cape Town Region

One of our US based clients in IT Services and IT Consulting are looking for a knowledgeable, positive, self-motivated, and energetic Tier 2 & 3 IT support technician to work with them. (Core hours are 3pm-11pm/4pm-12am SAST : Mo-Fri & standby, after hours...

Solutions Architect at Financial technology industry

Our client in the Financial / Tech sector is seeking for a talented and experienced Solution Architect to join their team and play a critical role in designing and shaping the technology landscape for our financial services platform. Ideally experienced on the banking...

Information Technology Technician

The successful candidate would need to mainly perform maintenance to all PC & Laptop hardware, stock management, logging calls via email with couriers for collections & deliveries, software & communication systems and peripherals used within the...

Information Technology Technician – Eastern Cape Gqebera

The successful candidate would need to mainly perform maintenance to all PC & Laptop hardware, stock management, logging calls via email with couriers for collections & deliveries, software & communication systems and peripherals used within the...

Project Manager (R800K/yr – R550K/yr)

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Project Manager to join our client's team in Cape Town. The Project Manager will be responsible for overseeing and managing various industrial and commercial projects throughout the region. The successful candidate will...

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