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​" –...

Financial professionals must adapt to expanding responsibilities

The role of finance is rapidly evolving - expanding in scope, requiring new skills and competencies, and demanding greater collaboration with teams across the organisation, according to a new report from the Association of International Certified Professional...

HR emails dominate phishing attacks

HR related email subjects continue to be utilised as a phishing strategy and make up more than 50% of top email subjects, according to KnowBe4's Q3 2023 global phishing report. Phishing emails continue to be one of the most common methods to effectively perpetuate...

Covid-19 reverses women’s workforce gains

Progress for women in work could be back at 2017 levels by the end of 2021 as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is according to analysis conducted for PwC's annual Women in Work Index, which measures female economic empowerment across 33 Organisation for...

Covid-19 impacts gender equality, erodes hard-won progress

Covid-19 is eroding the hard-won progress made towards many aspects of parity over recent decades. As the Institute for Fiscal Studies noted that the nature of the economic shock associated with the pandemic has touched many old and deep inequalities, gender...

NASA’s Perseverance takes maiden drive on Mars

NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover performed its first drive on Mars on 4 March, covering 6,5m across the Martian landscape. The drive served as a mobility test that marks just one of many milestones as team members check out and calibrate every system, subsystem,...

Hafnium exploit strikes Microsoft Exchange servers

Following Microsoft's news about Hafnium, IT Security company Sophos has been closely monitoring the issue and is providing regular advice on how organizations should threat hunt and mitigate the attack/potential attack. Microsoft has detected multiple zero-day...

Did comets deliver carbon to rocky planets?

In early 2016, an icy visitor from the edge of our solar system hurtled past Earth. It briefly became visible to stargazers as Comet Catalina before it slingshot past the Sun to disappear forevermore out of the solar system. Among the many observatories that captured...

Poor hit with disproportionately high connectivity costs

High costs for Internet access relative to income remain one of the main barriers to the use of information and communication technology (ICT) services worldwide - and this is particularly true in emerging markets. This is according to a new policy brief from ITU and...

Covid vaccines surface on the darknet

The world is undertaking one of the largest and most complex vaccination campaigns in history and, not surprisingly, scammers and sellers on the dark market are eager to profit off the process. Kaspersky researchers examined 15 different marketplaces on the Darknet...

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Syntech signs up QYG

 Syntech, the South African IT hardware distributor, is proud to announce a sole distribution agreement with QYG, an internationally-based manufacturer of iPhone accessories and battery packs. The QYG Group (USA) is based in New York. Under the QYG brand, the QYG...

AlwaysOn-Learning to boost education

Dac Systems, a national specialist services provider focused on turnkey implementations of leading edge industry solutions, in association with its partners, Microsoft South Africa and Brescia House School, extends an invitation to the market to experience...

Switchvox provides strategic advantage

There are so many different ways to communicate with partners, customers and co-workers - by phone, e-mail, instant messaging, fax, video conferencing and social media. Managing each system separately is not only inefficient, but can cause conflicts considering that...

Moving ITSM solutions to the cloud

Local ICT service organisation Quintica is bringing customers a new way to quickly and cost effectively move IT service desks into the cloud, announcing that BMC has made a range of improvements to its BMC RemedyForce suite.  This month the software giant has made a...

SAS releases new version of Visual Analytics

The power of SAS Visual Analytics is now available for work groups and midsize businesses. The new version of SAS’ visual data exploration software, combining business intelligence with the world’s leading analytics, includes added graphical display options and...

F5 announces new BYOD solution

F5 Networks, the global leader in application delivery networking, has announced F5 Mobile App Manager, a new hybrid cloud solution for mobile application management that enables organisations to safely and cost-effectively support enterprise BYOD (bring your own...

Clarotech wins Digium partner award

Cape Town-based Clarotech Consulting has announced it has been awarded a Digium Pinnacle Partner award in the category Pinnacle Circle of Excellence and Partner of the year in Africa. Presented annually to those who have excelled in developing and driving their...

NetApp expands Flash portfolio

In a move that extends its leadership in the industry, NetApp has announced the availability of the EF540 all-flash array for today’s extreme performance-driven enterprise applications, and previewed the architecture of its new, purpose-built FlashRay product family,...

Progress Software honours AIGS

Local vendor AIGS has been named the best new growth distributor for Progress Software International. The Gauteng-based firm received the award in Las Vegas last week. Progress Software Corporation has named five leading independent software vendors (ISVs) in EMEA as...

Make way for cyber-forensics

The advent of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Bill, which is set to be enacted this year, will change the way companies have to approach data handling strategies, processes and procedures.  As computers have increasingly become part of users' lives, they...

Qlik Senior Consultant

We are recruiting a Qlik Senior Consultant to join our team. Our ideal candidate must have the required technical skills accompanied by passion and determination to make a difference and deliver a competitive advantage for a passionate and customer-focused IT delivery...

DevOps Engineer

This role is fully remote.. Our client is seeking a skilled professional to streamline their software development and operations, enhancing deployment efficiency and system reliability. This role will be pivotal in automating our processes, reducing downtime, and...

Senior Front End Developer

Senior Front-end developer - HPC & Cloud Solutions Are you creative, resourceful, curious and seeking technology and business firsts? Are looking for an exciting career in cloud software development? ?Would you like to work at a publicly traded global software...

Project Manager

Mechanical or ChemicalDegree or DiplomaA minimum of 3 - 5 years of industry experience with 2 years of direct Project Management experience in an engineering environment working for a contractor executing EPC projects.Advanced certificates in contract management will...

Senior Database and Applications Developer

Senior Database and Applications DeveloperJOB DESCRIPTION Administering, managing and handling database management systems, such as the creation of databases, data warehousing, database performance and tuning and upgrades.Providing applications programming support in...

.Net Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

We are looking to employ .NET Developers - proficiency in a range of technologies, from .NET (C#) and SQL Server to MVC 4, Entity Framework, and Angular, will drive the creation of efficient and scalable applications . Will collaborate within an Agile team...

Qlik Senior Consultant – Gauteng Midrand

We are recruiting a Qlik Senior Consultant to join our team. Our ideal candidate must have the required technical skills accompanied by passion and determination to make a difference and deliver a competitive advantage for a passionate and customer-focused IT delivery...

DevOps Engineer – Western Cape Woodstock

This role is fully remote.. Our client is seeking a skilled professional to streamline their software development and operations, enhancing deployment efficiency and system reliability. This role will be pivotal in automating our processes, reducing downtime, and...

Senior Front End Developer – Western Cape Cape Town CBD

Senior Front-end developer - HPC & Cloud Solutions Are you creative, resourceful, curious and seeking technology and business firsts? Are looking for an exciting career in cloud software development? ?Would you like to work at a publicly traded global software...

Project Manager – Gauteng Kempton Park West

Mechanical or ChemicalDegree or DiplomaA minimum of 3 - 5 years of industry experience with 2 years of direct Project Management experience in an engineering environment working for a contractor executing EPC projects.Advanced certificates in contract management will...

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