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...

Climate change a top concern for South Africans

After poverty (68,4%) and the rising prices of goods and services (64,2%), the third most pressing concern facing South Africans is climate change. A massive 58% of respondents to Epson's third Climate Barometer survey cite climate concerns as one of the biggest...

Wits academics to lead international climate body

The Dean of the Wits Faculty of Science, Professor Nithaya Chetty, has been appointed as the chair of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics (IUAP) Working Group on Physics for Climate Action and Sustainable Development, while Visiting Professor Igle...

China’s electric vehicle sales to grow 50% in 2021

New research from Canalys shows that a record 1,3-million electric vehicles (EVs) were sold in China in 2020. But year-on-year growth was modest at only 8%. In comparison, worldwide sales of EVs rocketed by 39% in 2020. In a new digital report, Electric vehicle...

Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter report in from Mars

Pictures from the Mars Perseverance rover are coming through, giving us a new perspective of what the surface of the Red Planet looks like. And the Ingenuity Mars helicopter is almost ready to start working, to increase the mission's scope. Mission controllers at...

Households’ net wealth increases since lockdown

South African households' real net wealth increased by an estimated R1,009-trillion from the onset of the second quarter of 2020 to the end of the year (Q4 2020) - despite Covid-19, the lockdown, job losses and an economic contraction. This recovery follows an...

ZACR warns of ongoing cyber threats

The rise of global gangs of organised cybercriminals continues unabated and continues to pose a clear and present danger as South Africa's economy opens up. Curfews and lockdowns helped boost online activity tremendously in 2020 as South Africans sought digital ways...

Cyberbullying a top concern for SA parents

A massive 32% of South African parents claim that cyberbullying is a top concern when it comes to worries about their children, according to the "Responsible Digital Parenting" survey. It is no surprise as this Internet phenomenon has already caused such problems as...

What 5G could mean for SA

The rollout of 5G in South Africa's urban centres is likely to be one of the most significant technology events of 2021. By Samantha Naidoo, telco industry value advisor at SAP Africa Where 3G and 4G LTE technology provided increased speeds compared to their...

Electric vehicle share at record level in 2020

Electric vehicle (EV) registrations in the US in 2020 reached record market share of 1,8%, demonstrating increased consumer interest for electric vehicles, according to new analysis from IHS Markit. December 2020 also represented the highest monthly share for EV new...

Covid drives ‘anywhere workforce’, higher customer expectations

Kathy Gibson reports - It goes without saying the digital transformation is underway – and it is a tough thing to do. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the pressure felt in the new world of work. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated transformation, and also...

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WeMetOnAPlane.com launches app

Ever met that special someone on a plane but, for whatever reason, contact details were never exchanged? Without their names, how are users going to find those special people on Facebook?  If users are looking for someone they met on a flight, the WeMetOnAPlane mobile...

RCOM, Alcatel-Lucent sign contract

Reliance Communications (RCOM), India’s fully integrated telecommunications service provider and Alcatel-Lucent, have announced a first-of-its-kind, end-to-end network managed services contract aimed at delivering superior customer experience in eastern and southern...

Bytes Connect wins Eqstra award

Bytes Connect has been named Partner of the Year at Eqstra Fleet Management’s annual supplier day. Eqstra runs fleets for numerous major clients, and fields over 60 call centre agents at four different call centres, says Eqstra IT manager, Edward Macfarlane....

DiData joins Riverbed partner programme

Dimension Data, the $5,8-billion global ICT solutions and services provider, has announced it has joined the Riverbed Authorised Support Partner Programme (RASP). This allows Dimension Data to build closer relationships with its global clients and provide high-value...

WD appoints Components sales manager

Western Digital (WD) has appointed Kalvin Subbadu to the position of sales manager for its Components business in South Africa. He will drive the sales of WD’s Components range of internal hard drives across all three official distributors, including Drive Control...

Kaspersky named a Leader by Gartner

Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of secure content and threat management solutions, has been named a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms for the second year in a row. Kaspersky Lab believes it has cemented its status as a provider...

QlikTech, Attivio simplify big data

QlikTech, a leader in user-driven business intelligence (BI), and Attivio have announced a partnership to give customers the ability to combine QlikView in-memory data with Attivio’s Active Intelligence Engine (AIE) via QlikView Direct Discovery. QlikTech and Attivio...

Blue Turtle, Gigamon sign VAR agreement

Blue Turtle Technologies (Blue Turtle) announced that it has signed a value-added reseller agreement with Gigamon to provide intelligent Traffic Visibility Fabric solutions to enterprises, data centres and service providers across Africa. “As a leading provider of...

CA now VCE certified

CA Southern Africa has announced that 25 of CA Technologies’ software offerings are now certified by VCE to run on Vblock Systems, demonstrating the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting converged infrastructure platforms. The 13 new certified offerings include...

Six business trends for 2013

Making predictions in a world that moves as quickly as the one people live in today is brave and perhaps even a little foolish. But based on the way the world evolved last year, here are a few trends Stephanie Houslay, GM at Acceleration Media, expects to play out in...

Intermediate SQL Developer

Intermediate SQL DeveloperJOB DESCRIPTION Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects.Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based off a set of...

Software Developer

ENVIRONMENT:A leading company in the Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) sector is offering an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer. The ideal candidate should possess a BSc in Software Engineering or a relevant equivalent tertiary qualification, along with...

Scrum Master at Accenture – Gauteng Midrand

As a Scrum Master, you will help teams from our clients with their Agile way of working, more specifically help Scrum teams to thrive. This key position will put you in a central and challenging position, which offers a great opportunity to be highly visible within...

Intermediate SQL Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

Intermediate SQL DeveloperJOB DESCRIPTION Develop complex T-SQL queries, Stored Procedures and Triggers.Assist in the design of the relational database architecture for new development projects.Develop new / alter existing SQL objects based off a set of...

Software Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg

ENVIRONMENT:A leading company in the Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) sector is offering an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer. The ideal candidate should possess a BSc in Software Engineering or a relevant equivalent tertiary qualification, along with...

Solution Architect at Accenture

Responsibilities The Solution Architect is responsible for bridging the gap between business problems and technology solutions. They help in identifying the best solution among all available choices to solve the existing business problems by carefully reviewing and...

Developer – API at Parvana Recruitment

This is a remote position.About our client:Their vision is to promote South Africa as a region of excellence and establish it as a recognised contributor to the international IT and software industry. Operating as an agile organisation, they selectively take on...

Data Engineer

The Data Engineer holds the primary responsibility for readying and manipulating data for further analysis, encompassing ETL processes, and providing support for testing throughout the development stages. They extract, transform, and integrate data from various...

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