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...

Standards make the world a better place

Every year, the work of International and National Standards Bodies and the experts who contribute to the development of standards, is celebrated on World Standards Day, observed on 14 October. This year, the worldwide theme is "Our Shared Vision for a Better World"....

Google, CTSC partner to train girls on AI and robotics

In line with the International Day of the Girl Child, the Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) partnered with Google to offer training on Artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotics to South African girls between the ages of 10 and 13. The training, which is aimed at...

Employers will encourage vaccination, but not require it

Most organisations will encourage their employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19 before returning to the workplace, but a very small proportion (8%) want to make it a requirement. A survey of HR, real estate, legal, compliance and privacy leaders in December 2020...

Covid exposes gender inequality beyond pay gap

Women have been hardest hit by the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns, according to the National Income Dynamics Study - Coronavirus Rapid Mobile Survey (NIDS-CRAM), a study tracking income, employment and welfare in South Africa. "Although survival and saving jobs is...

Facebook blocks news in Australia, New Zealand

Facebook has blocked news sites and sharing in Australia and New Zealand as those countries push to make platforms pay for news content. By William Easton, MD of Facebook Australia & New Zealand, says the move is in response to Australia's proposed new Media...

Higher inflation in January confirms expectations of increases

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on February 17 that consumer price inflation increased from 3,1% year-on-year (y-o-y) in December 2020 to 3,2% y-o-y in January 2021. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC...

Service, support employees want to continue working from home

A massive 70% of customer service and support employees want to continue to work from home (WFH) at least once a week after the pandemic ends, according to a survey by Gartner. In September 2020, Gartner surveyed 5 000 employees, including 550 customer service...

SA’s SMEs embrace online tools

Most companies have been following through with the work from home system since the start of the pandemic. As such, software has ensured that digital transformation becomes a success for the businesses who have had to adapt to digital transformation as a result of the...

Covid deals a blow to property rentals

In a blow to residential housing landlords but providing some respite for tenants, negative rental escalation has arrived. According to specialised credit bureau TPN, residential rentals were -0,75% cheaper on average for the last quarter of 2020. However, tenants...

CoCre8 adds endpoint resilience with Absolute Software

CoCre8 has announced a partnership with Absolute Software, adding endpoint resilience capabilities to its range of edge and security solutions offerings. Embedded in the firmware of devices from over 25 leading PC manufacturers, Absolute is an undeletable endpoint...

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New tape drives for Oracle libraries

Oracle has announced the availability of Oracle’s StorageTek LTO 6 Tape Drives with fibre channel connectivity for Oracle’s StorageTek SL8500 and SL3000 Tape Libraries. With the introduction of StorageTek LTO 6 Tape Drives, Oracle now offers customers both the latest...

Datacentrix awarded OpenText title

IT solution provider Datacentrix has been named as the local OpenText partner of the year for 2012, based on its exceptional revenue contribution for the financial year period. According to Juane Peacock, MD of the enterprise content management (ECM) business unit at...

Implementing social media analytics

Social media is a treasure trove of insights and useful information, but most people have realised that the path from hype to reality is hardly straightforward or easy to implement. At the heart of the matter, information gleaned from social channels is a combination...

Triple4 to launch self-service portal

Triple4, the innovative infrastructure solution company, is launching a self-service portal with a difference to enable clients to access cloud-based services. The new portal will launch on 1 February 2013. Kevin Mortimer, MD of Triple4, explains that while...

Toshiba introduces 10-inch tablet

Toshiba Gulf FZE announces the launch of its new 10-inch tablet, the TOSHIBA AT300, in South Africa. The new tablet boasts thin-and-light designs, brilliant displays, quad-core performance and a full range of essential ports and smart features. "With its amazingly...

Livewired, AIG release CyberEdge

Livewired PR recently announced its new partnership with global insurance company, AIG. Strategically selected by the brand for its expertise in crisis communications, the PR company will play an integral role in the launch of AIG’s innovative new product, CyberEdge....

Online tuition and skills acquisition

With the increasing number of challenges facing learners today - including access to resources, geographic and logistic limitations - specialists within the online environment believe taking the virtual route to qualification certainly warrants serious consideration. ...

Lenovo boosts MEA channel commitment

Lenovo, the world’s second largest PC company, has announced the launch of the Lenovo Partner Network Programme, designed to up-skill channel partners and strengthen relations across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The introduction of the programme locally reflects...

The business case for data governance

 Data governance may be the most talked about yet elusive prize in the data management space. It is highly coveted by people who work with data because practitioners know the mission-critical role governance plays in achieving desired data outcomes. At the same time,...

Samsung releases Smart TV SDK 4.0

Samsung Electronics has released the Smart TV SDK (software development kit) 4.0 at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas recently. The Smart TV SDK will allow Smart TV software development on Linux and Mac, in addition to Windows OS.  Up...

Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...

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KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:Application Architecture domain establishment• interpret and apply approved enterprise architecture principles, policies, procedures in the architecture work.• Provide guidance on matters related to the application architecture domain, provide...

Embedded Developer

Are you ready to contribute to the cutting-edge world of connected, intelligent transportation systems (ITS)?A leading developer of ITS solutions, is seeking a talented Embedded Software Engineer to join our team in Cape Town. Software Engineer to join our team in...

Senior C#.Net (API) Developer

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Senior Java Developer at Signature Business Solution

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Adobe Experience Developer at Accenture – Western Cape Cape Town

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy, consulting, song, technology and operations. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all...

Embedded Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Are you ready to contribute to the cutting-edge world of connected, intelligent transportation systems (ITS)?A leading developer of ITS solutions, is seeking a talented Embedded Software Engineer to join our team in Cape Town. Software Engineer to join our team in...

Senior C#.Net (API) Developer – Gauteng Pretoria

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