How can SA plug the ICT skills gap?

Kathy Gibson reports from the IITPSA Workforce Conference – While South Africa records the highest unemployment rate in the world, there is still a dire shortage of critical IT skills. Presenting the IITPSA IT Skills Survey, Lehlohonolo  Mokenela, MD of Africa...

Is talent debt depleting your institutional knowledge?

Organisations cutting costs through workforce reduction to weather tough conditions may be trading a visible saving for an invisible liability that will cost them far more later, warns Advaita Naidoo, Africa MD at executive search firm Jack Hammer Global. “Globally,...

In 2027, AI could account for 20% of all business tech spend

In the coming year, CIOs and CISOs will face growing pressure to realise returns on their AI investments in infrastructure, security, digital sovereignty, and emerging technologies, according to Forrester’s 2027 technology and security predictions. Additionally, with...

Banks expect to hand decisions to AI – even if they can’t explain them

Banks are racing toward a future where AI no longer merely informs key credit, treasury, and risk decisions – it makes them autonomously. Yet AI governance is not keeping pace with adoption, according to new AI risk research by FT Longitude, SAS and Microsoft. Even as...

Consumers want their data to be treated with more care

Consumers reveal how they expect their personal data to be shared and secured - and companies should take note that they want a more trustworthy digital experiences. An Axway survey found that, while more than 60% of Americans feel open banking is positive and 62%...

2024 security trends focus on GenAI, CISO role

The top cybersecurity trends set to shape global enterprise in 2024 include generative AI (GenAI), boardroom discussion, sovereign cloud, vendor strategy, and insights on hiring. This is according to Margareta Petrovic, global managing partner: risk and cybersecurity...

SA users aren’t big on unique passwords

Internet users across the globe are yet to master how to use passwords effectively to protect themselves online, and South African users are no exception. Research from Kaspersky has shown that people are putting their online safety at risk by making bad password...

Gaming PC sales set to boom for the rest of 2020

The Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) market for gaming desktops and notebooks boomed in the second quarter of 2020, growing 33% YoY, and totaling 2-million units, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). The market for PC gaming is expected to be...

Profile of a $15m ransomware attack

Sophos has reported how attackers tried three different ways to execute Maze ransomware during a single attack while demanding a $15-million ransom. The report, "Maze Attackers Adopt Ragnar Locker Virtual Machine Technique," shows how, on the third try, the Maze...

Consumer devices lead PC demand

PC sales from Western Europe's largest distributors to consumer resellers have almost maintained the momentum they gathered earlier in the year - growing by 39% year-on-year in early Q3 after a 42% rise in Q2. According to the latest data published by Context, volume...

Check Point unravels RampantKitten surveillance operation

Check Point Research has unraveled an ongoing surveillance operation by Iranian entities that has been targeting Iranian expats and dissidents for years. The team unpacks the operation: While some individual sightings of this attack were previously reported by other...

External enterprise storage sales tick up

The EMEA external storage systems market value in 2020Q2 was down 8,5% year-on-year in dollars and 6,6% in euros, according to International Data Corporation's (IDC) EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker. Once again, the quarter saw marked differences across...

A more intelligent future is in store for work

Businesses that hope to emerge from the global pandemic in a stronger, better position need to be thinking about - and planning for future models - today. Citrix Systems' Work 2035 study, a year-long examination of global work patterns and plans, helps companies...

Mustek strike escalates

Mustek is warning resellers and customers to stay away from its Midrand offices in the wake of violence and intimidation by striking workers. The strike, by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), began peacefully on Wednesday (16 Septemeber), but by...

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Flutter Developer at RecruiTech – KwaZulu-Natal Kloof

An exciting opportunity for a skilled Flutter Developer to join telecommunications company focused on research, development and manufacturing of consumer telemetry devices and control panels. Ideal candidate must reside in Durban as this is a full-time office-based...

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