How your travel documents could end up on the dark web

As international travel is reaching new highs, so is cybercrime targeting travelers. Joint research by NordVPN and Saily exposes the dark web’s growing market for stolen travel documents — from passport scans to loyalty accounts — and shows just how cheap it is for...

Cyber attacks drive big drop in company value

Cyber events that cause reputation risks can result in an average of 27% drop in shareholder value, highlighting the growing financial and reputational stakes of cyber risk. This is among the findings from Aon’s 2025 Cyber Risk Report, which builds on its 2023 finding...

End users will spend $14,2bn on GenAI models this year

Worldwide end-user spending on generative AI (GenAI) models is projected to total $14,2-billion in 2025, according to Gartner. End-user spending on specialised GenAI models, which include domain-specific language models (DSLMs), is estimated to total $1,1-billion this...

Deepfake fraud losses creep towards $1bn

The first half of 2025 had almost four times as many deepfake incidents (a total of 580 incidents) as the entire year of 2024 - and losses from deepfake-related fraud reached $410-million, according to a new report from Surfshark. Since 2019, deepfake technology used...

SARS embraces AI to boost efficiency

Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – Paying tax and submitting returns has become a relatively easy process for most South Africans. This is due largely to the fact that the South African Revenue Services (SARS) is embracing artificial intelligence (AI)...

Microsoft to equip 1m SA youth with AI, cybersecurity skills

Kathy Gibson reports from the Microsoft AI Tour – Microsoft will train one million young South Africans in useful digital skills within the next 12 months. Lillian Barnard, president of Microsoft Africa, today told delegates at the Microsoft AI Tour in Sandton that...

Business leaders to sweat for a good cause in CEO Cycle Challenge

The South African Hall of Fame, an organisation which celebrates great achievements by extraordinary South Africans to empower the youth, has announced its role in The CEO Cycle Challenge 2024. Presented in collaboration with Nashua, the challenge aims to raise funds...

Nominations open for top African ICT professionals

Africa's brightest minds will be rewarded at the second annual Technology Information Confederation Africa (TICON Africa) Conference 2024, to be held in Mombasa between 25 and 27 September. Dr Jannie Zaaiman, secretary-general of TICON Africa, explains that rewards...

African executives rank innovation as a top priority

More African companies are prioritising innovation more than ever before--and have experienced an increased innovation readiness, unlike global counterparts--although not without challenges. A new report released from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) finds that 65% of...

Skills shortage hampers Africa’s fight against cybercrime

Kathy Gibson reports - As cyber attacks become more frequent, and more crippling, a massive shortage of cybersecurity skills is hampering Africa's ability to meet the onslaught. This is one of the troubling findings from "Elevating Africa's Cyber Resilience", a new...

Zuckerberg advocates for open source AI

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is calling for an open source model for artificial intelligence (AI). In an open letter, he points to how Linux became the industry standard for much of today's computing, as a result of being open source. AI could develop in the same way. "In...

High interest rates and cost-of-living crises still burden salaries

The average nominal take-home pay slipped in June, according to the BankservAfrica Take-home Pay Index (BTPI), which tracks about 4-million salary earners in South Africa. "At R15 492, the average nominal take-home pay for June was down from May, but still 6% up on...

PC sales through distribution return to growth

Distributor revenue remained flat year over year at $19,5-billion in the second quarter of 2024 (2Q24), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) North America Distribution Tracker (NADT). As expected, Network Infrastructure sales saw a double-digit...

Duxbury reaches 40-year milestone

Duxbury Networking celebrates its 40th birthday tomorrow (26 July 2024). The distributor, founded by CEO Graham Duxbury, a motor racing Hall of Fame inductee, has seen a number of changes and challenges over four decades in the IT industry. "This milestone wouldn't be...

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The reality of ongoing blackouts remains ever-present for South Africans. Households and businesses, in particular smaller businesses who do not have the luxury of large generators in an office or warehouse environment, continue to seek alternative power sources to...

Can you afford a BEC? We think not …

The first and favourite means of attack from cyber criminals is via email. Yearly they generate $26-billion from spoofing and phishing attacks, a large portion of the cybercrime industry. This is due to 80% of organisations still being vulnerable to these sorts of...

Take a strategic approach to business automation

Digital platforms and robotic process automation (RPA), once ground-breaking innovations, have become something of a commodity in today's world. By Sumit Kumar Sharma, enterprise architect and head of advisory services at In2IT However, the development of low code/no...

Cutting costs in the hospitality industry

As rising fuel prices and global economic upheaval continue to increase the cost of flights and leisure travel, local and international hospitality businesses are feeling the pinch. Companies in the sector need to evaluate how they can improve guest experiences while...

Can technology replace people?

Many people believe that automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning (ML) will eventually replace all of us. By Muggie van Staden, MD and CEO of Obsidian Systems Some managers might even joke that they are likely to substitute a poor performing...

The next MSP growth area is digital security

The increase in cyber threats across the board is crippling businesses. Digital security technologies were often in the shadow of fancy new hardware, software and cloud technologies that offered greater gains, but security solutions are fast becoming the foundation...

Rectron adds EcoFlow power solutions

Rectron has partnerd with EcoFlow, which specialises in portable power and renewable energy systems. Load shedding and hikes in utility prices are driving many South Africans to seek out alternative power solutions that are less dependent on the electricity grid....

Reducing risk in a hybrid cloud model is the key to fueling growth

Cyber security is the number one concern for organizations when managing their hybrid cloud environments. This is hardly surprising when you consider that nine out of 10 companies have suffered data breaches in the last 12 months. Damages due to digital crime...

How to become a data-driven healthcare organisation

Ensuring the data is available, accessible, and secure remains the core principle of today's digital world. Lindokuhle Buthelezi, Tibco Consultant at TechSoft International Regardless of the industry sector, size, or geographic location of an organisation, data...

Power App Developer – Gauteng Sandton

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Job Summary:An industry leader in TaaS based in Bedfordview is seeking an IT Support Engineer to join their team. This position will be responsible for providing support to our internal staff and clients, troubleshoot and resolve IT-related issues, ensuring that our...

Senior Developer – Western Cape Cape Town

Are you a passionate coder with a knack for designing innovative solutions and optimizing complex systems? Our Client is looking for a Senior Developer to lead the charge in creating software that drives our mission forward. If you're ready to bring your technical...

NOC Engineer – Gauteng Midrand

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Business Analyst (Financial) at Parvana Recruitment

About our client:Our client is a dynamic IT company delivering innovative, value-driven solutions. Their culture is built on pride in their work, respect for colleagues, partners, and communities, and a commitment to collaborative decision-making. They also believe in...

Junior Database Administrator

A well-established global law firm is seeking to appoint a Junior Database Administrator.The virtual Central Database team, based around the world, is responsible for the support and strategic development of the Central SQL infrastructure. They are staffed by highly...

Microsoft Power Platform Developer

Unlock Your Potential as a Power App Developer with a Leading Organisation! Is this you?You are a highly skilled Power App Developer with strong communication and collaboration abilities. You thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and are quick to adapt to...

Data Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment

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Design data across the full range from fast/clean ETL streams through to automation. Ability to use big data technologies on AWS cloud services: Athena, Redshift, Lambda, Cloud Formation Stack, EMR. Ability to work with large data sources. Advanced knowledge of SQL...

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