Is it time to say goodbye to passwords?
Each year on the first Thursday of May, cyber security professionals urge the public to strengthen their password hygiene. But in 2025, this tradition may be past its expiry date. Why? Because our over-reliance on passwords is becoming the very risk we seek to avoid....
Be wary of AI password generation
Most online services and apps require the user to create a password – but chances are many of those passwords are not being used daily and due to this overabundance, there’s a high probability that many of the passwords are being reused. Poor password management is...
SweepSouth spotlights woes of domestic workers
Inflation and the broader cost-of-living crisis are taking an immense financial and mental toll on South Africa's domestic workers - that's one of the standout findings from the seventh annual SweepSouth Report on Pay and Working Conditions for Domestic Workers. The...
NYDA, ALX look to combat youth unemployment
In response to South Africa's escalating youth unemployment crisis, ALX and the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) have announced a transformative partnership ahead of World Entrepreneurship Day today (21 August). The collaboration is set to equip South Africa's...
GenAI drives massive growth in AI spend
Worldwide spending on artificial intelligence (AI), including AI-enabled applications*, infrastructure, and related IT and business services, will more than double by 2028 when it is expected to reach $632-billion, according to a new forecast from the International...
China powers ahead with GenAI patents
China's rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) highlight its determination to lead the global AI landscape. The significant surge in GenAI patent filings - nearly 50% of the global total - reflects the country's aggressive push towards...
Nvidia research boosts weather prediction, climate simulation
As hurricanes, tornadoes and other extreme weather events occur with increased frequency and severity, it’s more important than ever to improve and accelerate climate research and prediction using the latest technologies. Amid peaks in the current Atlantic hurricane...
Self-service for customer service doing companies a disservice
Only 14% of customer service and support issues are fully resolved using self-service, according to a new survey by Gartner - even for issues that customers describe as "very simple", only 36% resolve fully in self-service. While many organisations have made...
AMD accelerates AI strategy with latest acquisition
Looking to bolster its future AI strategy, chip giant AMD has acquired ZT Systems for $4,9-billion. ZT Systems is considered a leading provider of AI infrastructure for the world's largest hyperscale computing companies. "Our acquisition of ZT Systems is the next...
Continued growth through 2028 for UC&C market
The worldwide unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) market is forecast to reach $69,1-billion in revenue in 2024, an increase of 7,5% compared to 2023, according to a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). During the 2023-2028 forecast...
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Cybersecurity takeaways for the holiday season
South Africa’s Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) highlights three cybersecurity considerations as the annual holiday season approaches. The first concerns the need for citizens to report cybercrime as they would any other crime. When reporting a...
Michelin Cup comes to SA
Michelin has announced the launch of Michelin Cup for E-Gamers in South Africa. Designed in partnership with PlayStation's world-class and authentic driving game franchise Gran Turismo, the contest began on 29 November and will run to 18 December 2021. In 2019,...
Datacentrix is second F5 Unity + Platinum partner in SA
Datacentrix has been named as an F5 Unity + Platinum Partner - one of only two in South Africa currently. "We are very excited to reach Platinum partnership status from F5," states Chris Pretorius, business unit manager at Datacentrix. "Datacentrix has been a Gold...
EV revolution makes no sense without solar
The clock is ticking for the internal combustion engine (ICE), with more than 100 countries and other entities at the recent COP26 climate summit committing to phasing it out by 2035. By Christiaan Hattingh, MD of AWPower Yet South Africa risks missing this wave of...
Endeavor’s Harvest Fund II doubles fund size to R130m
Endeavor South Africa has announce that R130-million has been raised to date in its Harvest Fund II, doubling the fund size since its first close in late February 2021. The Fund is on track to be fully invested by 2022, a year ahead of plan, and has invested in six...
New MD for Altron Security
Andrew Whittaker has been appointed as as MD of Altron Security with effect from 1 December 2021. Previously executive: services and business development at Altron Security, where he was responsible for sales, business development, marketing, and services management,...
e4 announces UK expansion
South African proptech digitalisation specialist e4 is expanding into European markets. Having recently launched a new group in the UK, long-standing executive director from South Africa, Simon Slater, has relocated to the UK to head up the venture. Slater's focus...
SA digital health start-up joins fight against HIV
World Aids Day is today (1 December) and South Africa is once again focusing on one of its biggest challenges. While many strategies are being pursued to manage the HIV pandemic, one of the major barriers to success is that too many South Africans struggle to access...
Remote work adds to financial institution insider threats
Now more than ever, insider threats pose a serious risk to financial institutions, especially those that have transitioned to alternate work environments to ensure business continuity, warns Fortinet. Fortinet's 2020 Securing Remote Work Survey revealed that the shift...
High-touch people management a powerful tool in talent retention
Retaining skills is one of the most challenging tasks for businesses all over the world as they try to find ways to cope with the talent tsunami, a phenomenon where people are resigning en-masse as lockdowns around the world end in search of new opportunities that...
Test Analyst – Western Cape Bellville
My client based in Bellville (Northern Suburbs) is currently looking for a Test Analyst to join them on a fixed term contract IT / Finance Responsibilities Create detailed test plans and test cases based on functional and technical requirementsExecute manual and...
Full Stack Developer – Gauteng Johannesburg Region
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IT Project Administrator at M&M Consulting
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Senior Business Analyst (Accounting/Tax)
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IT Project Administrator at M&M Consulting – Gauteng Woodmead
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Finance Systems Analyst – Western Cape Cape Town Region
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