Africa is still cybercriminals’ favourite target
Africa is once again the most targeted global region for cyberattacks, according to Check Point’s September Threat Intelligence Report, with an average of 2 902 attacks per organisation per week. Telecommunications, government, and consumer goods and services led in...
Major airlines used in latest email scam
Kaspersky researchers have uncovered a surge in scam emails where attackers impersonate major airlines and airports - including Amsterdam Schiphol, Lufthansa, Emirates Airlines, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and others - to trick businesses into engaging in fraudulent...
Here’s how Saffers mapped their world over 20 years
To celebrate 20 years of mapping the world - and South Africa - Google has highlighted a selection of places that sparked conversation and inspired the ‘explorer’ within South Africans. Foodie finds: The most-reviewed restaurants From burgers to coffee, scenic...
Public sector pay gap puts cybersecurity at risk
A significant pay gap between private sector and UK government cybersecurity roles is jeopardizing national security by hindering the public sector's ability to attract and retain top talent. Naoris Protocol analysis shows pay for key roles in cyber security can be...
SA claws its way up the digital wellbeing rankings
Surfshark’s Digital Qality of Life Index (DQL) 2024 ranks South Africa 66th in the world – six places better than last year. The Digital Quality of Life Index is an annual study that ranks 121 countries by their digital wellbeing based on five core pillars: internet...
5,6bn user accounts were compromised in 2024
Data breaches increased 7,6-times compared to the previous year, rising from 731,1-million in 2023 to 5,6-billion in 2024, according to an annual recap by Surfshark. China ranks first (940-million) and accounts for 17% of all breaches in 2024. Russia (921-million) is...
ESG will remain core focus in tech
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) remains an issue of strategic importance to the tech industry, despite ongoing fragmentation by geography and company culture, with the election of Donald Trump as the US president accelerating a period of short-term...
Quantum computing is coming for Web3
IT leaders are doubling down on the need for robust Web3 strategies to cover both the opportunities and threats it poses as the digital landscape rapidly evolves. A global study conducted by Naoris Protocol found that 58% of IT directors deem a robust Web3 strategy to...
AI to transform e-commerce
Marketplace platforms are a dominant economic force globally, and have helped to change how businesses and consumers interact. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) represents a seismic technological shift, poised to reshuffle the deck once again. Prosus, in collaboration...
Potential effects of Trump’s on-off tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s aggressive use of tariff threats is rattling markets. George Brown, senior US economist, and David Rees, head of global economics at Schroders consider the possible impact. Global shares fell on Monday 3 February and the dollar rose...
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Sophos acquires SOC.OS
Sophos has acquired SOC.OS, which provides a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution. The solution consolidates and prioritises high volumes of security alerts from multiple products and platforms across an organisation's estate,...
Unicorn Group launches pan-African incubation program
Unicorn Group has launched its fourth incubation program for entrepreneurs on the African continent. This incubation program, described as the first 'truly' pan-African program, will run concurrently across six African countries - Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya,...
Ransomware reaches new, dangerous levels of sophistication
Once a niche criminal enterprise, ransomware has become big business, complete with R&D departments and sales and marketing divisions. The deeply layered onion that is today's ransomware attack landscape has been wreaking havoc in large enterprises in South Africa...
The Great Resignation lands on SA shores
The Great Resignation, a term coined by psychologist Anthony Klotz, is a post-pandemic movement that saw a wave of resignations take hold across the United States (US) and other parts of the world. In 2021 alone, more than a quarter of America's total workforce...
Service bots help you do more with your WhatsApp channel
Digital customer service channels have evolved rapidly over the past two years, prompted by work from home and lockdown requirements. Part of this evolution has been the much stronger emergence of WhatsApp as a customer service channel. Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of...
Storage AIOps adds predictive analytics and automation
In an ever-complex technology environment, artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) is increasingly being used to enhance IT operations. By Lourens Sanders, solution architect at Infinidat Harnessing the power of deep machine learning, AIOps delivers the...
Achieving flexibility, agility and cost efficiency in the e-commerce era
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Translating context: the power of the human voice
The human voice can become the organisation's most valuable asset - understanding it, interpreting it and using it to transform communication, collaboration and business insights. As customers increasingly learn to vote with their feet in competitive markets, it has...
Dimension Data ranks in the top 10 in LinkedIn Top Companies 2022
Dimension Data is among the top 10 in the LinkedIn Top Companies 2022 findings, listed among industry leaders in the financial and ICT sector in South Africa. Although the company has been running this survey for the past six years, this year was the first time they...
Free learning app aims to reach 26m young Africans
Trace and the Mastercard Foundation have launched Trace Academia , a free-to-use, interactive, mobile-based learning application that aims to enable 26-million young Africans to acquire on-demand, market-relevant skills. Trace Academia is available on Android and iOS...
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Amazing opportunity available for a Data Analyst within the renewable energy industry, based in Bellville. The Analyst is expected to use existing tools and models for this reporting, as well as assist in the development of new tools. It would be advantageous to have...
Data Engineer – Western Cape Bellville
Amazing opportunity available for a Data Engineer within the renewable energy industry, based in Bellville. This position supports a sustainability-focused team and oversees the data infrastructure of an internally developed platform. The role involves optimizing data...
UI/UX Designer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Do you have a creative mind and a passion for design? Our clients in the automotive industry are on the hunt for a seasoned UI/UX Designer to join their dynamic team and paint the future. Your portfolio and your detailed CV will be required, apply now and lets get you...
BI Developer
Amazing opportunity available for a BI Developer within the renewable energy industry, based in Bellville. This role involves building best-practise into our BI layer, building new BI dashboards, maintaining and enhancing existing BI dashboards, building a solid link...
Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Join the Data Revolution!Data Scientist (Life) Wanted!Location: Sandton, Gauteng, South AfricaPosition: Permanent, Hybrid (Remote Some of the Time) Are You Ready to Transform the Future of Insurance with Data? Hey, data wizards! Our Firm is on the hunt for a Rockstar...
UI/UX Designer at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Johannesburg
Do you have a creative mind and a passion for design? Our clients in the automotive industry are on the hunt for a seasoned UI/UX Designer to join their dynamic team and paint the future. Your portfolio and your detailed CV will be required, apply now and lets get you...
BI Developer – Western Cape Bellville
Amazing opportunity available for a BI Developer within the renewable energy industry, based in Bellville. This role involves building best-practise into our BI layer, building new BI dashboards, maintaining and enhancing existing BI dashboards, building a solid link...
Data Scientist at Sabenza IT & Recruitment – Gauteng Sandton
Join the Data Revolution!Data Scientist (Life) Wanted!Location: Sandton, Gauteng, South AfricaPosition: Permanent, Hybrid (Remote Some of the Time) Are You Ready to Transform the Future of Insurance with Data? Hey, data wizards! Our Firm is on the hunt for a Rockstar...
Test Analyst at Sabenza IT & Recruitment
Join as a Test Analyst (Operations)!Rev up your careerAre you ready to drive innovation and steer cutting-edge IT solutions for a global automotive leader? We are on the hunt for a dynamic Test Analyst (Operations) to join our high-octane DevOps team. If you're...
Integration Analyst (JHB)
ENVIRONMENT:INVESTIGATE, escalate, and resolve queries that arise in the data integration process as the next Integration Analyst sought by a dynamic Food Producer based in Johannesburg. You will manage the daily data integration for the consignment process into the...
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