IITPSA names 2022 President’s Awards finalists

by leigh | Oct 26, 2022 | Member News, Sector News

IITPSA names 2022 President’s Awards finalists The Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) has announced the finalists for this year’s annual IITPSA President’s Awards. The awards, which have recognised the local IT industry’s leading...

A wealth of opportunities in digital forensics and incident response careers

by leigh | Sep 28, 2022 | Member News, Sector News

Digital forensics and incident response skills are interlinked and increasingly in demand, offering the right candidates varied and interesting careers.This is according to Veronica Schmitt, co-founder of the DFIRLABS Digital Forensics and Incident Response practice,...

SA brings home bronze medal from IOI 2022

by leigh | Aug 27, 2022 | Member News, Sector News

Team South Africa’s Minkyum Kim from Reddam House Durbanville has earned a bronze medal at this year’s International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) in Indonesia. 349 contestants from 88 countries took part in IOI 2022 in Yogyakarta in Indonesia last week, participating...

IITPSA webinar reveals the costs of not being ethical

by leigh | Aug 27, 2022 | Member News, Sector News

Ethical behaviour may not deliver easily measurable profits, but the costs of not being ethical can be devastating. This emerged during a webinar hosted by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA) Social and Ethics Committee.  ...

Remote work, gig work raise questions around skills and on-the-job experience in IT

by leigh | Jul 27, 2022 | Sector News

The widespread acceptance of hybrid work and international workforces raises questions around whether a gig economy will favour only those IT professionals who already have workplace experience, and how young professionals will gain practical knowledge working in...

Winners named in the 2022 Applications Olympiad

by leigh | Jul 12, 2022 | Breaking News, Sector News

Winners named in the 2022 Applications Olympiad The national winners of the 2022 South African Applications Olympiad were announced at a ceremony at Hoërskool Waterkloof in Pretoria last week. The Applications Olympiad is part of the South African Computer Olympiad,...