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FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin among 2017’s main spam and phishing topics
On Tuesday 20 February 2018, a cybersecurity firm, Kaspersky Lab released its “Spam and phishing in 2017” report. The report revealed that cybercriminals have been following a global agenda and have been using hot topics such as FIFA 2018 and Bitcoin to…
Rwanda: Student develops prototype that enables Whatsapp calls without internet
A third-year Rwandan student has developed a network prototype that will enable WhatsApp users to make internal and international calls without the internet. Deodate Mugenzi, a 26-year-old is pursuing Information and Communication Technology at the Polytechnic Regional Centre in Kigali…
Vodacom changes customer care numbers due to ICASA regulation
On Tuesday 20 February 2018, Vodacom announced that it will be changing its customer care contact numbers to comply with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Number Plan Regulations, 24 March 2016, Government Gazette Number 39861. The numbering…
Using technology to transform information into intelligence that improves cancer care
In the digital age, data are all around us. How these data are captured, formatted and analysed determine if they are pieces of information or kernels of intelligence that give us the power to take meaningful action. The explosion of…
Facebook partners the Nelson Mandela Foundation in its centenary year
Facebook has announced a partnership with the Nelson Mandela Foundation in celebrating Nelson Mandela’s centenary and legacy under the theme: “Be the Legacy”. The company has a three-year partnership to support The Nelson Mandela archive. Aiming to bring together the…
Artificial Intelligence: Your bot will see you now
Next time you contact your insurer there is a good chance that you will be dealing with Artificial Intelligence (AI). Insurers are starting to use intelligent computers to give advice and speed up the process of buying insurance and paying…
How SMEs can use mobile marketing to reach the planet’s population
In 2018, an estimated 65.9 percent of the world’s population will own a mobile phone. This prediction by the international GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) Association has implications for the way under-pressure SMEs reach their customers. According to the…
Fortinet appoints new Regional Vice President in EMEA region
Fortinet, integrated and automated cybersecurity company, has announced the appointment of Lizzie Cohen-Laloum to the position of regional vice president for Southern Europe and head of the Carrier/MSSP Business Practice for the EMEA region, reporting into Yann Pradelle, Vice President…
Encryption – The good and the bad
Encryption exists to protect data from unauthorised access by translating it into a format that is unreadable without a decryption or secret key. However, the very method used to keep data safe is also being used to compromise it. The…
Finding operational benefit to security in transport industry depends on visibility
Technology is constantly changing the way we do business, improving efficiencies by automating processes to eliminate the possibility of human mistake and transforming industries by empowering organisations with the tools they need to succeed in a digital world. The transport…
Assassin’s Creed transforms ancient Egypt into an interactive museum
Ubisoft’s Discovery Tour by Assassin’s Creed: Ancient Egypt is a new educational and entertainment tool, which lets anyone explore the entire interactive 3D recreation of Ancient Egypt in Assassin’s Creed Origins, free of conflict, time pressure or gameplay constraints. The…
Nigeria: Enugu State rural residents to receive digital set-top boxes
The Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has revealed that it has officially launched Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) in Nigeria’s Enugu State. This move will allow the nation to switch over from analogue to digital broadcasting. In attendance at the launch of the…
In-store digital signage influences the customer journey
“In recent years in-store digital signage has evolved at high-speed and further innovations and advancements will continue to fuel this technology evolution in the retail space,” says Andrew Ridl, CEO of One Digital Media (ODM), a supplier of Digital Signage…
IOTFA 2018 reveals list of top class partners
The second edition of IoT Forum Africa 2018 (#IOTFA2018) has confirmed a number of top quality strategic partners for the conference which will take place on the 14th and 15th of March 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. IOTFA 2018 will bring…
Is Kenya ready to embrace the power of digital HR?
In the west, digital HR has become a booming business, with companies constantly seeking ways to improve operational efficiency and recognising the strategic value HR can provide, when empowered to act as a partner of the business. Things have progressed…
The future of self-driving cars in South Africa
The introduction of self-driving cars looks set to change the way people commute in the very near future. Although some motorists might be feeling trepidation about the prospect of handing over control to a fully automated machine, many around the…
