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August 17, 2018 •
Features, Lists, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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Stories of people being hacked online are becoming more common these days. Many people have had their accounts, whether Facebook or Twitter, compromised. Avoiding these kinds of hacks mean that one needs to use stronger passwords, but this won’t keep you...
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August 17, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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New research from Check Point, a provider of cyber-security solutions globally, has shown how organisations and individuals could be hacked via their fax machines, using newly discovered vulnerabilities in the communication protocols used in tens of millions...
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August 17, 2018 •
Online & Social, Top Stories •
Neo Sesinye •
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About a thousand Google employees have signed a letter protesting the company’s efforts to build a censored version of its search engine in China, as reported by The New York Times. The employees are demanding more transparency so they can understand the...
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August 17, 2018 •
People •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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F5 Networks has announced the appointment of David Helfer as its new Senior Vice President of Sales for the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). A veteran leader of high-performance global teams, David has more than 25 years of deep industry knowledge...
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August 17, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
Neo Sesinye •
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Motorola’s new high-end Moto P30 6.2-inch phone has launched in China, looking uncannily like the Apple iPhone X. Unveiled just hours after press renders of the smartphone appeared online, Motorola has been criticised for revealing a...
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August 17, 2018 •
Opinion, Security, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
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Industrial Control System (ICS) security was ramped up at Black Hat USA – with packed sessions ranging from specific attacks to vulnerable hardware – all with the aim of protecting critical infrastructure, whose security shortcomings so frequently hit the...
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August 17, 2018 •
Security, Top Stories •
Danielle Kruger •
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An Australian teenager from Melbourne pleaded guilty to hacking into Apple’s computer mainframe from his home several times throughout a year. Apple confirmed on Friday that no customer data was compromised, despite the teen having downloaded internal...
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August 17, 2018 •
Security •
Danielle Kruger •
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In the second quarter of 2018, Kaspersky Lab’s anti-phishing technologies prevented over 107 million attempts to visit phishing pages, of which 35.7% were related to financial services and targeting customers through fake banking or payment pages. The IT...
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August 17, 2018 •
Security, Startups, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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It’s too easy for small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to dismiss cybercrime, because they view themselves as too small to be attractive targets for criminals. However, this is not the case. Simon Campbell-Young, CEO of MyCybercare, says that in...
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August 17, 2018 •
General •
Neo Sesinye •
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Economic opportunities for women have expanded globally, but significant obstacles to gender equality ‒ including the gender pay gap ‒ still remain. Platforms like Airbnb are creating new opportunities for enterprising women, enabling them to open their...
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August 17, 2018 •
Southern Africa, Startups, West Africa •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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Nigeria’s digital publishing company, Publiseer has been accepted into the Venture Incubation Programme Winter School 2018. The programme will take place at Solution Space, Graduate School of Business, University of Cape Town, in Cape Town, from 3...
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August 17, 2018 •
Company News, Software, Southern Africa •
Danielle Kruger •
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Adapt IT, a global software provider, announced its financial results for the year ended 30 June 2018. The company reported a turnover increase of 36% to R1,35bn for the year. 13% of that was organic growth, while another 30% was mainly comprised of the...
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August 17, 2018 •
General, Southern Africa •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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South Africa has the potential to leverage its large youth population, along with emerging technologies, to become a leader in both BRICS countries and even globally. The recent BRICS Business Council conference held in South Africa analysed the opportunities...
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August 16, 2018 •
Features, Finance, Online & Social, Top Stories •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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Mobile money can serve as a gateway to financial inclusion, it enhances the impact of international remittances on development. Digital platforms enable a significantly lower cost to serve and increased cross-selling of products in emerging markets while...
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August 16, 2018 •
Education, Top Stories, West Africa •
Fundisiwe Maseko •
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More than 560 teachers took part in this year’s Africa Code Week (ACW) Train-the-Trainer workshops over four days in Accra and Kumasi as part of this year’s efforts to drive 21st century skills development among African youth. Now in its fourth year, ACW...
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August 16, 2018 •
Gadgets and Gaming •
Neo Sesinye •
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The first flagship smartphone from Xiaomi’s new sub-brand will be introduced on August 22, but reports and leaked footage have already revealed almost all there is to know about the Pocophone F1. Xiaomi, one of the original ‘affordable’...
