Month: <span>February 2018</span>

ESET launches Smart TV Security

IT security leader ESET has launched ESET Smart TV Security – an advanced technology protection solution against targeted malware attacks on connected TVs and other devices with the Android TV operational system. According to statistics, there could be as many as 30 billion devices connected to the internet by 2020. While these gadgets bring numerous […]
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Equity Bank Rolls out digital banking in Tanzania

Equity Bank has officially rolled out their suite of new digital banking solutions dubbed “Eazzy Banking” to all its subsidiaries after a successful launch in Tanzania yesterday evening. The banking solutions will offer all Equity customers flexibility to transact be it day or night, access banking services from the comfort of their homes or offices, […]
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The cloud could be the strongest business weapon yet

“The snowball effect of cloud computing is the increasing manner in how businesses meet their IT needs,” says Anton Jacobsz, managing director at African value-added distributor, Networks Unlimited. He explains this “manner” as a move away from the once traditional and standard “be all and end all of IT success”, the in-house data centre – […]
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DDoS in the cloud: who’s watching your back?

Cloud computing is seeing a steady and undeniable growth in adoption across all types of industries. Growing just as progressively, however, is the extent to which it puts many corporate networks directly in cyber attackers’ line of fire – most specifically when it comes to distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The challenge with moving […]
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Startupbootcamp Hosts FastTracks to Source Top Startup Talent Across the Globe

Startupbootcamp (SBC) (www.Startupbootcamp.org), a global family of industry-focused accelerators, last year launched its first-ever Africa-based programme. Building on the success of its inaugural 2017 Cape Town tech venture accelerator program, SBC Cape Town (http://bit.ly/SBCFastTracks) now embarks upon its FastTrack tour for 2018 – sourcing top-tier tech startups to join the programme’s second year. The first-ever […]
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DDoS Intelligence Quarterly Report Reveals Accidental Attacks and Cybercriminals’ Quest for Cash

Accidental DDoS attacks by spammers, political sabotage and the owners of DDoS botnets attempting to make money from Bitcoin – these are just some of the trends analysed in Kaspersky Lab’s fourth quarter report for 2017 based on data from Kaspersky DDoS Intelligence*.   The number of countries where the resources of DDoS botnet victims are located […]
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2018 gears up for exciting new mobile app trends

As businesses adopt digital transformation strategies to venture into new income streams as well as remain competitive, the need for speed remains a major driver in the crucial business differential of delivering great customer experiences quickly. However, as organisations adopt DevOps methodologies, they frequently find that current networking architectures are a limiting factor. Traditional network […]
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Cyber security: How to get around it!

 It is pretty much a given that the majority of people have their personal information documented somewhere in virtual space. This data has been captured in many forms and bits and bytes through online transactions, social engagement, studies, business and work, shopping, medical treatments, and also through play (such as answering those fun personality quizzes […]
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