One of South Africa’s biggest telcos has suffered two major resignations in just four days. Vodacom CFO Till Streichert has resigned shortly after the company announced that its CTO Andries Delport would be leaving. Vodacom confirmed Streichert’s resignation...
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You should be using spaces in your passwords
By Aaron Holmes for Business Insider US The most effective way to protect yourself against hackers is to build good password habits, experts say. Cybersecurity experts shared straightforward tips with Business Insider that can make it exponentially harder for hackers...
Twitter to remove inactive accounts
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SA ranks high in global survey on cyberbullying
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Microsoft services down worldwide
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Tech billionaires are just getting richer
By Yusuf Khan for Business Insider US Tech billionaires are leading the ultra-wealthy in growing their fortunes, according to a UBS report titled “The Billionaire Effect” released on Friday. The Swiss bank found tech tycoons’ wealth grew 3.4% or $1.3...
SA cloud market to grow to R23.6bn by 2023
Source: MyBroadband BMIT has published its SA Cloud Computing Overview and Market Sizing 2019 report, which shows that the growing adoption of cloud computing in South Africa has democratised IT resources and made technology available that traditionally would have...
Telkom bleeds fixed-line users, but eyes acquisition
Telkom’s recently released results show that fixed-line broadband subscribers – which include ADSL, VDSL, and fibre-to-the-home customers – declined from 974 181 in September 2018 to 781 255 in September 2019. This means Telkom lost 192 926 fixed broadband subscribers...
Apple’s ‘sexist’ credit card investigated by US regulator
Source: BBC A US financial regulator has opened an investigation into claims Apple’s credit card offered different credit limits for men and women. It follows complaints – including from Apple’s co-founder Steve Wozniak – that algorithms used...
Soweto residents should pay a R150 flat rate for electricity
By Lameez Omarjee for Fin24 A flat rate for electricity could help foster a culture of payment among Soweto residents, a local councillor told Fin24. Soweto ANC councillor Mpho Sesedinyane believes a proposal for a R150 monthly flat rate for electricity could be a...
Bank Zero goes live with debit card
Bank Zero has now fully completed its core value proposition by going live with its debit card. Following this card go-live, rigorous health-checks such as simulated card attacks, card fraud detection and retailer readiness are currently underway. Thereafter the final...
City of Joburg website still down after cyberattack
On 25 October, the City of Johannesburg tweeted that it had been the victim of a network breach, where it was forced to shut down various systems including its website, e-services, and billing systems. Business Day reported that a ransom note, sent by Shadow Kill...
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