How To Strengthen Data Security For Office 365
Amid an alarming rise in ransomware attempts and cloud data security breaches globally, Obsidian Systems, a supplier of open-source software solutions, advises South African businesses to reassess their data protection strategies for Microsoft Office 365. Despite Microsoft’s robust and secure infrastructure, businesses must not overlook their critical role in the
Read moreHow Can You, As a Leader, Break the Cycle of Poverty?
The idea of breaking something as entrenched and endemic in South Africa as poverty can be daunting. There’s also a very real chance that someone would read those words and shrug it off – a publicity stunt, perhaps? Pie in the sky? On the other hand, if you zoom into
Read moreXiaomi 67 Minutes: Captured Kindness on Mandela Day
Nelson Mandela, born on 18 July 1918 in Mveso, Transkei South Africa was first inaugurated as President in 1994. He was actively involved in the anti-apartheid movement in the 20’s and joined the African National Congress in 1942. For 20 years, Mandela directed a campaign of peaceful, non-violent defiance against
Read moreHow to find your forgotten Gmail accounts
Illustration by Samar Haddad / The Verge A little over two months ago, Google announced that it was planning to delete any accounts that hadn’t been used in two years (with a few exceptions, such as accounts that have YouTube videos). Well, just today, I got an email from Google
Read moreOpenAI’s head of trust and safety Dave Willner steps down
A significant personnel change is afoot at OpenAI, the artificial intelligence juggernaut that has nearly single-handedly inserted the concept of generative AI into global public discourse with the launch of ChatGPT. Dave Willner, an industry veteran who was the startup’s head of trust and safety, announced in a post on
Read moreCyber Security Today, July 21, 2023 – MOVEit victim numbers climb higher, news on spyware, and more
MOVEit victim numbers climb higher, news on spyware, and more. Welcome to Cyber Security Today. It’s Friday, July 21st, 2023. I’m Howard Solomon, contributing reporter on cybersecurity for ITWorldCanada.com and TechNewsday.com in the U.S. The number of victims of the hack of Progress Software’s MOVEit file transfer software continues to
Read moreUBUNTU Rebrands to TowerCo of Africa Uganda
UBUNTU Towers Uganda successfully completed its rebranding to TowerCo of Africa Uganda. The company is Africa’s fastest-growing tower infrastructure with operations in Madagascar, Uganda, the DRC, and Tanzania. The company announced the completion of its rebranding last night. The company is 90% owned by TowerCo of Africa (TOA), a fully-owned
Read moreGrab acquires Singapore’s third-largest taxi operator Trans-cab
Singapore’s ride-hailing and food delivery company Grab has signed an agreement for its car rental unit Grab Rentals to acquire Trans-cab, the city state’s third largest taxi operator. The deal, Grab’s first local competitor acquisition, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2023 and includes “Trans-cab’s taxi and car
Read moreData breach exposes personal information of 4,000 Roblox developers
The original data breach may date as far back as December 2020. | The Verge Sensitive information identifying thousands of Roblox creators has been exposed following a data breach impacting attendees at a conference for Roblox developers, which allegedly remained undisclosed by the company for at least two years. As
Read moreTop AI companies visit the White House to make ‘voluntary’ safety commitments
While substantive AI legislation may still be years away, the industry is moving at light speed and many — including the White House — are worried that it may get carried away. So the Biden administration has collected “voluntary commitments” from 7 of the biggest AI developers to pursue shared
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