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1 in 3 Untrained Employees Will Click on a Phishing Link – New Report
Image sourced from Kaspersky. KnowBe4, one of the world’s largest cyber-security awareness training companies and simulated phishing platform provider, has released the new 2022 Phishing by Industry Benchmarking Report to measure an organisation’s Phish-prone Percentage (PPP), which indicates how many of their employees are likely to fall for phishing or a social engineering scam. With ransomware payments averaging $580,000 in 2021 and business email compromise (BEC) losses topping $1.8 billion in 2020, a cyber attack can wreak havoc on an organisation. Yet, according to the baseline testing conducted for the report, without security training, across all industries globally, 32.4% of employees are likely to click on a suspicious link or comply with a fraudulent request. In some large categ...
South Africa’s Dis-Chem Takes a Swing at WhatsApp Commerce
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ICYMI: Google’s Undersea Cable Finally Lands in Nigeria
Image sourced from Medium. Late last week, Google announced that its Equiano undersea cable, which successfully landed in Togo last month, has arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, marking the cable’s second stop along Africa’s Atlantic coast. Back in 2019, when Google introduced Equiano, the company said that the subsea cable upon completion, will start in western Europe and run along the West Coast of Africa, between Portugal and South Africa, with branching units along the way that can be used to extend connectivity to additional African countries. The technology giant says it is partnering with multiple key telecom players, including its landing party, the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC), where Equiano lands to ensure that the cable can reach more businesses and end-users across Nigeria a...
Top 7 Reasons Why You Should Exhibit at IOT Forum Africa 2022
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What is V-Hub? Vodacom’s New Portal for SMEs
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Google Pledges $1-Million to Support Women Entrepreneurs in Africa
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Gold Sponsor Darktrace Set to Showcase IoT Solutions at IoTFA 2022
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Paratus Shakes Up Botswana’s Telecom Sector in a Big Way
Sourced from the Guardian Nigeria. The Competition and Consumer Authority of Botswana have announced the unconditional approval for the acquisition of 100% of Broadband Botswana Internet (BBi) by the Botswanan arm of South Africa’s Paratus Telecommunications Ltd. Both Paratus and BBi are licensed to provide a range of network and data management solutions and services to the business and residential sectors in Botswana. The aim of the merger was for both businesses to share mutually beneficial business aims by integrating the businesses, providing economies of scale, and sharing both infrastructure and office premises. All staff employed by both companies will be retained. The merger makes Paratus Botswana the largest independent network services provider in the Southern African country. T...
Ukheshe Technologies Appoints New CIO
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TFG Acquires Quench in Big Push Towards E-Commerce
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5 Ways to Rethink Your Business Tools to Optimize Their Value
There are a number of business tools every organizational setup puts to use to help get important jobs done. However, those who use these tools just use them for the purposes they were created for. It is not a bad idea, but the business world is evolving and to make more reasonable progress, you need to think outside the box when using these tools. Here are 5 ways to rethink your business tools in order to optimize their values? 1. Generate leads using videos Usually, companies or business entities use video advertisements to promote their products so they can reach the wider community. This is a good move as it helps drive sales for the company. However, there are other ways to use these videos other than just to promote products. You can generate quality leads. How do you achieve this? L...
AI, Chatbots & Their Influence on Mobile Technology
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