Assessing the human equation in the cybercrime epidemic
- June 25, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
Opinion piece by Nicol Mullins, principal consultant at Mercer Consulting South Africa
Cybercrime is rampant in South Africa. In a 2017 report, Gartner predicted that cybercrime might become the greatest threat to every person, place, and thing in the world within the next five years. The recent data breach at Liberty is testament to this. Recently, the company had reported that hackers had infiltrated their IT system and had threated to reveal critical customer data should a ransom not be paid. In another breach, close to a million (934,000) personal records of South...
Movie review: Colossal
- April 18, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
If you’re into mind-boggling, challenging and puzzling movies that take you on unexpected twists and turns and leave you thinking “what the actual?”, then...
Data management helps control foodborne disease
- April 04, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
Recent attention around the Listeriosis outbreak has highlighted the necessity for increased digital communication and data storage to eradicate foodborne diseases on a more...
The failure to protect your child online is irresponsible parenting
- March 27, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
The Internet can be an unsafe place for a child. Is it not then a parent’s responsibility to protect their child and is the...
The productivity puzzle
- March 13, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
Is your small business losing valuable time?
What could your business achieve with an extra 31 hours of productive time each week?
Spend more time cultivating...
Cybersecurity trends – SA in 2018
- January 18, 2018
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- Gadget-gal
Cybersecurity is a hot topic in South Africa and in fact, the world over – in the face of recent, highly publicised cybersecurity breaches and the emergence...
Fak’ugesi festival to ignite Jozi
- August 21, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Africa’s biggest digital innovation festival returns this September.
From 6 to 16 September 2017, the Fak’ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival will once again transform Johannesburg...
Is next-gen tech risking ISP profit?
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
There is no doubt that technology has helped put the consumer into the driving seat, allowing users to influence the way in which organisations...
7 steps to avoid DDoS onslaught
- May 02, 2017
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- Gadget-gal
Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continue to evolve at an alarming rate, causing major concern for CIOs, CSOs and CEOs across South Africa,...
