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Omnis Security from NETSCOUT: Protect Your Network from the Threats You Can’t See

On 09 December 2021, the world was alerted to the Log4j vulnerability [CVE-2021-44228 aka Log4Shell]. It is likely that threat actors already knew about the vulnerability before this date, says…
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South Africa’s Dis-Chem Takes a Swing at WhatsApp Commerce

Clickatell, a CPaaS innovator and Chat Commerce leader, has been selected by leading South African retailer, Dis-Chem Pharmacies, to enable WhatsApp as its customer communication channel to engage with its…
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Showmax Introduces New Mode for Users to Save Data While Streaming

MultiChoice’s streaming service Showmax has announced the introduction of a new Max Data Saving mode that uses just 50MB per hour. The company says the introduction of the new service…
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World’s Largest Digital Ticket Marketplace Launches in South Africa

Ticketmaster, the international live event ticketing platform, is bringing its advanced digital ticketing technology to South Africa, with headquarters in Cape Town. The launch sees Ticketmaster deliver its advanced ticketing…
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How Innovation in Tech is Outsmarting Crime in South Africa

In the current climate of hijackings, robberies and unlawful syndicates, it is hard to imagine a world where crime is drastically reduced, or even wiped out completely. However, according to…
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Ukraine War Leads to Largest Ever Spike in DDoS Attacks – Kaspersky

According to Russian cybersecurity group Kasperksy, compared to Q1 2021, the number of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Q1 2022 rose 4.5 times with a considerable number of…
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Bad Actors Innovate, Extort & Launch 9.7M DDoS Attacks

In March 2022 we released our 2H 2021 Threat Intelligence Report. The report covers worldwide distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack activity during 2021—particularly during the second half of the year. As…
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The 5 Best Forex Trading Apps for Nigerians

Forex trading is a developing trend all over the world. In terms of retail forex trading, Nigeria is a major hotspot, as evidenced by the increasing amount of daily trades.…
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Ethiopia Changing Laws to Prepare for M-PESA Launch

Ethiopia has reportedly started changing certain national payments laws in an effort to clear the way for Safaricom to launch M-PESA, Africa’s largest fintech platform, to the Horn of Africa…
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New Load Shedding Warnings for SA After Short Weekend Reprieve

South Africa’s state-owned electricity utility Eskom has issued a warning urging South Africans to reduce their power usage and switch off unnecessary appliances such as swimming pool pumps and geysers…
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