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How to Place a Call from a Private Number

01/04/2020
By Editorial Desk
How To, Security

How to call with private number in Kenya

There are a few ways callers can place calls from private numbers in Kenya. The easiest and effective trick is dialing #31# before a phone number you wish to call. How to Call from a Private Number The steps are as follows: Dial #31#. Add the full phone number you intend to call. eg, #31#07******** […]

23/09/2019
By Editorial Desk
Cyber security, Opinion & Analysis, Security

Growth in Fintech Drives Growth in Cyberattacks

Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have grown to 491 from 301 in 2017, with $132.8 million raised in 2018 Africa’s Fintech sector is booming! According to reports (http://bit.ly/2kqyD6q), Africa’s Fintech ecosystem has surged 60% in the last two years and the continent’s Fintech firms have […]

11/09/2019
By Editorial Desk
Big data, Cloud Computing, Security, Tech Debates

What is DataOps and what it means for your Business

DataOps has emerged, fusing data and operations, representing a culture change, one that focuses on improving collaboration.

22/07/2019
By Editorial Desk
Cyber security, Financial & Tech, Security

Kenya still struggles with cybercrime

With the region’s first growing tech market Kenya still struggles with cybercrime with limited mechanism to protect itself owing to unlimited skilled personnel to curb the menace. By Brian Yatich Cybercrime still poses a great threat to the Kenyan economy, last year alone, over 10 million hacks were recorded with social media becoming one of […]

21/05/2019
By Editorial Desk
Security

Kaspersky Lab opens new office in Kigali

In order to support the expansion of its business in East Africa, Kaspersky Lab announces the opening of a newly relocated office in Kigali, Rwanda. The Moscow-based firm now adds to its portfolio of 37 Kaspersky Lab offices in 32 countries around the world, protecting more than 400 million users worldwide. The Kigali office will […]

Tips for Detecting a Hack Early

Even if you think you’re doing everything right, there’s always a chance your site will be hacked. If it happens, it is important to find out quickly. An attacker with control of your site can do a lot of damage to your site visitors, your SEO rankings and your reputation. If your website is critical […]

Optimizing brute force protection

One of the ways attackers try to break in to your site is by guessing your username and password. They try to figure out valid usernames and then try lists of common passwords in hopes of successfully logging in. These “dictionary attacks” are a type of brute force login attack. Wordfence includes a number of […]

26/03/2019
By Editorial Desk
Security, Telco

WHY SIM BOXING IS A THREAT IN TELCO SPACE

The SIM Box has several SIM cards of operators and could also take advantage of any existing on-net (same network) voice bundles and thus ends up paying very little or nothing for the termination of the said call – that is disguised as a local call.