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Between the years 2014 and 2016, I worked in the IT department of one of the key Kenyan government organizations. I then left the country to look for life. It was after few months (around March 2017) when I tapped into the Kenyan news one evening and found a very interesting headline circulating. My former employer’s systems had been allegedly hacked and millions, no, billions of taxpayer’s money siphoned by the hackers. This came just months after the management of the said organization was...

The clock is ticking on digital transformation. Over the past decade, driven by a wave of technological breakthroughs, companies across industries have come to realize their fate depends on digitization. Remaining competitive and sustaining growth are now, to a huge extent, about integrating technology into every aspect of the enterprise. COVID-19 only raised the stakes and accelerated the timelines. When the office, factory floor...

The need for digital transformation has never been clearer as companies of all sizes now face an immediate challenge of employees working remotely. Covid 19 has changed the way we work; we have no other options but to move from offline to online. It can be hard to find great IT products that allow you to have a smooth and seamless shift, and to safely store, share, and collaborate on files from anywhere. Furthermore, we commonly see many SMEs having a hard time deciding between SaaS (Software as a Service) and on-premise...

In my last post I talked at length about Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) attacks; what they are, how they work as they remain undetected in your network all the while mining your organization’s sensitive information, and several key indicators that your company may be experiencing an advanced persistent threat attack. Now that you are armed with that information, I feel obligated to share another part of this troubling kind of attacks, namely, how to prevent them. In other words, how do you keep your...

If there's one thing that keeps corporate cyber-security professionals awake at night, it's the thought of an attack employing a range of sophisticated techniques designed to steal the company's valuable information. As the name "advanced" suggests, an advanced persistent threat attack (APT) uses continuous, clandestine, and sophisticated hacking techniques to gain access to a system and remain inside for a prolonged period of time, with potentially...

In my last post, I talked at length about the pros and cons of introducing tech and tech gadgets to kids from a young age. Needless to mention, the benefits of technology to our children outweigh the drawbacks. However, these benefits are only realized when parenting is done accurately. Sometimes raising kids in this era of technology can be overwhelming and weary. Almost every parent struggles to keep up with technology while kids seem to know all the latest gadgets and apps on the market. Keeping track of all the new developments can seem like...

There’s no denying the fact that we live in a world that is dominated by technology. Every year, the use of new tech ideas makes the world a better place to be. We can learn more, experience new things, and stay connected with one another through technology. Parents often struggle with decisions which involve technology access. A recent Report shows that kids today are getting a lot of screen time. Children under the age of 8 use technology for an average of 2 hours and 19 minutes each day, which is a consistent figure over the past decade...

You have a website/blog and you are wondering how to have it pop up at the top of the page every time a word relating to it is searched on Google? I am here to give you few tips on how to achieve exactly that. Google states that their mission is to display the most accurate and relevant information when a user performs a search. Therefore, it will benefit you to learn what Google considers important for search engine ranking. The top priority is quality of content. Gone are the days when you could put up a one-page affiliate site with mostly ads...