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Mobile check-in goes live for Australian international flights

Qantas to introduce service in October. International travellers flying out of Australia will no longer have to physically check into their flight under changes to the border clearance process unveiled today. The federal government has begun allo ...

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Clickatell to roll out WhatsApp Business solutions

Clickatell, an authorised WhatsApp Business Solution Provider, and banks across Africa are partnering to roll out their chat banking capabilities on WhatsApp across the continent, which will make it easier for businesses to build a significant pre ...

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Apple becomes the world`s first trillion-dollar company

iPhone maker in rude health as its rising share prices hit a landmark valuation

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Google secretly tried to stop the probe into Android a year before its record R68 billion fine

The EU`s competition watchdog fined Google €4.3 billion (R68 billion) last week for abusing the dominance of its mobile operating system, Android. Google secretly tried to settle with the European Commission a year before the fine was imposed, B ...

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Reddit suffers massive breach as all user data before 2007 is compromised

SMS-based two-factor authentication is `not as secure as we thought` the company admits Reddit has announced it had suffered a `serious attack` in June after a malicious actor intercepted its employees` SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) s ...

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DeepLocker: When malware turns artificial intelligence into a weapon In the future, your face could become the trigger for the execution of malware.

AI can be used to automatically detect and combat malware -- but this does not mean hackers can also use it to their advantage. More security news

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Pentagon bans military from using GPS apps and fitness trackers

US military personnel on active duty have been banned from using devices and applications which utilize GPS.

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What is a managed IT service?

With two-thirds of businesses using managed services, learn about what managed IT services are and how they’re being used Managed IT services are growing at a rapid rate, with a recent survey estimating that almost 69% of small to medium-sized b ...

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IT spending in SA will grow 4.3% in 2018

According to Gartner, IT spending in South Africa will total R276.6bn in 2018, a 4.3% increase from 2017. All IT segments are on track to achieve growth this year, with data centre systems and servers returning to growth.

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Understanding your digital addiction

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Can Ramaphosa breathe new life into SA`s digital economy?

David Meintjes, managing director at Connection Telecom, asks the question, `Can President Ramaphosa breathe new life into South Africa`s Digital Economy?` David Meintjes, managing director at Connection Telecom Early 2018 represented a new beg ...

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The ultimate guide to finding and killing spyware and stalkerware on your smartphone

Surveillance isn`t just the purview of nation-states and government agencies -- sometimes, it is closer to home. Our digital selves, more and more, are becoming part of our full identity. The emails we send, the conversations we have over social ...

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Telegram starts to play nice with security agencies over user data, but not in Russia

Under Telegram`s new privacy policy, it could hand over user IP and phone details given the right court order. On Tuesday, Russian communication regulator Roskomnadzor indicated it may consider unblocking encrypted messaging app Telegram. Howev ...

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Ways to raise your users’ cybersecurity IQ

Whether their actions are inadvertent or intentional, your employees represent a large security vulnerability. Here are recommendations from security experts on how to safeguard your business by keeping your workforce aware of the risks.

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Surface web used in private data sales

The surface web plays an integral role in the selling of personal information, a report on identify fraud has revealed