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Many people and businesses store and share their data on external devices, or across a handful of PCs. Accessing and sharing of the information will eventually become impractical. While it may seem practical and cost effective, it poses a great risk to your private and sensitive information should these devices crash or end up in the wrong hands. For businesses,...

The need for offsite backup is evident, and even more so as technology advances and the requirement for securing and backing up data is becoming a basic necessity. Numerous articles have been written on the subject and we too have added our token of wisdom. In this post, we are going to dissect what offsite backup is and convey the...

Information Technology is an industry that plays a big part in every advancement in the modern age. As the world becomes more digitally sound, reliance on the IT industry increases, creating more opportunities, more career choices, more innovations and more options to connect. Every day, many pioneering women continue to prove that they can be just as versatile and skilled...

The term “data leak” for the most part, has meant relatively little to the average South African. Despite the growing technological advancements in some South African cities, most of the country is still trying to catch up to the digital age. It is for this reason that the country was shocked when Security Consultant, Troy Hunt revealed that 30 million...

South Africa’s digital presence is fast becoming one of the most influential in not only the continent, but the world. With all the social, economic and political benefits that can be realised by utilising technology, it’s important to know which individuals/organisations are leading the charge to make SA the high-tech powerhouse that it needs to be. We here at Techtron...

The digital age is upon us and every business, every industry and every market are now reliant on technological advancements that help further their bottom line. From engineering to corporate services, technology has changed the way purchases are made, how records are kept and has even improved interactions with the clients. With technology being such an important part of every...

You may have asked yourself: “Is it really that bad when someone cracks a Wi-fi connection?” well, we can tell you that it’s not, it’s far worse! A hacker that infiltrates a Wi-Fi connection can do unthinkable damage by accessing sensitive and confidential information. From ID numbers and credit card details, to access codes of government documents, roller-coasters and car...

If you live in any urban area in the 21st Century, Wi-fi Connections are by now, a normal part of your life. Accessing a wireless internet connection from various places has proven as one of the best improvements of modern technology but a recent discovery by Mathy Vanhoef of Imec-DistriNet (a digital information website) reveals a very dark cloud approaching....

The more we become immersed in the digital space, the more we are exposed to security threats, and businesses become vulnerable to cyberattacks. We have seen the repercussions of worldwide cyberattacks like WannaCry ransomware; and it probably does not help that there seem to be multitudes of malicious malware produced each time a company augments their security measures. Thus, we...

Call it a cat and mouse game or digital terror; but we know the ransomware and malware that have been developed and circulated by black hats are becoming more and more robust. The unfortunate truth is that this battle does not only exist in the realm of the black hats and white hats; it’s a tug of war that tarnishes...

Pick n Pay has collaborated with Luno and Electrum to pilot the Bitcoin payment programme. The PnP Bitcoin trial took place last month at Pick and Pay’s head office store in Cape Town. This trial was the first of its kind; and it is without a doubt that Pick and Pay is now a tech pioneer in the retail industry....

We are on the brink of change. While most of processing is facilitated by things like CPUs and cloud computing; this technology is about to become accessible to the general population. With the creation of innovative devices like wearables, drones and self-driving cars, the closer we are to complete use of edge computing. This change, however, is not new. We’ve...