Sam Wambugu
The Citizen Tanzania
Carrboro, NC, United States
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Regular audits key to war on cybercrime
Keeping information systems secure is a complex calculus in today’s fast-changing landscape. Malicious attacks aren’t just perpetrated by disgruntled employees or random hackers. State-sponsored or supported attacks are a constant threat to many countries, companies and individuals. → Read More
Why companies need to have information security officers
The main job of a chief information security officer, often abbreviated as CISO, includes supervising security technologies, responding to incidents, designing suitable standards and controls, and managing the formulation and execution of policies and processes. → Read More
How to lock the bad guys out of virtual meetings – permanently
To prevent wayward attendees from sharing distasteful content, the meeting host should disable the sharing feature on the app. → Read More
You have all the tools you need; now make your views heard
Use your phone to make your voice heard — It’s your loudest bullhorn. → Read More
Photoshopping: Lying, luring online with doctored images
Cloned images are duplicated versions of the originals → Read More
Metaverse: Is it just a craze, fiction or the future itself?
Metaverse will combine physical life with digital life, offering everything from entertainment, business and commerce to engineering at a distance. → Read More
What Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has in store for Africa
How will tech billionaire Elon Musk’s ownership of Twitter impact Africa? → Read More
Nationwide Internet blackouts: The reasons and possible solutions
Sometimes, government officials intentionally disrupt the Internet or mobile applications, resulting in the loss of internet-dependent services. → Read More
Russia-Ukraine conflict: Some key lessons in cybersecurity
Russia-Ukraine’s raging conflict serves as a sober reminder that while we hear more of tanks, missiles, and boots-on-the-ground, cyber warfare is going on in tandem. Cyber-attacks sponsored by state and non-state entities often spike when geopolitical tensions rise. → Read More
To survive and thrive online, ensure you get a good address
A domain name helps people find you online and see what you do. It’s simply your online address, the same way you have a home address. → Read More
Collective digital dementia: How we’re steadily losing our minds
The emergence of digital technology is one of the greatest advancements in modern society. → Read More
Prepare to capitalise on impending tech-tonic shifts in the New Year
The fast pace of digitisation that got an uplift from the pandemic is expected to continue apace in 2022. The volume of data gathered or aided by all these tech gadgets will continue to wow all those whose lives are data-dependent. → Read More
Building a home? Here’s how you can make it internet-ready
Many people consider buying or building a home for the family a key indicator of success. In so doing, certain provisions are imperative; otherwise, the house will not be considered complete. → Read More
Here’s why you need to have impressive storytelling skills
In this fiercely competitive era, ideas are the new currency. To make our ideas count, we need to wrap them up nicely, put a bow on them and deliver them with verve and passion. The secret sauce for delivering the most potent ideas is through stories — even in professional settings. → Read More
You have all the tools you need; now make your views heard
E-commerce has taught us a compelling lesson, that collectively, we can influence commerce through online reviews of services and products. The reviews influence shoppers on the products to buy... → Read More
Is society gradually becoming enslaved by social media?
When it comes to communication and connection, digital technology is invincible. But new studies show that the allure of social media is so strong that we are naively becoming its slaves. Has... → Read More
How the Covid-19 pandemic has catalysed contactless technology
It wasn’t that long ago when we didn’t think twice before touching buttons on the lifts, door handles, and check-in monitors in public places. But now, many people would wish not to place their... → Read More
Memes: What they mean and their many uses on social media
You must have seen those humorous, absurd, niche, and self-referential video clips or images circulating on social media meant to amplify a message and infuse it with the intended emotion. The... → Read More
As the global shortage of computer chips persists, plan accordingly
An unprecedented shortage of computer chips continues to bite the auto and smart devices industry, causing them to rethink their future. The world now stares at surging prices of chips-laden... → Read More
Key lessons from Facebook’s worldwide system shutdown
Around the world, Facebook, WhatsApp, and its attendant applications are synonymous with the internet. Shutting down Facebook is taking away people’s treasured service for communicating with... → Read More