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First Technology
Dec 17, 20211 min read
The Log4j security flaw could impact the entire internet. Here's what you should know
A critical flaw in widely used software has cybersecurity experts raising alarms and big companies racing to fix the issue. The...
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First Technology
Nov 23, 20211 min read
Microsoft Teams update will eliminate one of the most common remote working problems
Microsoft is working on a new feature for collaboration platform Teams that should help address a common remote working problem....
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First Technology
Nov 16, 20211 min read
Twitter is building a crypto team
Remember when Twitter dropped NFTs and enabled Bitcoin tips? Given that founder and CEO Jack Dorsey’s Twitter bio is literally just...
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First Technology
Nov 9, 20211 min read
South Africa’s Cyber Crimes Act ‘not yet active’
Even though South Africa’s Cyber Crimes Act19 of 2020 has been signed into law, it remains inactive because its commencement is yet to be...
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First Technology Western Cape
Sep 15, 20211 min read
Quantum cryptography: This air-filled fiber optic cable can transport un-hackable keys, say research
A new type of optical fiber filled with nothing but thin air has been found to be particularly effective for carrying out quantum key...
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First Technology Western Cape
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Use the Cyber Kill Chain Model to Spot and Stop Hackers
Understanding the cyber kill chain model can help you keep your organization more secure. In the military, a kill chain refers to a...
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First Technology Western Cape
Aug 18, 20211 min read
Trending Tech to Watch: What Is Hybrid IT?
You’ve heard of hybrid cloud, but what about hybrid IT? The latter term is becoming more buzzworthy as businesses realize that they can’t...
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First Technology Western Cape
Aug 11, 20211 min read
5 Reasons Cloud Repatriation Should Be Part of Digital Transformation
Cloud repatriation may be the next stop on the digital transformation journey. If you were charting a digital transformation strategy...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Cloud security in 2021: A business guide to essential tools and best practices
Cloud computing services have become a vital tool for most businesses. It's a trend that has accelerated recently, with cloud-based...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20213 min read
Director’s View
Welcome to our fourth edition for 2021. In writing this newsletter, it would have been easy to dwell on the huge upheavals South Africa...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Record-Breaking Chinese Supercomputer Marks New Quantum Supremacy Milestone
We've got another quantum computing milestone to report, with researchers in China unveiling a super-advanced 66-qubit quantum...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20212 min read
Cyber threats on the rise in these industries in South Africa
Increasingly, companies are looking to adopt smart technologies to optimise production and decision-making in order to create businesses...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20212 min read
What is hyperconvergence, or HCI, or dHCI today? Why it’s all worth knowing
What is hyperconvergence? Of the multitude of definitions of hyperconvergence that have been tossed around by vendors over the past...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20211 min read
Is Liquid Cooling a Cure for the Moore’s Law Breakdown?
A Microsoft project touted its recent re-investment in immersive cooling technologies as not just a way to overcome the derailment of...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 28, 20211 min read
The global chip shortage is creating a new problem: More fake components
From face masks to hand sanitizer and onto vaccine passports: almost all of the products that have been in high demand during the past...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Microsoft Pledges to Emit ‘Zero Carbon’ By 2030
Microsoft has made another big climate pledge. The company said Wednesday that it will work to power all its offices and data centers...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jul 7, 20211 min read
SA firms hit in massive ransomware attack
The hackers behind a mass ransomware attack exploited multiple previously unknown vulnerabilities in IT management software made by...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jun 30, 20212 min read
The great cloud computing surge
Driven in part by the pandemic, cloud computing adoption has reached new heights. These five articles take a close look at the...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jun 21, 20211 min read
New Strategic Platinum Partner
We are proud to welcome Darktrace into the First Technology family! We are thrilled to announce that Darktrace has joined forces with...
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First Technology Western Cape
Jun 15, 20211 min read
Award Announcement
It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce that First Technology has been awarded with the ‘Sophos Partner of the Year 2021...
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