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Fresh water for the residents of the Majengo slums on Kenya's coast has come on tap as part of a UN-Habitat rehabilitation
COVID-19

Water access critical to beating back COVID-19 spread in slum areas

UN-Habitat said the impacts of the new coronavirus disease could be considerably higher on the urban poor living in slums, where overcrowding also makes it difficult to follow other recommended measures such as...

Syed Abid Ali, Co-Founder and CCO, PhishRod.
COVID-19

PhishRod offers free toolkit to boost COVID-19 awareness, support work from home

PhishRod is offering a free toolkit that contains awareness content and work from home policy template, along with free access to Policy Compliance Manager amid rise in phishing attacks related to coronavirus. ...

Tony Anscombe, Global Security Evangelist and Industry Ambassador at ESET.
COVID-19

Beware of scams exploiting coronavirus fears

From malware-laden emails to fake donations, these are some of the most common cons you should watch out for amid the public health crisis, according to Tony Anscombe, Global Security Evangelist and Industry Am...

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COVID-19

ServiceNow releases four apps to help organisations navigate COVID-19 crisis

ServiceNow has announced a customer care plan to support its public and private sector customers in managing the COVID‑19 pandemic. As part of this effort, the company has announced four new community apps to h...

Sandy Shen, Senior Research Director at Gartner.
COVID-19

Gartner lists three immediate actions for CIOs bracing for COVID-19 disruptions

With the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, CIOs should focus on three short-term actions to increase their organisations’ resilience against disruptions and prepare for rebound and growth, according to Gartn...

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COVID-19

IDC says uncertainty looms over GCC mobile market following COVID-19 outbreak

Smartphone shipments to the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council, GCC, increased 6.3% quarter on quarter in Q4 2019 to total 5.15 million units, according to the latest insights from global technology rese...

Tatyana Scherbakova, Security Researcher at Kaspersky
COVID-19

Kaspersky researchers find coronavirus scams targeted at users and businesses

Kaspersky researchers have found multiple COVID-19-related malicious e-mail campaigns and hundreds of downloadable files that attempt to infect users’ devices with the threats. While news on coronavirus spread ...

Chester Wisniewski, Principal Research Scientist, Sophos
COVID-19

Sophos warns of Coronavirus email spam targeting Italians

SophosLabs has uncovered a new email spam attack targeting Italians with a document containing a macro loaded with Trickbot malware. The email takes advantage of COVID-19 fears by offering up a clickable docume...

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COVID-19

Citrix offers workspace solutions for business continuity during uncertain times

Natural disasters and public health emergencies can strike anywhere at any time. And when they do, organisations need to be prepared to protect their people and minimise disruptions to their business and the la...

Sandy Shen, Senior Research Director at Gartner.
COVID-19

COVID-19 more disruptive than cyber security or disaster event, Gartner

With the spread of the coronavirus, COVID-19, CIOs should focus on three short-term actions to increase their organisations’ resilience against disruptions and prepare for rebound and growth, according to Gartn...