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YOUR DATA

Over 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are created each day. How much is a quintillion? A LOT. And every day you are contributing to this enormous amount of data and in the process, exposing your information bit by bit. To quote Douglas Rushkoff: “Everything we do in the digital realm – from surfing the Web to sending an e-mail to conducting a credit card transaction to, yes, making a phone call – creates a data trail. And if that trail exists, chances are someone is using it – or will be soon enough.”

It's no longer a question if you should protect your data, but rather how you will protect it. We have a few suggestions in this month's edition.

 
   
 
EVERY DAY IS DATA PROTECTION DAY
In South Africa, we're a bit late to the Data Protection Day party. In Europe, it's been around since 2007, while the United States joined two years later.
TECH NEWS
+ Filesender - a secure service for sharing large files
+ Finland to teach the basics of AI to 55,000 people
+ Facebook will shut down its controversial market research app for iOS
+ How Apple could miss a privacy-invading FaceTime security flaw
+ Japan to Survey 200 Million Gadgets for Cyber-Security Ahead of 2020 Games
+ Google takes aim at imposter websites with new Chrome warning
+ For regular IT updates, follow us on Twitter

BE CYBER AWARE
+ Latest phishing emails
+ Ten tips for staying safe online
+ The psychology of spear phishing
+ Was your password one of the 25 worst of 2018?
+ Why you need to use a password manager
+ A phishing email tried to blackmail me – what should I do?
 
WATCH
Data Protection Day raises awareness about the importance of data protection and online privacy issues. In this eNCA clip, cyber security specialist, Heino Gevers explains the importance of protecting your data.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY A PHISHING EMAIL?

Google’s Jigsaw unit published a quiz that tests users’ abilities to identify phishing emails. How many could you spot? Let us know.
FEEDBACK ON OFFICE365 OUTAGE

On Thursday, 24 January, from 10:30 to 22:00 Outlook users across large parts of the world were left without email. 

USING SUN EMAIL FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
As staff and students of the University, we use our sun emails every day. But did you know that when you reactivate your account, you also agree to the Electronic Communication Policy? 
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