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YOUR INPUT

In the previous edition of Bits & Bytes we asked if you would complete a short survey. Thank you to everyone who participated. Your feedback was overwhelmingly positive and we received some valuable input. One suggestion was that we include more information on training, so, in future, we will post regular articles on the software we support and available training for it.

If you still want to air your opinion on the Bits & Bytes, the survey is available online until the end of June. Also remember, if you are still using Windows 7, you need to upgrade as soon as possible. More information is available below under NEWS.

  
   
 
MICROSOFT 365 vs OFFICE 365
There is a lot to be said for consistency in product names, but when you have dozens of products with multiple versions of each, similar names can get confusing fast.
NEWS
+ Excel courses for staff
+ Still using Windows 7?
+ Inetkey Android app temporarily not available for download from Google Play store
+ All the ways Google tracks you—and how to stop it
+ For regular IT updates, follow us on Twitter

CYBER SECURITY
South Africa is wholly unprepared to deal with emerging cyber threats
According to Noelle Cowling, a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Strategic Studies, "...organised crime groups like South Africa because it has all the infrastructure they need to live and work – good communications, decent education, a robust financial system, but weak government, with corrupt officials."
+ SA is ‘safe haven for cyber criminals’
+ ‘I was a North Macedonian fake news writer’
+ Here's how to avoid phishing scams
+ How to report phishing scams: A quick video
MAINTENANCE WEEKEND: 28 JUNE

System maintenance is scheduled for the weekend of 28 June – 1 July from 17:00 on Friday afternoon until 08:00 on Monday morning.

SUNSTUDENT AND SUNFIN LAUNCH
The new SUNStudent and SUNFin projects were recently introduced to campus. Both systems will be cloud-based and promise to take SU into a new age of technology.
SOMETHING INTERESTING
Machine learning researchers have produced a system that can recreate lifelike motion from just a single frame of a person’s face, opening up the possibility of animating not just photos but also paintings.
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