We’ve all heard horror stories of companies going out of business due to data loss and breaches. We’ve also heard that the data loss and breaches could have been prevented by continuously backing that data. Back-ups are an integral part of any organisation’s business continuity or disaster recovery plan and should be implemented throughout the […]
In a world of increasing complexities and complications, I wanted to keep this blog short, sweet and simple. The evolution and advancement in technology over the last decade has been revolutionary and has been the catalyst for more innovation today and into the future. However, the rise of the cybercrime has grown almost simultaneously as […]
The IT security landscape is evolving fast, very fast, and technology is constantly on the pursuit to protect against the latest threats in the world. One of the latest trends is in the modern day is Digital Identity; the online or networked identity adopted or claimed in cyberspace by an individual, organization or electronic device. […]
Christmas Tree EXEC was the first widely disruptive computer worm which paralysed several international computer networks in December 1987. Christmas Tree EXEC was an early mass mailing worm coded by an unnamed student from Clausthal University of Technology. This was the first widely disruptive computer worm which paralysed several international computer networks including the European Academic Research […]
Atari Games was formed from Atari’s arcade division. They could use the Atari name on arcade releases, but not on console or computer games. When Atari Games wanted to enter the console-game market, it needed a new label that did not use the Atari name. Enter TENGEN! Going back to 1987… In 1987/88, TENGEN released its first […]
Everyone is bound to have used Microsoft Excel at some stage in their professional career, but for those who are lucky enough to have dodged spreadsheets until now, Excel is a spreadsheet developed by Microsoft for Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android. Microsoft Excel is one of the most familiar, flexible, and widely used business applications […]
Digital Audio Tape, what was it? What was it used for? Who used it? OK Let’s refresh the memory… DAT or Digital Audio Tape for short, was a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony and introduced in 1987. The recording was in digital rather than analog and used a 4mm tape in a cassette. Recording […]
“Across the Great Wall we can reach every corner in the world” After a failed attempt on the 14th, on the 20th September 1987 the message above was sent via email by scholars at China’s Computer Application Technology Institute. A historic moment in China’s technological timeline! From 1983 to 1987 Chinese and German teams collaborated […]
Across the Great Wall we can reach every corner in the world” After a failed attempt on the 14th, on the 20th September 1987 the message above was sent via email by scholars at China’s Computer Application Technology Institute. A historic moment in China’s technological timeline! From 1983 to 1987 Chinese and German teams collaborated […]