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15/05/2017

Dear All,



This is to bring to your urgent attention a global cyber-attack that, as at this moment, has recorded over 75,000 victims and spread to 99 countries. The malware being spread is a Ransomware. For some of us who may not know what this is, this is a type of malware that, once executed, encrypts all your files and demands the payment of a ransom before they can be decrypted.



What we know so far.

The Ransomware has been dubbed WannaCry, aka WanaCryp0r, aka WCry. The malware is believed to be among a cache of powerful hacking tools stolen from the NSA sometime in August last year. The attack has spread across Europe, Asia, North and South America, and some parts of Africa (Northern and Southern Africa)



Currently, the most common mode of delivery is via email. As a result, WE IMPLORE EVERYONE TO AVOID OPENING ATTACHMENTS OR CLICKING ON LINKS IN SUSPICIOUS EMAILS, OR EMAILS FROM THOSE WHO THEY DO NOT KNOW OR AREN'T EXPECTING AN EMAIL FROM. USERS SHOULD ALSO AVOID SUSPICIOUS WEBSITES.



How it works

The malware exploits a known windows vulnerability, thereby bypassing traditional anti-virus protection and granting the malware full administrative rights over the victim's computer. From this point, it starts to encrypt all the user's files. Once it's done, it locks the victim out of their computer and demands a ransom to be paid in Bitcoins.



How We Can Protect Ourselves

As mentioned earlier, be cautious about the email attachments you open or the sites you visit. As a rule of thumb you should not open attachments or click on links that are in emails from:

People you do not knowPeople you know, but aren’t expecting an attachment/link from. Call them to confir m etc.Emails that have a sense of urgency. eg. “click on this link to avoid losing access to your account…” etc.

We should be guided by common sense in this regard.

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09/05/2017

Point well made!!

07/05/2017

Building an Internet business
__"The times they are a-changin"...

Looking back 150 years ago, if a young man wanted to make a fortune, he had to go to the goldfields of California or Johannesburg. It was called the "gold rush." About 100 years ago, it was all about being in the oil sector somewhere. And 25 years ago (my time), it was about getting into telecoms (GSM).

Now there's a new "gold rush" which started since the telecoms revolution gave birth to the rapid expansion of the Internet. Every single day, entrepreneurs across the world, including Africa, are launching tens of thousands of businesses on the Internet!

In my last post, I wrote: "Afterthought: When you think about building a business on the Internet, there are five things you should be thinking about:

#1. How can I use the Internet to help grow the business we already have? There is no entrepreneurial activity that cannot benefit from the Internet. Websites, social media platforms, are all platforms that can be used to grow your business in terms of its sales and profitability by reaching more customers, quickly and cheaply.

It will quicken your growth. It is key to getting to the global marketplace.

#2. How can I use the Internet to spur innovation?

#3. How can I use the Internet to lower barriers of entry, including capital and cost?

#4. How can I use the Internet to access skills, expertise, and partnerships?

#5. How can I build actual Internet businesses?

This last question takes the game to a completely new level altogether. It will be the subject of my next post."

I promised to discuss #5, so let's get started: You and I are now on a platform called Facebook. Most people who use Facebook don't even stop to think that it's a business. I have even had people write me through Facebook and say they would like to be on the Internet!

You probably use WhatsApp, another Internet-based business. Perhaps you have used Uber, or bought things on Jumia and Konga, and you used a search engine from Google or Yahoo. All these businesses rely on the Internet.

Facebook first launched in 2004. It's now worth $430+bn, close to the GDP of two of Africa's biggest economies like Nigeria at $486.8bn (2015- World Bank) and South Africa at $317.6bn (2015- StatsSA). Google (Alphabet) is even bigger at about $645bn, last time I looked.

The titans of the Internet -- Alibaba, Amazon, Facebook, Google and Tencent -- are all bigger than nearly all mining, manufacturing, telecoms, and natural resource companies in the world today! Even the likes of Apple and Microsoft are only able to compete with them because they manufacture phones or provide software used to access the Internet.

Almost all these companies were started by young people, often whilst still at college. Many aren't even 40 years old. These guys never knew there was such a thing as tenders on government contracts. They knew no ministers of government, and had never met a President!

__You do not need powerful friends and relatives in high places to get access to the most valuable piece of "real estate" in the history of the world. What you DO need is access to the Internet!

Even the like me are getting into this gold rush. Please don't leave me behind guys! Share with your teacher!

Your turn: This week I want you to showcase (only) ventures that you have set up on the Internet. This time I'm not looking for websites. I want to see businesses that are simply Internet businesses. Also include any not-for-profit enterprises.

Remember Kenya's Ushahidi that I wrote about last year when I showcased Juliana Rotich in my series? ! World class! That is our future.

End.

24/02/2017

Even today, Steve Jobs continues to inspire people. Here are some of the most inspiring quotes from Steve Jobs to motivate you. Take a look: