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article  // 07 Sep 2017

Warning: New global ransomware email scam

A new global ransomware attack is currently underway. Using multiple methods, the attackers try to trick you into downloading ransomware onto your computer.
article  // 21 Jul 2017

Warning: severe phishing attacks underway on campus

There are currently severe phishing attacks doing the rounds on campus, affecting both computers and mobile devices. The attacks specifically target staff and student email accounts
article  // 18 Apr 2017

ICTS TechFest is back, and it's bigger and better

On 16 and 17 May 2017, UCT’s preferred IT vendors will be at the ICTS Technology Festival (TechFest), so make sure you pop in at Molly Blackburn Hall on upper campus and check out the coolest gadgets available.
article  // 02 Oct 2015

Four tips to beat the load shedding blues

Our national energy crisis is in full swing and it's going to be with us for a while. Nobody's happy about it, but unless you have the cash for generators, solar or other expensive alternatives, load shedding is here to stay.
article  // 31 Oct 2014

The web: 25 years on at UCT

Most of us couldn’t imagine life without the Internet, email, social media and online retail. When we consider that most of these things have only come about in the last two decades, it’s not a very long time ago that we were still posting
article  // 09 May 2016

Alternatives to Adobe: open source to the rescue

The Adobe suite of software is well known as the industry standard for design and creative software in many spheres of business. The main downside of this software, however, is its cost. Fortunately, there are some extremely good open source alternativ