Issue: A new ransom-ware, Locky, is up and about, crawling the Internet for the next prey. It is brilliant. It’s persistent. And it won’t go without taking some of your money. Locky virus encrypts your computer files (rendering them unreadable). It then demands a ransom from you [the victim] to your files back. OR to get the decryption key. Fact: The attack vector is simple and the usual approach: If you are a target, you will receive an email with a subject line that goes like: “ATTN: Invoice J-98223146”. A word document is attached. Sometimes the file is a .zip…
Pride MicroFinance myPride indeed
Step 1: You produce your savings card Step 2: You place your middle finger on the biometric reader Step 3: You inform teller what you need deposit, withdraw or know balance. To withdraw, you tell them how much, they punch in and alas you have it. No forms to fill. No questions. The system generates a withdraw receipt, you sign on it and you gave your cash. Lady thanks you and says if you have a smart phone please download our app or use Internet banking. Thanks for banking with Pride. Now I have not seen such easy and clear…
Facts and fiction: mobile money innovation
Issue: Telecom companies continue to send to my inbox bulk emails of my bills for my data use. It’s inconveniencing and absurd. Some of their emails get blocked by my overzealous firewall, which deletes or junks them. The result is a disconnection of a bill I did not even see! Fact: Telecoms are in the mobile business. And with the growth of mobile money, a lot of investment must be put there to create mobile money as a platform to enable innovation and integration. The ultimate prize is for the telecom that makes it convenience for users. Case in point:…
Life. It’s full of trials. The story of the limbless girl
My barber is a quiet man for a reason. When I asked him “how is your family? How many children do you have? Are they ok?” He opened up and could not stop. Here is his story. “I have four kids. My first born was when I was 17. She now lives with the mum, who moved on. My current wife blessed me with a boy and girl. We wanted only two. But fate! God blessed us with a girl that cannot talk and walk. I’ve read everything there is only psychology. How to predict her next move. She is…
