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Enhancing Email Security in the Workplace: Why Every Email Matters

Enhancing Email Security in the Workplace: Why Every Email Matters

<p style="text-align:center">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><strong><span style="font-size:13.0000pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia"><strong>Introduction</strong></span></span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri"><span style="font-size:12.0000pt"><span style="font-family:Georgia">Every working day at your workplace begins and ends with email. From internal memos and departmental updates to supplier communication and patient-related coordination, email remains one of the most relied tools in our daily operations and because …

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The Grok Deepfake Crisis

The Grok Deepfake Crisis

<p><strong>Introduction</strong></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span dir="ltr" lang="EN-US" style="font-family:&quot;Georgia&quot;,serif">It started innocuously enough, users on X discovering they could ask Grok, Elon Musk&#39;s AI chatbot, to modify images. &quot;Put her in a bikini,&quot; someone typed. Grok obliged. Then the requests escalated: transparent bikinis, string bikinis, dental floss bikinis. By early January 2026,&nbsp;<strong>as many …

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M-TIBA Breach: Businesses Must Move from Declarations to Demonstrable Action

M-TIBA Breach: Businesses Must Move from Declarations to Demonstrable Action

Kenya’s digital economy is accelerating, driven by rapid cloud adoption, yet data breaches continue to undermine trust and expose organisations to regulatory risk. Recent incidents—including the April 2025 Gmail credential theft affecting 183 million users and the October 2025 M-TIBA breach exposing 4.8 million medical records—show that certification alone does …

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As 55% of Kenyan Firms Turn to AI for Customer Service, Data Protection Takes Center Stage.

As 55% of Kenyan Firms Turn to AI for Customer Service, Data Protection Takes Center Stage.

Kenyan businesses are rapidly embracing AI to revolutionize customer service, with 55% already deploying chatbots and automation tools to enhance efficiency and satisfaction. Yet, this digital transformation brings pressing data protection challenges under Kenya’s Data Protection Act (2019). As AI systems increasingly profile customers and process sensitive data, conducting Data …

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Email Spam Costing Banks Ksh 450,000+ Per Customer Complaint

Email Spam Costing Banks Ksh 450,000+ Per Customer Complaint

Two recent ODPC rulings against SBM Bank and Family Bank expose major flaws in banking email governance—ranging from poor data quality to ignored complaints. This blog explores these cases, the costly consequences of spam violations, and how South-End Tech Ltd can help your organization systematize data handling for smarter, safer …

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Unlock Corporate Contracts: Why Data Protection is Your SME’s Newest Sales Point in this Digital Era

Unlock Corporate Contracts: Why Data Protection is Your SME’s Newest Sales Point in this Digital Era

Kenyan SMEs are losing contracts over weak data protection, and this is why..

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Knock Knock: ODPC Announces Compliance Inspections on Hospitality Industry

Knock Knock: ODPC Announces Compliance Inspections on Hospitality Industry

Kenya’s hospitality sector thrives on guest data but that also makes it vulnerable.

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