Did Professionals Let the Bank Down?

My previous post about Equity Bank talked about the bank firing about 200 employees after the loss or misappropriation of 1.5 billion shillings. There were then further reports that the number of staff to be fired is about 1,200, either in addition to the earlier 200, or in total. Either way, that is close to… Read More »

Company Cancels ‘Lifetime’ Subscriptions

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is software or a service that encrypts data between your device and a remote server after which you connect to the broader Internet. This hides your online traffic and also allows you to pretend to be at a different location. People use VPNs for sensitive activities such as financial transactions… Read More »

Hotel Penalised For Use Of Client Images

In or around August 2024, one Richard Wafula had a wedding and held the wedding reception at one Hotel Tobriana. In October 2024, Mr Wafula lodged a complaint with the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) against the hotel, complaining that the hotel had obtained images and videos of himself, his wife and their… Read More »

Who Must Register with the ODPC?

According to Kenya’s Data Protection (Registration of Data Controllers and Data Processors) Regulations, 2021, an organisation processing personal data for the following purposes shall register as a data controller or a data processor: Canvassing political support among the electorate. Crime prevention and prosecution of offenders (including operating security CCTV systems). Gambling. Operating an educational institution.… Read More »

Cybersecurity Versus Information Security

What is the difference between the terms cybersecurity and information security? The National Institute of Standards and Technology gives the following definitions in its glossary: Cybersecurity: the prevention of damage to, unauthorized use of, exploitation of, and—if needed—the restoration of electronic information and communications systems, and the information they contain, in order to strengthen the… Read More »

Contact Form Data Exposure

I was searching online for some information about a school. I came across a Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file. This is a text file that can be read using a variety of programs such as a text editor or a spreadsheet program. This file was on a certain school website and apparently was generated from an… Read More »