To access Yoma Social (Chat Function) through web browser, please use the new domain address https://social.yomastrategic.com from Monday, 8th March 2021. If you wish to access via Yoma Group on Chrome browser, please connect to the office internet and update the browser before using it. If you have any issue with the login, kindly reach out to HelpDesk and ask for support!
We are seeing a massive uptick in cyber security issues in
Myanmar. While Yoma Group itself hasn’t been identified as a target, it’s worth
reminding everyone to take extra special precautions in the coming days and
weeks. Below is a reminder around three major areas of weakness and ways to
help you manage.
Phishing
Phishing (pronounced “fishing”) is a form of identity
theft that attempts to trick people into revealing personal or financial
information online. Phishers use phony Web sites or e-mail messages that appear
to be from trusted businesses and brands to steal personal information such as
usernames, passwords, or credit card numbers.
The messages can be hard to recognize as fake because they appear
to come from known sources with familiar logos and screen shots. Do NOT
respond to e-mail messages that ask you to provide or verify your personal
information.
Here are things you can do to see if an email is legit:
Incorrect
“From” Addresses: Many scam artists will use similar email addresses to
those of official companies and/or trusted parties. Always take a second
to double-check and make sure the address is correct. There is even an
email that came in from someone @yomastrateg1c.com. See how sneaky that
is? This is the fastest/easiest way to identify most spam.
Urgent
Action Required: The vast majority of phishing attacks rely on pushing the
recipient to act quickly, before they take the time to execute proper
caution. Any email with this kind of urgency should be scrutinized.
Fraudulent
Links: You should always hover over a link in an email before clicking on
it. By doing so, you will see what the actual web address is that you’ll
be taken to. It’s a common misconception that the address displayed is
also the site you’ll pull up if you click on it.
Remember, ALL internal messages about access to IT resources will
come from an email that ends in @yoma.com.mm (most of the time it will be from helpdesk@yoma.com.mm) or personally from one of our Group Technology staff. If
you are unclear, please forward the email to helpdesk@yoma.com.mm to verify.
Group
Password Policy
Our policy for passwords requires everyone to change their passwords every 90 days. There are two ways to do this. If you are at the office, you can click CTRL+ALT+DEL and select “Change Password”. Since most of you are WFH right now, you can go to //password.yomagroup.io to make your password changes. We will send you three reminder emails that look like the below. Yes, these are legit, and they are meant to remind you when to address your passwords. If you do not change your passwords every 90 days, your access to our systems will be blocked, including your email and wifi.
SMS
I have
written below that you should stick to apps that have end to end encryption.
What I didn’t explicitly tell you is that SMS does not have that level of
encryption and you should view all SMS links as suspicious. Many 2 factor
authenticators allow you to use SMS to verify a code, including the
Authenticator app we use for Microsoft. We will be turning this feature off.
For those of you who currently use SMS for your 2FA, helpdesk will be reaching
out to you to migrate you to the in-app 2FA option, which is much safer.
On your
personal apps, never click on SMS links that tell you to log in to things. If
you have received a verification code from a service you did not initiate,
ignore that SMS, log in to your app and trigger a password change. Again, I must
stress the importance of 2FA for all your personal accounts. If you feel that
you have been compromised, please contact the Helpdesk immediately.
As always,
please contact the Helpdesk or me if you have any questions or require
assistance.
Yoma Car Share, one of the first IoT projects in Myanmar
When we talk about Yoma Car Share, if a person has never heard of it, the response is always “Really?”, “You can do that?”, “In Myanmar?”, “How?”, etc. The surprise and the incredulity give you a thrill and the satisfaction you get when the person goes ahead, uses our services, and gives feedback of “amazing.” Yoma Car Share is the brainchild of Yoma Fleet in bringing IoT (Internet of Things) to the people of Myanmar. Our goal is to “build a better Myanmar for its people” through technology and bring the standard to the next level.
So, what exactly is Yoma Car Share?
Yoma Car Share is a self-drive hourly to monthly car rental that is cashless, keyless, contactless, system automated, and available nationwide. From making the reservation to payment, the system is managing seamlessly, giving us the operational efficiency in offering better services.
We are always thinking about how to make our users’ journey easier and more flexible. We introduced the tap card system to access our cars in 2018 and the app in 2019. In 2022, we upgraded our app with Yoma Car Share 2.0 and introduced a Yoma Car Share Driver app, an app for our user’s travel companion to access the car.
We are not stopping here and upgrading the app regularly with versions using the Agile (Scrum) methodology.
PLUS+ by Yoma Fleet – Easier, Faster, Smarter Lease-to-Buy Program in Myanmar
It all started with a “Phone”.
At Yoma Fleet, we wanted to be a part of Yoma Group’s People Initiative 2020 program. We came up with the idea that every Yoma employee should have access to a smartphone without the need to use expensive and cumbersome financing providers. We launched YOMA+ in November 2020 for Yoma employees in collaboration with Yoma Group HR to lease-to-buy phones and tablets through monthly repayment from their salary. By 2022, YOMA+ is now called PLUS+ by Yoma Fleet. We have onboarded 25 organizations on PLUS+, and it is growing. On PLUS+, employees can lease-to-buy consumer electronics, hotel and travel packages, cosmetics, healthcare, and education services.
There is no document required and our turnaround time from order submission to approval is within 1 day and collection 2-3- days after, positioning PLUS+ as an Easier, Faster, and Smarter lease-to-buy program.
All organizations access our products and services from the same portal. PLUS+ allows operations, HRs, suppliers, and employees to use the same system and technology making PLUS+ unique and user-friendly.
PLUS+ started out as an MVP (minimum viable product) but it has grown so much. We continue to incorporate the feedback for improvements and will soon be introducing an upgraded version of PLUS+ with an app.
To learn more about PLUS+ and explore available products and services, visit the following websites.
Yoma Connect is proud to announce the addition of a new security feature – the Passcode Option – to its mobile app. This feature provides an extra layer of protection for your account and ensures that your data remains secure. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to enable the Passcode feature:
Step 1 – Open the YC mobile app and navigate to the “Office” menu.
Step 2 – Click on your profile to access your profile information.
Step 3 – From your profile information page, select the “Settings” menu.
Step 4 – In the “Settings” menu, under the “Security” option, you can enable the “Passcode” button and set up your passcode number.
Step 5 – Once you’ve set up your passcode, try opening the app, and a pop-up box will prompt you to enter the passcode.
“Tell my team how we updated the product strategy,” စသည်ဖြင့် အသံမက်ဆေ့ချ်ကို အသုံးပြု၍ ထင်မြင် သုံးသပ်ချက်များပေးနိုင်ပြီး လုပ်ဖော်ကိုင်ဖက်များ၏ အစည်းအဝေးများ၊ အီးမေးလ်များနှင့် Chat အကြောင်းအရာများအလိုက် နောက်ဆုံးအခြေအနေကို ဖော်ပြသွားမည်ဖြစ်ပါသည်။
CBM Net နှင့် ချိတ်ဆက်ထားသော အခြားဘဏ် 50 ကျော်သို့ စာရင်းလွှဲပြောင်းနိုင်ခြင်း
Wave Merchant QR များကို scan ဖတ်၍ တိုက်ရိုက်ငွေပေးချေနိုင်ခြင်း
Yoma Bank “YomaBank – Next” App
Yoma Bank Next is a SAFE and SECURE mobile banking application from Yoma Bank. It is a new mobile application created for users to be faster and easier.
It is a facility that enables customers to initiate and/or perform banking tasks on their smartphones. Customers can use it to view their account balance, make instant fund transfer and pay bills, etc.
Self-activation (Existing to Bank user can activate with Account Number and personal info to set own username and password)
Ability to transfer to over 50 banks that are connected to CBM Net
HEAL by Pun Hlaing introduces the All New HEAL APP!
HEAL App is a product of Yoma-OUE Healthcare, developed to reach individuals and corporate partners in providing virtual healthcare. We aim to deliver a holistic continuum of care to all socio-economic segments of Myanmar, by leveraging technology as an enabler.
In line with our Yoma Group’s mission of ‘Building a better Myanmar for its People’, our goal is to provide affordable and accessible healthcare that embodies values of International Quality, Scale, Godly Compassion, and Reach to all socio-economic segments in Myanmar.
Via this App, we would be providing 24/7 on-demand services in which patients would be able to obtain our quality care, fast and conveniently, wherever they are and whenever they want. We will ensure that Your Health is in Your Hands.
Pocket is a lifestyle platform that aims for convenient and better lifestyle for everyone. Simply scan My QR on Pocket App and start collecting from 100 Kyats whenever you shop and checkout at Pocket affiliated stores. Redeem rewards of your choice with collected coins and enjoy benefits.
Pocket is now available to install at Play Store, App Store and Huawei App Gallery. Install Now and Enjoy Rewards.
Dynamic Lock
With Windows 10, there is one more way to lock your computer. The Dynamic Lock feature lets you pair your PC with your phone via Bluetooth. When the two devices aren’t close to each other, your computer screen will lock automatically.
Select the checkbox for Allow Windows to automatically lock your device when you’re away under Dynamic Lock.
You must remember to carry your phone with you when you walk away for Dynamic Lock to work.
The future is here with AR glasses
The release of Meta’s AR glasses is part of a broader push by the company to expand its presence in the AR and VR markets. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has said that he believes AR and VR will be the next major computing platform, and that his company is investing heavily in these technologies in order to be at the forefront of this shift.
Latest news says Meta’s first true AR glasses are expected to hit the market in 2027. The project, codenamed Orion, has been in development for eight years. It will be a more technologically advanced and expensive piece of hardware that can project high-quality holograms of avatars into the physical environment.
Introducing Microsoft 365 Copilot
Copilot combines the power of large language models (LLMs) with your data in the Microsoft Graph and the Microsoft 365 apps to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool.
Copilot is integrated into Microsoft 365 in two ways. It works alongside you, embedded in the Microsoft 365 apps you use every day — Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams and more.
Business Chat works across the LLM, the Microsoft 365 apps, and your data — your calendar, emails, chats, documents, meetings and contacts — to do things you’ve never been able to do before.
You can give it natural language prompts like “Tell my team how we updated the product strategy,” and it will generate a status update based on the morning’s meetings, emails and chat threads.
With Copilot, you’re always in control. You decide what to keep, modify or discard. Now, you can be more creative in Word, more analytical in Excel, more expressive in PowerPoint, more productive in Outlook and more collaborative in Teams.
GitHub data shows that Copilot promises to unlock productivity for everyone. Among developers who use GitHub Copilot, 88% say they are more productive, 74% say that they can focus on more satisfying work, and 77% say it helps them spend less time searching for information or examples.
Note As of March 2023, Copilot is only available in technical preview mode and is accessible through OpenAI’s Codex platform.
