Combat fraud with biometric verification

Amid increasing levels of identity fraud, cybercrime and espionage, businesses are looking to technology to protect resources and help them forge a tighter relationship with their customers. Management at Ideco, an established leader in the application of biometric...

Secure information is good governance

In an increasingly regulated world, all companies today have to take a long hard look at the way information resides within their organisations, who has access to it, and more importantly, whether it leaves them open to operational and security risks. These concerns...

Payment gateways and the Web developer

More and more businesses are moving at least some of their sales online – which means more and more Web developers need to become familiar with the online payments process, says Peter Harvey of PayGate. “If you’re building an e-commerce site for a client, they will...

Banks step up efforts to mitigate risk

The financial services industry, particularly banks, has stepped up efforts in gearing up its intellectual capital base to manage risk and money-laundering activities, says Alison Thom, principal consultant at leading executive search and consulting group Mindcor....

Mitigating employee fraud

Research has shown in excess of 80% of serious frauds committed against an organisation are perpetrated by an employee, either alone or in collusion with other employees, says Deirdre Viljoen, forensics manager in the forensics department at Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs....

No blanket approach to risk management

In an era of increasing risks and the challenges of increasing regulation and legislation and ongoing economic uncertainty, companies need a comprehensive risk management strategy that incorporates data governance. Companies need to combine strategic technology,...