Braintree develops crisis comms app

Braintree, the consulting and integration division of Vox, has co-developed a crisis communication management app, which South African organisations can use to tackle Covid-19 – including keeping track of employees’ health status, and their movements to...

What global crises will be next?

2020 will be remembered as the year of an almost worldwide lockdown caused by a virus. What could be next? By Dudley Cartwright, CEO of Soterion The 2019 WEF Report on significant global threats lists cyberattacks and data fraud as high-impact threats in the near...

Look to software escrow to protect from licensor bankruptcies

South African companies – large and small – should consider the advice of The National Law Review and look to software escrow to protect themselves from Covid-19 pandemic licensor bankruptcies. This is the suggestion from Escrow Europe founder, Andrew...

Bolster digital resilience in age of cybercrime

As we get into the swing of lockdown, and some of us are relying more heavily on digital means to work and engage with our staff and clients, cybersecurity is as important as ever. ‘Massive data fraud and theft’ has been ranked by the World Economic Forum as the...

Pandemic a profitable opportunity for cyber-criminals

Covid-19 is rapidly increasing the number of employees who work remotely. By Jodi Hardy and Cindy Leibowitz, from Webber Wentzel This mass exodus of employees from the “more secure” office environment into the unsecured home terrain is a breeding ground...

SAFPS work with OneVault on fraud detection

As technology advances, the opportunities for fraud increases exponentially as fraudsters become more sophisticated in their actions. In the battle against fraud, speed and the use of reliable verification data are key determinants of success. The Southern African...