Cryptocurrency kits won’t be insured, Old Mutual Warns

The world of cryptocurrencies or digital currencies is growing rapidly as digitisation continues to disrupt the financial services industry. Mining these cryptocurrencies usually requires expensive computers, servers and other equipment. It is important for people to...

Cyber resilience needs a multi-layered approach to be effective

As organisations increasingly focus on building resilience in the face of a shifting threat landscape, one of the key areas of concentration is the technology environment, including the data stored on the IT systems. Making the cyber environment resilient must be seen...

Are you prepared for the worst case scenario?

Too many organisations take a reactive, rather than a proactive, stance toward incident response, says Simon Campbell-Young, MD of Credence Security. “These days, it’s not a question of if a company will be breached, but when. Businesses tend to focus on...

Staying ahead of today’s biggest risks

Companies today have a multitude of risks to deal with, and each one requires its own measures of mitigation. However, certain risks remain top of the pile, according to a survey of operational risk practitioners across the globe. The threat of data loss through cyber...

New Aurecon unit to address project failure risk

Aurecon has established a new capital program assurance (CPA) unit to help clients better manage risk, reduce ballooning project costs, and safeguard the value of assets. Independent global analysis indicates that 30 to 60% of projects fail by more than 25% cost...

BYOD and IoT threaten the workplace

The concept of the Internet of Things (IoT) is becoming widely known and understood, not just in business but in the home too. The problem with IoT however is knowing what devices are IoT-enabled and which are not. Opening a huge security risk for businesses as these...