Resistance to change the biggest reason for failure

People are resistant to change and this is the main reason why cloud migrations tend to fail. Business leaders must ensure their cloud strategy is aligned with their business goals, a lack of vision from management and staff will have an enormous effect on the success...

Lessons on the future of grid security

Cybercrime is evolving – as are its targets. While information theft remains the most expensive and fastest-rising consequence of cybercrime, core systems, such as industrial control systems are also being targeted – with increasing frequency. By Wandile...

Cyber risk the Achilles heel for SMEs

Many small and medium businesses assume that they are not likely targets for a cyberattack, believing that only large corporates, banks and government institutions appeal to cyber criminals. As a result, their security measures are typically nowhere near the levels...

Governing the digital nomads of the future

The Fourth Industrial Revolution brings with it a fundamental shift in how we do business, writes Jessica Knight, IRMSA risk intelligence committee member. Advances in technology and the increasing digitisation of many roles means that the conventional...

Fujitsu develops AI disaster mitigation technology

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a technology that draws on mathematical models built with limited data on rainfall and water levels to create flooding predictions for rivers. The solution leverages Fujitsu Human Centric AI...

A risk-based approach to procurement

The impact of fraud in procurement can be far reaching with many aspects of the business affected by such transactions. With the threat of reputational damage, legal non-compliance and potential financial losses remaining a possibility, it is critical that...