New mindset needed to address stock losses, fraud

In the absence of a proper risk mitigation plan and loss control blueprint, South African business owners will never really address the critical levels of theft and fraud impacting on our economy. This is according to commercial investigator and international risk...

Ignoring risk is not an option

Few business leaders are oblivious to the proliferation of cyber crime, particularly in light of high profile events such as Petya and WannaCry. But awareness does not always result in action, particularly when budget and skills constraints hamper large-scale...

Reaching today’s CISOs

Information security is top of mind for most businesses today. Not only to they have to worry about increasingly sophisticated and motivated hackers, they have to worry about their own staff, and data loss through either carelessness or malice. Should a security event...

Be proactive against fraud and corruption

Organisations are not immune to the devastating consequences of fraud and corruption. Nowadays, organisations are under threat from a host of risks including procurement fraud and cybercrime. Zaakir Mohamed, director in the dispute resolution practice at Cliffe Dekker...

On World Backup Day, prevent data loss

World Backup Day, celebrated annually on31 March, is a reminder of the importance of taking effective measures that can make all the difference when a data loss incident strikes. It is also a good time to pause and reflect on the rising tide of threats that...

How we approach business risk needs to change

By Faith Ngwenya, technical executive at the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) “We need to recreate the traditional risk management process entirely if we are to sufficiently break down silos and become truly fluid,” our...