Upgrading isn’t about new tech – it’s about risk and resilience
Legacy software is costing South African businesses more than they think. According to Jacques Burger, senior business analyst at Dariel Solutions, the real danger isn’t downtime it's the silent build-up of compliance gaps, cyber vulnerabilities, and integration drag...
When likes become liability: Hidden cyber risks at work
The use of social media at work – especially on devices connected to internal networks – is putting South African businesses at risk of data breaches and cyberattacks. With no specific laws governing social media use in the workplace, many businesses operate without...
Penetration testing as a service gives businesses a cyber defence edge
Penetration testing is a cornerstone of any effective cybersecurity strategy – it reveals critical system weaknesses and vulnerabilities, enabling them to be fixed before they can be exploited. By Nemanja Krstić, operations manager: managed security services at Galix...
Risk management and delivering projects amidst global uncertainties
There has never been an infrastructure project that has ever been delivered without risk and uncertainty. All projects have a level of risk which engineers are well trained to anticipate, manage, and mitigate. By Sthembile Mnengela, technical director of Zutari Risk...
When AI advice underscores the importance of financial advisers
More customers are arriving at meetings with financial plans created by generative artificial intelligence (AI), believing they have already mapped out their financial journey from start to finish. But beneath the neat spreadsheets and projections lie gaps:...
Building resilient municipal infrastructure through insurance collaboration
In April 2022, heavy rains caused catastrophic flooding in KwaZulu-Natal, claiming over 400 lives and damaging infrastructure, businesses, and homes. The eThekwini Municipality infrastructure damage cost about R25-billion. The disaster exposed vulnerabilities in...
SMEs need data loss prevention in the age of AI
In today’s fast-paced digital world, small businesses are just as susceptible to data breaches as large enterprises - if not more so. By Dillon Gray, chief operating officer at IPT The rise of AI tools, particularly generative AI, has added new layers of complexity...
Ignoring invisible threats invites disaster
Without full visibility into your IT systems, your organisation is basically blind to cyberattacks until it’s too late. By John McLoughlin, CEO of J2 Software Here’s the uncomfortable truth: without total visibility into your systems, you often won’t know there’s a...
Insurable interest: why it matters and how to get it right
An insurance concept that often gets misunderstood, despite underpinning every insurance policy, is insurable interest. While it might sound technical, Willem Coetzee, CEO of Zenith, says the principle itself is quite simple. “Simply put, you can only insure something...
The D&O laundry list
In today’s competitive marketplace, companies face mounting pressure to attract and retain investors. This can tempt leaders to overstate achievements, inflate projections, or engage in window dressing. While these tactics may help polish a company’s image, they risk...
When WhatsApp groups become serious cyber-risk zones
Despite their popularity among employees, informal messaging platforms pose significant risks to organisations’ cybersecurity. The 2025 KnowBe4 Africa Annual Cybersecurity survey found that 93% of African respondents use WhatsApp for work communications, surpassing...
Tackling the inside job threatening your bottom line
28 August 2025 It is estimated that organisations lost around 5% of their revenue to employee fraud each year. Considering that South Africa consistently tops the list of Sub-Saharan African countries in terms of its high incidence rate of organisational fraud,...