Myopic vision can blindside a business
In the aftermath of Covid-19 financial uncertainty is, for most, among the top concerns of both IT and business leaders and the lasting impact is likely to affect decision-making processes and priorities for the coming years. Eran Brown, chief technology officer: EMEA...
Rapid digital migration exposes data privacy concerns for children
The broad, global migration towards virtual platforms following widespread Covid-19 lockdowns has highlighted the need for the digital privacy of children to be properly secured and protected. By Ashlin Perumall, senior associate: corporate/M&A at Baker McKenzie...
Will risk appetite weather the pandemic?
Enterprise risk management is in its nature intended to manage risks of an organisation holistically. By Lindiwe Magobholi, IRMSA member It is a reality that for many years enterprise risk management has struggled, with some organisations still battling to keep its...
Click and despair: remote workers come under cyber-attack
The Covid-19 induced shift to remote working has provided a golden opportunity for cybercriminals to target one of a business' biggest cyber vulnerabilities - the workforce. By Zamani Ngidi, cyber solutions client manager at Aon South Africa According to a recent...
Working from home can be risky …
It does not matter how well you have brushed up on your security acronyms, if you have not brushed up on your remote working security systems, then you are in trouble. The speed at which the world has had to move online, digitally transforming traditional workforces...
Top remote worker cyber risks and solutions
Home-based workers are at increased risk of cyber attack, but there are several measures they can take to reduce risk. This is according to Bryan Baxter, a corporate IT business development manager and IITPSA KZN chapter committee member, who was addressing an IITPSA...
Investing in cyber resilience key to success
In today's always-on, always-connected economy, businesses are under pressure to enhance their cybersecurity strategy and prove to their customers that data protection is critical to their customer engagement strategy. Michel Nader, senior regional director: data...
How risk management can disable corruption within organisations
As professionals we should avoid falling prey to corruption, writes Mpho Modisane, IRMSA risk intelligence committee member. Corruption robs both the public and private sector to the extent of eroding our individual professional brand and that of our companies...
Cyber risks in Africa
In Aon South Africa's latest whitepaper Zamani Ngidi, cyber solutions client manager at Aon South Africa, unpacks the global trends pertaining to data privacy and cyber resilience that impact the African continent. The 'Cyber Risks in Africa' whitepaper focuses on the...
Stay secure from payment scams during the pandemic
If this unprecedented global pandemic has taught us one lesson on personal responsibility, it is that being aware and cautious can save lives, writes Bevan Smith, head of risk at Visa Sub-Saharan Africa. During day-to-day activities, people are taking all preventive...
Navigating risk into a post-Covid new normal
Having rushed to keep the remote lights on in the early stages of lockdown, organisations must now change their focus to mitigating a plethora of risks emerging out of the pandemic chaos, writes Paul Grapendaal, head of managed services at Nclose. With little time to...
FNB uses AI to redefine risk management and ways of working
FNB has been harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to reimagine risk management and forensic due diligence processes. By Dr Mark Nasila, chief analytics officer at FNB Risk The result is the ability to have a more robust forensic due diligence process, review...