Risk Management / General

The risks that inevitably lie ahead

The 2019 African Insurance Exchange’s theme this year spoke of the need for growing, learning and coming together.

Proactivity is the key to effective cybersecurity

Given current threat levels, all organisations should assume that they will experience some sort of cybersecurity incident sooner or later—probably sooner, adds Nadia Veeran-Patel, Manager: Cyber Resilience, ContinuitySA. “Plan for the worst and, most important of all, know what to do when an incident occurs. Understanding that a successful attack will be launched is the basis of a proactive approach to information-security and risk management,” she advises.

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 needed to avert a focused cyber hack, making them easy pickings for a cyber breach.

Economic slowdown is #1 risk facing organisations