Security and Legal

Government banks on retirement savers to propel infrastructure funding

Apr 9, 2021

In South Africa, government debt – the traditional way of funding infrastructure projects – forms a core for most retirement funds.

Edge 2.0: driving business and transforming lives

Mar 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has colored every facet of our lives over the past year, writes François Locoh-Donou, President and CEO of F5. The way we do business is no exception. As everything from shopping and dining to healthcare and business collaboration has gone...

Cryptocurrency a primary concern for tax authorities

Mar 3, 2021

There are many South Africans who have made investments into cryptocurrency, and we see all types of traders and investors on a daily basis, writes Thomas Lobban, Legal Manager, Cross-Border Taxation at Tax Consulting South Africa. It has announced a new dawn of...

External advisors grow family-run businesses quicker than relatives

Mar 3, 2021

Succession should not be a single event where the baton passes from one leader to the next.

Tradeoff between productivity, security while mitigating internal risks

Mar 3, 2021

Intentional insiders cause 14% of internal cybersecurity incidents, yet the damage they do makes up a third of the whole cost of insider threat.

South Africa’s TMT sector faces legal challenges and opportunities in 2021

Mar 1, 2021

PoPIA: Companies should also act swiftly to minimise financial and reputational harm when a cyber-attack strikes.

Intelligent automation: fresh opportunities for customer-centricity in insurance

Mar 1, 2021

Lockdown has contributed to a momentum shift with insurers realising they can no longer rely on traditional, paper-based processes.

AI and protecting against the next generation of privacy threats

Feb 23, 2021

Individual bits of benign data can be correlated to expose more about you than you might realise is possible from the pieces themselves...

Sensory surveillance and smart devices: The real cost of convenience

Feb 22, 2021

We might not notice how much data we're giving up now because sensory surveillance is still its infancy, but the impact will prove significant over time.