Security

Q&A: South Africa’s Thumbzup leverages cloud for secure mobile payments

CTO Craven Buitendach highlights how Thumbzup combines in-house developed code with Azure services and in-demand security standards to come up with payment applications for retailers.

7 steps to prepare IT for a second-wave COVID-19 outbreak

Lessons learned to date promise to help IT weather a second round of COVID-19 lockdowns this winter. Following a few basic suggestions could spell the difference between a trouble-free transition to remote teams and a viral meltdown.

CIO Think Tank: Setting the multi-cloud agenda

How can enterprises handle the complexity of multiple clouds u2014 and reap unprecedented benefits? In a series of virtual roundtables, 30 IT leaders articulated the challenges and delivered insightful recommendations.

Q&A: How to handle double disruption: COVID and digital transformation

Warren Hero, CIO at "big five" South African law firm Webber Wentzel, talks about how he copes with steering digital transformation during the global pandemicrnrn

What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)? A standardized security framework

What is the Risk Management Framework (RMF)? A standardized security framework

Risk management and security are top concerns for most organizations, especially in government industries. The Risk Management Framework (RMF) integrates security into the early development stages to help speed up time to delivery while avoiding risk

Q&A: How to balance data access and security

Craig Ruurds, CTIO of South Africau2019s leading streaming service delivery company, KwikTec, explores secure delivery of IT infrastructure and application solutions.

3 steps to developing a risk response advisory system

Much like DEFCON is used in the U.S. Armed Forces to react to changing threat levels, your enterprise needs its own PANDCON to deal with changing pandemic conditions. Here's how to get started.

Coronavirus spawns online scams targeting African users

The pandemic has created an opportunity for scammers, who are targeting people looking for information about the coronavirus online. IT leaders should warn remote workers about online scams such as phishing.

Tech tools and tips from African IT leaders facing a post-crisis world

The global pandemic is changing the way people buy, sell, and interact, and African tech executives are adjusting their business continuity and digital transformation plans accordingly.

Exclusive survey: What 400 IT leaders really think about the COVID-19 crisis

How did IT leaders respond to a world turned upside-down? And how has the coronavirus pandemic changed spending plans over the next year? A fresh CIO survey offers illuminating answers.