In this article, we clarify and detail five common oversights that impede thorough and effective evaluations of vendor risks, as well as pinpoint common pitfalls and offer strategic insights to refine your organisation’s approach to vendor risk management.

This article explores the evolving realm of third-party risk management, offering key strategies for businesses to manage their external partnerships effectively throughout the entire relationship lifecycle

This exploration sheds light on the primary reasons behind system implementation failures and offers insights into how they can be averted, paving the way for a successful digital transformation journey.

The rise in digital transformation has heralded unprecedented efficiencies and growth but has simultaneously left many businesses grappling with a surge in cyberattacks most are ill-prepared to respond to.

In a rapidly evolving African corporate landscape, the proactive implementation of internal controls isn’t just about preventing failures—it’s about catalysing success.

In November 2021, I wrote an article on artificial intelligence (AI) and its growing potential. Nothing, however, could have prepared me for the launch of ChatGPT only a year later in November 2022, and alongside it an entire wave of generative AI.

With the average board director not necessarily being tech-savvy, how does an organisation present cybersecurity risk to its board in a way that allows a director to provide effective oversight over it?

Any business navigating its way through a complex and evolving operating environment cannot escape having to proactively identify, assess, treat and monitor the risks which invariably follow change.

The art of problem-solving is no longer solely dependent on human intelligence and cognition; AI will enable underdeveloped countries to leapfrog into the fourth industrial revolution.

The Data Protection Bill is a regulation intended to protect the ‘personal data’ of Namibians and to regulate how that data is processed. Here’s what you should know about it.

The advent of information technology means that technology should be utilised to streamline operations - digital transformation stands out as a strategic enabler for efficient service delivery

The use of third parties significantly widens the attack surface of many businesses aiming to leverage third party capabilities in creating value - how can businesses proactively and effectively manage such risks?

Although locally we often speak of fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), robotics process automation (RPA), Internet of Things (IoT) etc, as if they are distant realities only used in technologically advanced pockets of the Western World, the ordinary Namibian might be surprised to learn just how much they interact with these technologies daily.