Security

Top 8 challenges IT leaders will face in 2021

Facilitating the future of work and securing a hybrid working environment top the list of tough, pandemic-inflected issues IT leaders must navigate this year.

The top 4 IT trends African CIOs need to watch in 2021

The coronavirus pandemic accelerated the usage of cloud and mobile; opened up new threat opportunities for hackers and caused a mass move to remote work. Savvy CIOs need to respond to these trends.

9 IT resolutions for 2021

IT leaders share their visions on how they hope to transform their teams, their organizations, and themselves in the new year.

Perfect strangers: How CIOs and CISOs can get along

The rise of security as a strategic imperative has altered the relationship between IT and infosec leaders. Hereu2019s how CIOs and CISOs can become better partners.

10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2021

10 future trends and how CIOs can keep ahead in 2021

After a year disrupted by a global pandemic, the next normal is starting to take shape. Here's a look at what's ahead for IT organizations.

5 ways to take control of data in 2021

COVID-19 is transforming the way the economy works, guaranteeing that our data needs will also change and grow. Here's what that means for CIOs in the year ahead.

CIOs on the hook for governance as automation rises

With business leaders increasingly pushing for automation, CIOs must step up to help guide how and where such technologies should be deployed.

Lessons from COVID: Futureproofing your IT infrastructure

IT leaders are leveraging the pandemicu2019s real-life stress-test to rethink IT strategy around building resiliency for an uncertain future.

Nigeria Data Protection Bill aims to reinforce information security rules

Nigeria's Data Protection Bill 2020 builds on the current Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), proposing a new Data Protection Commission and new strictures to ensure that data processing in the country conforms to international standards

Africa faces new financial, hacker-for-hire cybersecurity threats

The good news is that overall, malware is down in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says. The bad news: New cybersecurity threats are on the rise, exploiting uncertainty during the pandemic.