Information security and privacy consultant Anthony Olivier. Most boards approving artificial intelligence (AI) investments in South Africa today could not tell you, from their own experience, what a capable AI model can do, or where it will fail. They are signing off budgets, strategies and risk appetites for a technology they have met mostly in…
The author, BSG partner Gary Stocks AI has done what decades of digital transformation could not: it has made technology a regular boardroom discussion. But getting onto the agenda was the easy part. The tougher challenge is proving that technology and AI investments create measurable business value. South Africa’s largest financial services firms are increasingly…
New Delhi, India – An unprecedented power struggle has erupted at the top of one of India’s largest conglomerates, pitting the board of its holding company Tata Sons against its majority shareholder Tata Trusts. Last week, Tata Sons extended Chairman N Chandrasekaran’s term and said it would consider publicly listing the holding company, flying in…
Growing use of autonomous AI workflows creates concerns over data security and regulatory compliance. (Image source: iStock) Seventy percent of surveyed EMEA organisations admit automated artificial intelligence (AI) workflows are interacting with sensitive corporate data without full oversight. This, as growing executive accountability for regulatory compliance turns AI governance into a boardroom risk. These findings…
Kerissa Varma, president of Women in Cybersecurity Southern Africa. Kerissa Varma, president of Women in Cybersecurity Southern Africa, will lead a fireside chat at the ITWeb Security Summit Cape Town 2026 on 26 May. The session will focus on the realities CISOs face when engaging with fellow board members. Varma will be joined by a panel…
