The Pros and Cons of Biometric Authentication: What IT Professionals Need to Know
According to Cobalt, the cost of cyber threats is projected to rise to $10.5 trillion by the end of this year. These threats are becoming more innovative. Thankfully, biometric authentication offers a promising solution to help improve the security of your organization. Biometric technology uses physical or behavioral characteristics that are unique to every individual. […]
How Governments can Overcome Challenges in Self Service Implementation for Access to Public Services
It was supposed to be a simple process. Citizens would enroll for public services, get verified instantly, and access what they needed without any problems. But for government agencies, the reality looked very different. A new self-service platform had just launched, promising to eliminate long queues and paperwork. Yet, adoption of this platform was slow. […]
How Hackers Exploit Weak Workforce Identity Systems
James, a payroll manager at a mid-sized company, received an urgent email from his CEO asking him to update payment details for a vendor. The email looked legitimate, even using the CEO’s exact signature. Without questioning it, James made the change. By the time the company realized what had happened, thousands of dollars were already […]
The Pros and Cons of Biometric Authentication: What IT Professionals Need to Know
According to Cobalt, the cost of cyber threats is projected to rise to $10.5 trillion by the end of this year. These threats are becoming more innovative. Thankfully, biometric authentication offers a promising solution to help improve the security of your organization. Biometric technology uses physical or behavioral characteristics that are unique to every individual. […]
Understanding the Principle of Least Privilege – Copy
According to Forbes, 74% Of Data Breaches Start With Privileged Credential Abuse with the cost of this breach being a staggering $4.88M in 2024 alone; a 10% increase from the previous year and the highest total ever, according to IBM reports. Protecting sensitive data and applications in organizations has now become critical to business continuity. […]
Biometric Authentication: Convenience Meets Security
Did you know that in 2024, according to the IBM Data Report, the average cost of a data breach reached a staggering $4.88 million globally? This points out the urgent need for stronger internal security measures in our increasingly digital world. We’re all juggling countless passwords, struggling to remember which combination of uppercase letters, numbers, […]
The Impact of Security Breaches on Brand Reputation and Customer Trust
“Oh my God! What just happened? How did this get out into the public?” This is usually the reaction when there is a data leak from a security breach. A single security breach can do more than just expose customer data, it destroys the trust they have in your organization and when that trust is […]
Security vs. Privacy: Finding the Right Balance
Internal security is a balancing act. On one side, there’s keeping systems safe from breaches and cyber threats. On the other hand, there’s privacy; protecting enterprise data and ensuring compliance with laws like GDPR and CCPA. These two often clash, leaving you stuck in the middle. The key question is how to find the right […]
Managing Remote Work: Security Risks and Mitigation Strategies
Remote work has transformed how businesses operate. Since the covid pandemic in 2020, so many businesses have now transitioned to either fully remote or hybrid work models. But the flexibility of remote work also comes with risk. According to Sentinelone, remote workers are prime targets for phishing scams, where attackers impersonate legitimate sources to steal […]
How We Helped MTN Côte d’Ivoire Achieve its Objectives
MTN Côte d’Ivoire approached us with a significant operational challenge. As their operations scaled, they were dealing with a surge in capital expenditure as they had to constantly purchase hundreds of new devices for their growing network of agents. If they didn’t do this, SIM activations would be delayed, agents would be frustrated by the […]