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Global industry executives question banks’ incentives to build new payment networks as Korea weighs issuance, cross-border rules

Risk X Group (RXG), which positions itself as one of southern Africa’s fastest-growing cyber security services firms, has acquired Wolfpack Information Risk, the cyber risk advisory, threat intelligence and security awareness business founded in 2011 by industry veteran Craig Rosewarne. The deal creates an integrated security partner covering every dimension of an organisation’s cyber risk,…

According to this year’s Microsoft Digital Defense Report, government agencies and services were the sector most impacted by cyber threats in 2026, accounting for 27% of observed activity, up from 17% in 2025. Governments are also the most frequently targeted sectors for nation-state activity. They are attractive targets because they hold sensitiveinformation, operate essential services,…

LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Wednesday warned of an increase in the risk that interconnected weaknesses in the financial system will crystallise, highlighting the re-escalation of the conflict in Iran and increased AI-related debt ‌issuance.

For most of the past two decades, the CISO’s job was defined by what they could stop. They would monitor networks, patch vulnerabilities, harden access controls, and contain incidents before they escalated. In other words, success was measured by the absence of bad outcomes.

Brands spent decades building direct customer relationships. Now, as consumers increasingly use AI tools for product recommendations, they are contending with a new reality.

A researcher, Femi Esan, is examining how information systems, predictive analytics and artificial intelligence can be used to identify risks and support decision-making in organisations.

Tempest adds veteran audit and risk executive Nancy Freda-Smith to its board as Audit Committee chair, deepening governance and financial oversight expertise.

The Health Foundation’s NHS Productivity Commission has warned that cutting management and administrative jobs, a move that tends to poll well with the public, risks doing more harm than good to NHS efficiency. The commission, co-chaired by Anita Charlesworth, senior economic adviser at the Health Foundation, argues that addressing the health service’s underlying operational weaknesses…

Almost two-thirds of audit leaders are finding it harder to identify potential risks before they have a material impact on the organisation