As the global digital landscape continues to expand, so too do the risks associated with it. The East African (EA) region, while making notable progress in digital transformation, still lags significantly behind more advanced regions like the United Arab Emirates …
Imagine you have a crucial business pitch scheduled at Hotel Triangle in Mbarara. You must be there tomorrow at exactly 9:00 AM, ready and confident to secure a transformative deal. This is your “objective at risk”—the cornerstone of your entire …
Pick any city of your choice – Nairobi, Paris, or Dubai. For my case, let me take you to Kampala, Africa’s top entertainment city. A fuel station. Busy intersection. Trucks, bodas, taxis. One afternoon, a tanker offloads fuel. The driver …
How much is your life worth? Not in a philosophical sense. I mean, literally, if someone stole your email password, your National ID number, or your medical history, what would they fetch for it on the dark web? Because make …
Have you ever watched a crack in the wall and thought, “It’s nothing, just cosmetic”? Weeks later, the same crack widens, swallowing paint, bricks, and peace of mind. That’s how risk works. The small ones you ignore are the ones …
What is more dangerous, a lion you see charging at you, or a snake coiled silently under your chair? Every boardroom I enter is filled with executives boasting about the lions they’ve slain. Fraud? They have auditors. Cybersecurity? Firewalls in …
On 7th November 2024, a well-known humanitarian NGO in Kampala discovered that donor funds, meant for a maternal health project in Lira, had mysteriously dwindled. Bank statements showed UGX 1.6 billion disbursed to “beneficiary suppliers.” Yet on the ground, no …
It was a Wednesday morning in June 2024 when a mid-sized bank woke up to a nightmare. The ATMs in Ntinda and Kabalagala were spitting out cash in irregular amounts. Customers were lining up, bewildered, some receiving double withdrawals while …
The early morning storm. On 12th September 2023, a sudden downpour turned Kampala Road into a river. While taxi drivers cursed and boda riders fought for shelter, a quiet disaster unfolded in the basement of a city-centre insurance company. Their …
The Tuesday morning breach On Tuesday, 13th February 2024, at exactly 9:18 a.m., a finance officer at a local SME clicked on an email link that looked routine, a “payment confirmation” from a well-known shipping partner. The email address matched …
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