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Become a Certified Fraud Examiner this November!
This November, Uganda’s next generation of CFEs will gather at the Institute of Forensics and ICT Security (IFIS) for the country’s most...
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EULOGY FOR THE LATE GODFREY SSENYONJO (1992–2025)
“Uncle, Uncle, Uncle… Godfrey agenze.” “Sorry, Bernabas. The young man has left us.” Those words from Godfrey’s fiancé and his doctor, the...
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What makes a great auditor?
In every boardroom, the conversation about risk often starts with spreadsheets, control matrices, and audit checklists. Yet, in reality,...
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Cybersecurity & Risk Management Conference 2025, it’s Finally Here!
The countdown is over! The much-anticipated Cybersecurity & Risk Management Conference 2025, under the theme: Securing the Future –...
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Cyber Hygiene is Not an IT Issue but a Culture Issue
Imagine walking into a hospital. The walls are clean, the staff is dressed in neat uniforms, and everything looks perfect on the surface,...
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The biggest uninsured risk is your own IT team
It began, as most tragedies do, with trust. In a local insurance company, the head of IT had been there for eight years. Loyal, quiet, and...
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Security starts with you
As we enter Week 2 of Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2025, one truth remains clear: cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility. Whether you...
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Ghost workers do not just steal salaries but weaken entire institutions
Every board loves to talk about “digitisation” and “firewalls.” But here’s the truth: the easiest way to hack a ministry, bank, or NGO is...
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Death is the greatest democracy
On Saturday, I drove over 250km to Kagadi. Not for a wedding. Not for a political rally. But for the burial of a man who lived 100 years...
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Would your team recognize a phishing attempt today in the organization?
Three years ago, I worked with an organization that prided itself on having “world-class” IT controls. Firewalls, intrusion detection,...
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How hackers use curiosity against you
It started with a link. One click. That’s all it took. On a cool Friday morning in April 2025, a procurement officer at a leading Ugandan...
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The hidden costs of ignoring cybersecurity in an organization
It never starts with a bang. Cyber fraud does not arrive at your doorstep with sirens. It whispers in the background. A delayed payroll...
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Do banks use dormant accounts for fraud?
Why do banks demand a board resolution to reactivate an account they themselves marked “dormant” simply because you did not transact? Why...
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Why every director must understand the Data Protection & Privacy Act 2019
Imagine this. You are a director of a mid-sized company. One morning, the security guard calls you in a panic: “Sir, thieves broke in, but...
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Free Cybersecurity Training – October 2025
Across Uganda and the wider region, businesses, banks, NGOs, and even government agencies are losing billions of shillings every year to...
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The 3D Framework for effective board meetings
Boardrooms are where the future of organizations is shaped. Yet too often, meetings end with thick minutes and thin outcomes. Discussions...
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Must Insurance players attend the Cybersecurity Conference?
Qn. I am an insurance practitioner. Why should I participate in or sponsor the 3rd annual cybersecurity and risk management conference? An...
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The echo you leave behind, leadership beyond the room
I visited Shenzhen in the third week of September this year and saw toys with on and off switches giving massages while robots pitched...
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The real currency of leadership in an organization
In every organization, titles abound: CEO, Manager, Director, and Team Leader. They look impressive on business cards and LinkedIn...
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Why your staff may be the biggest cyber threat
On 7th November 2024, a well-known humanitarian NGO in Kampala discovered that donor funds, meant for a maternal health project in Lira,...
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Controls do not prevent risk, but people do
In Munteme village, there once stood a granary. Built with strong poles, plastered with mud, and roofed with banana leaves, the elders...
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Stop applauding firefighters, demand Architects in the Boardroom.
Walk into any boardroom, and you will hear a familiar story. The CEO takes their seat, leans forward, and narrates a string of crises they...
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Why boards must treat risk as a living organism
Risk is not a box you tick once a year. It is a living organism that breathes, mutates, and adapts faster than any audit calendar. Yet most...
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Cybersecurity awareness, the open gate behind your tallest firewall
A castle may have the tallest walls and the deepest moat, yet it only takes one distracted guard to open the gate and let the enemy in. We...
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