The Cyber Security Digital Alliance is an industry owned digital alliance that focuses on the topic of cyber security. With a collaboration of industry experts, we bring knowledge sharing with an outward focus, and vested interest in Cyber Security to drive the industry.
The Cyber Security Digital Alliance is an industry owned digital alliance that focuses on the topic of cyber security. With a collaboration of industry experts, we bring knowledge sharing with an outward focus, and vested interest in Cyber Security to drive the industry.
Digital technology is pervasive, impacting everything from economic prosperity, social interactions to civic engagement.
Correspondingly, government policies evolve to address technology use by individuals, corporations and governments with a particular focus on cybersecurity. Cybersecurity regulations directly impact technology providers and their customer's ability to access and use products.
The definition and scope of cybersecurity is expanding. More countries are proposing policies, using more diverse sets of policy tools, often pursuing more stringent guidelines, regulations, strategies, legislation and laws. Nationalism and geopolitical tensions are fragmenting approaches to cybersecurity, inhibiting a single version of a product from being used worldwide. Mistrust of the technology industry is diminishing its influence as governments develop policy.
There is an increasing awareness of the concentration of major cloud provider platforms and the potential for systemic risk from failures. Engaging as key governments and international institutions create first generations of public policies for advanced technologies can have a lasting and meaningful impact.
The Cybersecurity Digital Alliance will support CISO’s, CIO’s & IT Managers who have the responsibility for cybersecurity in the areas of: Policy Recommendations, Mentorship, Education, Best Practice Sharing, and Research.
Each pillar of the Alliance will be able to help move forward to strengthen the agenda of cybersecurity through these active areas of collaboration.
Kerissa Varma • Chairperson
Vodacom
Managing Executive for Cybersecurity
Kerissa's career in information security spans 16 years through which she has worked in every aspect of security and achieved a number of coveted certifications.
He is responsible for the coordination of this system so that it meets the demands of the South African National System of Innovation, in support of the Department of Science and Innovation.
Mandla Ngcobo is the deputy director-general: CIO at the Department of Public Service and Administration. He has 19 years' experience in the public sector and five years in the private sector.
I believe we need to invest more in building and enhancing ecosystem security (or 'partner security management') to raise the strength of our defences at an industry level.
Robin Barnwell is a seasoned security strategist with over 15 years of experience leading teams across many security disciplines such as SecOps, Risk, Governance, Architecture and Strategy.
Over a 27-year career, I have honed my skills as technologist, strategist and dealmaker. I am the Principal at Inburru Technologies, which I founded in 2009 to augment the human experience with technology.
