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The Latest International Developments in Software Escrow
Keep up to date with the latest software escrow information for protecting business using on-premise and cloud hosted applications.
Software Escrow Review: What Should a Continuity Control Review Actually Test?
A software escrow review should test more than whether a deposit exists. Guy Krige examines verification, release conditions, SaaS dependencies and the evidence needed to support continuity.
What Escrowsure’s Kenya Meetings Revealed About Software Dependency
Earlier this year, our CEO, Anthony Watson, sat down with CIOs and senior IT leaders across banking, insurance, healthcare and media in Nairobi. The agenda covered the usual suspects: cloud migration, automation, AI, but the concern that kept resurfacing underneath...
Business Continuity Does Not Fail When Software Stops. It Fails When You Lose Control of It.
Business continuity is not only about cyber attacks, outages or ransomware. For many organisations, the greater risk is losing control of the critical third party software that keeps daily operations running.
SPAR’s SAP Implementation: When Technology Risk Becomes Board Risk
SPAR’s SAP implementation challenges show how quickly a technology project can become an operational, financial, legal and governance risk. This article examines what boards can learn about resilience, supplier dependency and software continuity.
Is Escrow Necessary or Relevant to AI? South African Organisations Should Assume It Is.
Artificial intelligence is moving rapidly from experimentation into production. For AI escrow South Africa is becoming a serious governance consideration, as banks, insurers, healthcare groups, retailers, logistics operators and public institutions are already relying...
Software Supplier Failure: The Hidden Governance Risk in Public Digital Infrastructure
Software supplier failure can shut down critical public services and expose governing bodies to regulatory risk. Most continuity strategies fail because they assume control that does not exist. This article explains why recoverability is now a governance requirement, not an IT concern.
ESCROWSURE CITO EAST AFRICA Kenya Visit Surfaces Escalating Vendor Continuity Risk Across East Africa
ESCROWSURE’s recent visit to Nairobi, undertaken at the special invitation of Joel Roerig and the CITO East Africa leadership team, has highlighted a growing structural vulnerability within East Africa’s digital acceleration agenda: increasing reliance on third party...
APP Solutions Acquires ESCROWSURE to Expand Global Footprint in Software Escrow and Tech Due Diligence
Johannesburg – [20 November] – APP Solutions, a European group leader in technology due diligence and software IP protection, has acquired ESCROWSURE, South Africa’s foremost software escrow provider, in a move that brings global tools and standards to the African...
Ensuring Software Escrow Compliance for Financial Institutions in Singapore
The Importance of Software Escrow Under MAS Regulations The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has reinforced the importance of software escrow agreements in its Technology Risk Management Guidelines (2021). As financial institutions (FIs) increasingly depend on...
Safeguarding Financial Institutions: Lessons from the Uganda Central Bank Cyber Attack
Cybersecurity and cyber attack threats have become an escalating concern for financial institutions globally, with the recent hacking incident involving Uganda’s central bank shining a light on these critical vulnerabilities. As financial entities increasingly rely on...
IT Governance Takes Centre Stage: South Africa’s New Regulation Explained
The rise of digitalisation in financial services has made South African banks, asset managers, and insurers increasingly reliant on third-party software suppliers. This growing dependency has expanded the risk landscape which has prompted a decisive response from the...
How Companies Secure Their Digital Transformation in South Africa
As South African businesses increasingly embrace digital transformation, the reliance on custom software has become essential, not only for streamlining operations but as a primary revenue driver. From banking, financial services, insurance, and asset managers, many...
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