Digital transformation is a complex journey that requires a clear understanding of the process and a strong commitment from all stakeholders. Getting and maintaining buy-in is not a one-time effort but a continuous process that requires a focus on mindset, ownership, energy management, and trust.

Cyber-attacks, identity theft, online fraud, and data breaches are on the rise, making it imperative for companies to take necessary precautions to protect their systems. Here are some tips to help you stay cyber-safe.

Protecting your data should be a top priority for individuals and businesses alike. By assuring the security of your data processing applications, you can reduce the risk of data breaches and protect your sensitive data.

The success of a cloud migration project is largely dependent on four key pillars: security, governance, risk, and infrastructure. As businesses continue to adopt cloud technology, it is important to have a solid cloud migration strategy in place.

Hackers may have attacked your company in a way that isn't immediately apparent. Attackers use various methods to try to stay hidden and steal as much data as possible before they are found.

Companies have increasingly been ravaged by ransomware, leaving in their wake a wave of devastation. Businesses are left to pick up the remains of what was previously believed to be a stable and thriving operation.

Cyber incidents are inevitable. In the digital age, cybercrime has had and will continue to have disastrous repercussions on businesses. With each passing year, cybercrime rises steadily, making it impossible to overstate the significance of cybersecurity in the modern world.

Typically, the word "audit" brings up images of large organizations with employees whose sole responsibility is to visit your office and point out everything you are doing wrong. In contrast, IT assessments/audits are quite the opposite.

A question that is often asked is, “Which department is responsible for Data Privacy within the organization?" Depending on who you ask, the response to that question will vary.

Welcome to part four of a four-part series for establishing and maintaining a Data Privacy and Protection Program. This article focuses on evaluating and selecting technology solutions for your data privacy and protection program.

Welcome to part three of a four-part series for establishing and maintaining a Data Privacy and Protection Program.

Welcome to part two of a four-part series for establishing and maintaining a Data Privacy and Protection Program.

Welcome to a four-part series for establishing and maintaining a Data Privacy and Protection Program. This series will cover the people, processes, and technology considerations for your program. This article introduces the series and provides an approach for defining your data privacy and protection program.

As of January 2022, Credit Unions in Jamaica are required to screen transactions and customers against the United Nations (UN) and OFAC sanctions list.

Welcome to part four of our four-part series exploring the common cyber threats within the Caribbean and how to strengthen your organization's resilience by preparing for them.

Welcome to part three of our four-part series exploring the common cyber threats within the Caribbean and how to strengthen your organization's resilience by preparing for them.

Welcome to part two of our four-part series exploring the common cyber threats within the Caribbean and how to strengthen your organization

Welcome to a four-part series exploring the common cyber threats within the Caribbean and how to strengthen your organization's resilience by preparing for them.

We at Symptai Consulting are pleased to invite business leaders across the region to our upcoming webinar: Building For The Future - How To Strengthen Caribbean Businesses Against Cyber Attacks.

Since the enactment of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on May 25, 2018, Jamaica has been on a course to join other Caribbean nations to model and implement a similar framework for protecting its citizens' privacy and personal information.

Cloud computing has become a practical necessity for businesses, allowing them to scale operations outside of the constraints of local hardware.

Data visualisations provide you with easy access to your most critical information and quick analysis to drive the decision-making process

In September 2021, the Open Web Application Security Project® (OWASP) published its Top 10 for 2021, a list that represents a broad consensus on the ten most serious web application security concerns.

We are a team and you are our Heroes Symptai Consulting prides itself on creating an environment fueled by constructive energy.

Sanctions screening has become an essential aspect of cross border transactions. Do you have a sanctions screening program in place?

With ever-connected devices and more people working remotely, means more sophisticated ways for attackers to exploit systems and networks.

While the public may eventually embrace change, technological innovation is usually met with some degree of hesitancy and scrutiny at first.

Digital Transformation is a process that will add great value to your organization and how you serve your clients.

Let’s be honest, if your business isn’t on social media does it even exist?

As we face the pressure of the current pandemic, let us not forget to protect our loved ones from cybercriminals.

Approximately 90% of privacy breaches are caused by human error. Employees should be taught how to detect privacy breaches.

Symptai Consulting Limited and its security experts are willing to help any organisation to lower its risks of cyberattacks.

The ugly truth about money laundering in our economy is that Jamaican businesses outside the regulated financial section have been lacking

Indeed one of the easiest ways to reduce the occurrence of any one of these breaches is to keep employees informed and hold them accountable

At Symptai we warn businesses against becoming complacent or just plain ignorant of the very real risks money launderers pose

Determine your risk appetite, what is critical to your business, and how much you need to protect your operations and customers.

Recent changes in the global business landscape due to the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in increased reliance on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) processes.

In Recent News, Twitter’s Security Incident made headlines for a few days due to a malicious attack, dubbed a “Coordinated Social Engineering Attack” on its employees.

I want to share with you a conversation I had recently with a friend, for the purposes of this medium I will refer to him as JT. JT works in the financial services industry and has a spouse that works in the hospitality sector.

With the recent approval Jamaican Data Protection Bill it is becoming increasingly important that local companies as well as those across the wider Caribbean region get ahead of Data Privacy Regulations and begin to act now implementing Privacy best practices.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the way the majority of us work and live our lives, cyber attackers have not taken a break.

I recently participated in an information-sharing webinar not too dissimilar to your typical conference call, and like so many of you I experienced some glitches.

It may be argued by many CEOs that we are in a new digital era where all business operations must be transformed through technology to radically increase revenues and the efficiency of value delivery

With the COVID-19 global pandemic now in full effect, the execution of Business Continuity Plans (BCP) have taken the forefront in the past few months.

With the Corona-virus dominating the news cycle, and governments ramping up their efforts to combat the virus to protect their citizens, the pandemic provides a perfect backdrop for cyber-attacks.

Let's talk Business Continuity. The COVID-19 pandemic has sent us all scrambling to ensure we protect our most valuable assets which includes ourselves, our families and our team members.

What 14 years of AML implementations has taught us! 14 years ago, Symptai Consulting Limited set out to do it’s very first Anti-Money Laundering (AML) implementation in the Caribbean.

According to the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Privacy is defined as “the right to be left alone, or freedom from interference or intrusion.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you must have noticed Privacy has become a huge buzz word among companies and professionals worldwide.

Imagine, your company has just been hit by a massive data breach compromising your employees, customers, partners and your own company’s information.

In a globalized economy where digitization and customer experience are the priority of the day, your organization cannot afford to short cut any forms of technological innovation.

In today's interconnected, circle of life, professionals spend their 24-hour days running from phone calls, meetings, school pick-ups, doctor’s appointments, business dinners and actual work; all in no particular order.

Over the last few years, we have seen a tremendous evolution in our work here at Symptai Consulting. Living in an era of collusion, fraud, and money laundering has put financial institutions on high alert and forced regulatory institutions to tighten their belts.

Agile was developed to improve the software development lifecycle, but as we are finding out today, Agile principles can be adopted in other industries.

Data science is essentially the study of how to collect, process and interpret large sets of data. However, the purpose of this article is not to focus on what data science is but more so on what data science does or can do in your organization today.

Is business process re-engineering really just a buzzword?

Ransomware is a type of malicious software (malware) that is used to encrypt files, drives or entire computer systems. This includes mobile devices, laptops, desktops, servers, etc.

This article aims to bring awareness to the role and impact of an effective endpoint security framework as a key information security sub-category within the current day corporate business society while battling with the trends in cybercrimes and data loss mechanisms of which may contribute to business continuity and survival.

Our recently concluded webinar on the topic 'Balancing Privacy & Digitization' by Daniel Munroe, Solutions Manager has brought to you the following article.

Recently we hosted a well-attended webinar on the topic ‘Governance: A tool for Growth’ by Alicia Perez Director of IS Audit. With a number of inquiries coming in, we decided to sit down with Alicia one more time to bring you this 2 part fireside chat on what makes Governance so important. In case you missed it, you can read part 1 of this conversation on our blog.

Just a few weeks ago, we hosted a well-attended webinar on the topic ‘Governance: A tool for Growth’ by Alicia Perez Director of IS Audit. With a number of inquiries coming in we decided to sit down with Alicia one more time to bring you this 2 part fireside chat on what makes Governance so important.

With increased focus on cyber-security and consequently efforts by enterprises to ensure resilience against cyber-attacks and data breaches, it is critical that Information Systems (IS) audit techniques evolve to ensure its continued importance and effectiveness as an independent assessor of an organisation’s control environment.

What would you do if your company suddenly went out of business? Seems like an odd question right?

Data mining is a term that has been described many different ways, whether it be Big Data, Data Science, Data Analytics or even Business Intelligence just to name a few.