Regardless of size, location or industry, businesses today face growing demands for profitability, operational efficiency, quality, innovation, and technology that enhance the sustainable development. In order to turn these pressures or challenges into a competitive advantage, companies need to develop an efficient and sound management tailored to the business processes…
The history of Business Continuity The world is currently witnessing disasters and crises that quickly cross borders. As these disasters dramatically increase in frequency, impact, and complexity, organizations need to provide careful planning to achieve the desired prosperity. The organizations should take all the necessary measures to be prepared for…
Worst Case Scenarios When planning for disasters, we tend to plan for “worst case” scenarios. Yet again we are surprised when the “worst case” based plan that has been developed is superseded by an actual event that occurs. Hurricane Katrina taught us this lesson. Will we be going back to…
Tanzania is one of the most diverse places I’ve ever been to on this planet. The Indian Ocean in the east, Lake Victoria in the west, Kilimanjaro Mountain in the north, a range of world famous national parks across the entire country and the colorful people to complete the picture.…
Technology is changing so rapidly that today’s popular devices may become obsolete in only two years. Technology manufacturers introduce new devices every year that threaten to substitute existing ones instantly. It’s no surprise that today’s smartphones are beating the desktop position as the leading access medium to the Internet and…
What is the best professional decision you have made and why? Accepting and becoming the Corporate Security Officer (CSO) here at Symbility Solutions was the best professional move I made, and here are the three reasons why: The first reason is that being a CSO at Symbility has allowed me…
Phishing refers to one of the most widely-perpetrated forms of fraud, in which the attacker tries to get confidential and sensitive information, such as login credentials or account information, by impersonating trusted entities and using spoofed emails to lure online users that lack phishing awareness into providing personal information. Phishing…
As required by the Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) standard, investigating and dealing with bribery is a management responsibility which has a major impact on the credibility of senior management and the ABMS. Based on our years of professional experience in conducting internal investigations, this article proposes a framework for managers…
A look back in history indicates that the greatest mankind achievements derive from someone’s dedication and capacity to understand the mind’s landscape, and use it to move towards a desired destination. It is our natural instinct to follow the most knowledgeable, ambitious, intuitive and powerful leaders who are accustomed to…
There are many reasons why attending a Japanese university fulfills an individual’s intellectual goals. I have always been highly inspired by the Japanese remarkable economic and technological development. The Japanese have managed to overcome the ever increasing struggle of natural resource scarcity, and become one of the global leading countries.…
