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      Organizations increasingly rely on technology and IT services to transform, drive growth and earn stakeholder trust. However, the extensive use of IT means that data privacy, cybersecurity, cloud implementation, third-party assurance and aging IT infrastructure and applications, all pose potential risks. Business continuity, regulatory confidence and stakeholder trust could all be affected. These fast-evolving risks must be addressed by well-designed and carefully implemented risk controls. This is crucial to minimize any loss of critical services, financial damage, harm to customers, regulatory failures, or negative reputational impact.

      KPMG professionals help you to analyze any technology vulnerabilities in your organization and build a holistic approach to mitigating risks.  We bring business and sector knowledge, as well as specialist IT skills to every engagement. We are software sector agnostic, so we help you identify the best approach for your needs with a strong focus on integrating stakeholder trust. 

      How can we help

      KPMG technology risk professionals can help you manage IT risks, enhance compliance and navigate regulatory challenges. Through modernization, agile practices and an integrated framework, we can help you establish secure technology adoption and assist in IT control optimization, compliance demands and cyber risk anticipation, fostering trusted technological advancement.


      “In a world where technology is advancing faster than ever, organisations need more than just controls, they need confidence. We help our clients optimise operations, streamline support functions, turn technological vision into reality, unlock the full potential of their workforce as a strategic asset, and transform data into meaningful insights.”
      Nashikta Angadh - Partner: Technology Risk
      Nashikta Angadh
      Technology Risk

      Technology Risk

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      •  IT control assessments across all COBIT domains (within and outside of the Internal Audit plan)
      •  IT governance maturity assessments (aligned to COBIT and KING) 
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      • Business Continuity Services (assess, design and respond) 
      •  IT Disaster Recovery and Continuity Services (assess, design and respond)
      • Crisis Simulations
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      •  External Audit
      •  IT controls assessments for financial audit
      • Data migrations in support of financial reporting

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      • SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 readiness assessments 
      • SOC 1, SOC 2 and SOC 3 reports
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      • IT project assurance services (stage-gates, health-checks, ongoing assurance)
      • Continuous auditing and monitoring
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      • Security governance, Information Privacy (incl. Cybermaturity assessments)
      • Cyber-defence services (incl. Red and Purple team assessments)
      •  Incident respond services 
      • Third-party risk management 
      • Managed security services 

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      The KPMG suite of business transformation solutions help clients get to a more productive and sustainable future. The solutions are designed to address different client challenges and different parts of a business or a operating model. Each one contains rich insights and is underpinned by our leading transformation methodology.


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      KPMG in Southern Africa combines our multi-disciplinary approach with deep, practical industry knowledge to help clients meet challenges and respond to opportunities. Connect with our team to start the conversation.

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