The perceived impact of Emerging Technologies on Cybersecurity in the South African financial sector

dc.contributor.authorPhilips, Denzil
dc.contributor.supervisorPillay, Kilu
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-30T12:43:08Z
dc.date.available2024-07-30T12:43:08Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.descriptionA research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in the field of Digital Business to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2023
dc.description.abstractThis study is based on the investigation of what is the perceived impact of emerging technologies on cybersecurity in South African financial institutions. New and emerging technologies have made significant advancements in many industries that can be very disruptive in nature, and the majority of these technologies have changed the cyber threat landscape as well. These include, among other things, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and machine learning. The study offers insight into how these emerging technologies affect the cybersecurity of financial institutions in South Africa. The study consisted of Information technology risk and cybersecurity individuals. The sample size of 11 individuals was seen as sufficient based on the spread across the financial sector and the experience within the various industries. The individuals were from banks, insurers and market infrastructures within the South African financial sector. The sample focused on key financial institutions specifically banks, insurers, and market infrastructures, based in different provinces in South Africa such as Johannesburg and Cape Town where the impact could be systemic in the country. A qualitative study was adopted by the researcher based on systems theory to determine the relationship between the adoption of emerging or new technologies and the impact it has on cybersecurity. There were various responses from the different institutions, focusing on the adoption of emerging technologies, the effects of this adoption on the cybersecurity environment, the risk and vulnerability management processes, and the ability to adapt and respond to new cybersecurity risks introduced by emerging technologies. The results of the study found that there is a clear link between the adoption of emerging technologies and the increase in cybersecurity requirements with emerging technologies significantly impacting the cybersecurity domain/functio
dc.description.submitterMM2024
dc.facultyFaculty of Commerce, Law and Management
dc.identifier.citationPhilips, Denzil. (2022). The perceived impact of Emerging Technologies on Cybersecurity in the South African financial sector [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/39909
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.rights© 2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
dc.schoolWITS Business School
dc.subjectArtificial Intelligence
dc.subjectCloud Computing
dc.subjectCybersecurity
dc.subjectDigital Transformation
dc.subjectFinancial Sector
dc.subjectMachine Learning
dc.subjectQuantum Computin
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherSDG-8: Decent work and economic growth
dc.titleThe perceived impact of Emerging Technologies on Cybersecurity in the South African financial sector
dc.typeDissertation
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