{"id":80554,"date":"2026-05-08T14:58:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=80554"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:58:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:58:32","slug":"businesses-warned-siloed-cyber-governance-structures-are-creating-hidden-enterprise-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2026\/05\/08\/businesses-warned-siloed-cyber-governance-structures-are-creating-hidden-enterprise-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Businesses warned siloed cyber-governance structures are creating hidden enterprise risk"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Businesses are being warned that fragmented cyber-governance and risk management structures are increasing compliance, operational and cybersecurity exposure across the enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ryan Boyes, Senior Security Administrator, Galix, many organisations still treat cyber-governance as a separate IT discipline rather than integrating it into broader enterprise risk management frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyes argued that this siloed approach limits visibility into how risks intersect across departments and makes it more difficult for executives to assess overall business exposure consistently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAcross many organisations, cyber-governance is still treated as a parallel discipline to enterprise risk management rather than a core component of it,\u201d said Boyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The warning comes as businesses face increasing pressure from regulators, customers and third parties to demonstrate stronger governance, consistent risk measurement and effective information management practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boyes said organisations often manage risks independently across departments such as finance, HR, safety and information security, creating inconsistencies in how threats are measured and addressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that information governance should be embedded before data is distributed across business systems to reduce compliance and operational vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Boyes, organisations that implement centralised governance, risk and compliance frameworks can improve accountability, strengthen oversight and provide executives with clearer enterprise-wide visibility into cybersecurity and operational risks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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