Anna Collard

From firewalls to runtime governance I’ve just returned from the World Economic Forum annual cyber meeting in Switzerland. This was my 5th time at this meeting and although the geopolitical situation, the AI race, the adversaries.. none of it feels any less daunting than the years before, I generally felt a more positive or optimistic energy in the room. “Where are the agents, and what are they doing?” That question was asked in different ways across nearly every session and captured one of...

Explore the shifting landscape of global cybersecurity as the battlefield moves from technical systems to human perception. This analysis examines the geopolitical friction in Africa across three layers: Chinese infrastructure, Russian influence operations, and Western governance. Discover why protecting the "human layer" is the new frontier of digital sovereignty.

For many of us, real rest is only possible when the whole world decides to do so. There’s something so powerful about December and early January, especially in South Africa. The collective rhythm changes. Finally email inboxes go dormant. Meetings stop or are rescheduled to next year. Expectations to be available soften. Our nervous system senses this before we can even explain it: it’s safe to slow down now . I went into the holidays carrying more than I realised. My 2025 was a great year,...