The South African Post Office (SAPO) will prioritise security as it prepares to move more of its business processes into the cloud.
Speaking at the ITWeb Security Summit, in Midrand, this week, Newyear Ntuli, ICT GM for SAPO, said secure transportation of data had become challenging as the organisation moved its systems and processes into the cloud.
He added that SAPO, like any other organisation, had moved many of its business processes into the cloud - but said it was vulnerable and security concerns were still rife.
“We are worried as much as you are. We said therefore, let's create an environment of trust so consumers can move their business in the e-space without any fear, knowing their information is trusted,” he explained.
Ntuli said the organisation was vulnerable to attacks faced by other companies, including spoofing, phishing, hacking and identity theft - and the solution was to secure its systems and processes. To do that, trusted processes have to be implemented across all operations so that going forward, the systems in the cloud can repel any unwanted activities, he said.
The key to that is to create an environment which operates according to internationally accepted standards to ensure clients feel at ease, Ntuli added.
“The benefit of using our products is that we are strictly adhering to international standards which have been set out for any authentication service provider. And we are continually developing our infrastructure.”
He added that the Post Office had to meet its universal service obligations and implement systems which made communication and the moving of data more secure.
“The Post Office can contribute to the protection of the critical data in the country and is committed to working in a clean environment which contributes to the South African market,” he said.
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