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Priviso Live Episode 68: in the balance
What happens when two seismic political events converge at the start of a new year? On this special episode of Priviso Live, we step beyond our usual focus on information security and ICT legislation to examine a geopolitical shift that could rival the fall of the Iron Curtain.
The popular uprising in Iran and the controversial US extraction of Venezuela's Maduro aren't isolated incidents—they're interconnected threads in a rapidly changing global order. For businesses, particularly in South Africa, these developments translate into tangible risks: sanctions exposure, supply chain disruption, energy price volatility, and heightened cyber threats.
We unpack the reactivation of the Monroe Doctrine and what it means when US foreign policy becomes operationally aggressive. Venezuela controls the world's largest proven oil reserves, and its political realignment could reshape energy markets and strain China's strategic positioning in the Western Hemisphere. Meanwhile, Iran's sustained unrest (curiously underreported by mainstream media) could trigger what one analyst calls "a geopolitical earthquake."
For South African organisations, these aren't distant headlines. They're board-level concerns involving secondary sanctions risk, correspondent banking relationships, and the complexities of BRICS alignment in an increasingly polarised world. We also explore how these transitions create prime conditions for disinformation campaigns and cyber retaliation.
Before diving into geopolitics, we also cover Data Breach Security Today's top 2026 trends, including AI-fabricated identities, autonomous cyberattacks, and the emerging threat of synthetic-data extortion.
This isn't abstract geopolitics; it's enterprise risk management. Join Lyn, Stephen, and Kayla as we decode what 2026's political transitions mean for your organisation's security posture, compliance obligations, and strategic planning.
**Subscribe to Priviso Live on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or iHeartRadio. Because in 2026, the news won't wait for your risk register to catch up.**
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By Anthony OlivierWhat happens when two seismic political events converge at the start of a new year? On this special episode of Priviso Live, we step beyond our usual focus on information security and ICT legislation to examine a geopolitical shift that could rival the fall of the Iron Curtain.
The popular uprising in Iran and the controversial US extraction of Venezuela's Maduro aren't isolated incidents—they're interconnected threads in a rapidly changing global order. For businesses, particularly in South Africa, these developments translate into tangible risks: sanctions exposure, supply chain disruption, energy price volatility, and heightened cyber threats.
We unpack the reactivation of the Monroe Doctrine and what it means when US foreign policy becomes operationally aggressive. Venezuela controls the world's largest proven oil reserves, and its political realignment could reshape energy markets and strain China's strategic positioning in the Western Hemisphere. Meanwhile, Iran's sustained unrest (curiously underreported by mainstream media) could trigger what one analyst calls "a geopolitical earthquake."
For South African organisations, these aren't distant headlines. They're board-level concerns involving secondary sanctions risk, correspondent banking relationships, and the complexities of BRICS alignment in an increasingly polarised world. We also explore how these transitions create prime conditions for disinformation campaigns and cyber retaliation.
Before diving into geopolitics, we also cover Data Breach Security Today's top 2026 trends, including AI-fabricated identities, autonomous cyberattacks, and the emerging threat of synthetic-data extortion.
This isn't abstract geopolitics; it's enterprise risk management. Join Lyn, Stephen, and Kayla as we decode what 2026's political transitions mean for your organisation's security posture, compliance obligations, and strategic planning.
**Subscribe to Priviso Live on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, or iHeartRadio. Because in 2026, the news won't wait for your risk register to catch up.**