POPIA 101 - A practical guide to the most important aspects
By Industry Contributor 1 April 2021All businesses with employees, customers and suppliers must comply with POPIA, which comes into effect on 1 July 2021. Here is a practical guide to the most important aspects FULL STORY >
SA businesses given a leg up to meet local compliance requirements
By Staff Writer 28 September 2020Businesses operating in South Africa can now map and understand their obligations, roles and responsibilities to comply with local regulations and legislation – most notably the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) ... FULL STORY >
POPIA and electronic visitor identity management in SA
By Opinion 15 March 2018Ideco CEO Marius Coetzee feels strongly about visitor identity management as a requirement in terms of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and says that it is very important from a safety perspective where a detailed log of all visitors... FULL STORY >
GDPR and PoPI - Do I really need to comply with both?
By Opinion 4 December 2017By Simeon Tassev, Managing Director and QSA at Galix Networking FULL STORY >
PoPI requires effective data management structures
By Opinion 1 November 2017By Claude Schuck, regional manager for Africa at Veeam FULL STORY >
Cyber security insurance – the missing link in business financial wellness
By Press Release 31 October 2017In the age where knowledge and information is currency, where organisations will soon be subject to regulations such as the Protection of Private Information Act in South Africa, General Data Protection Regulation in... FULL STORY >
Opinion - The POPI conundrum: Data protection vs data mining
By Opinion 5 September 2017Obed Lesejane explains how advanced data analytic solutions that help customers are the same solutions that enable businesses to prepare for and comply with the POPI act. FULL STORY >
Insight - What South African companies need to know about the GDPR and POPI
By Opinion 18 August 2017In remaining compliant with new data protection legislation, companies can generate even greater value from their data. Cleo Becker, Regional Counsel Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey and Israel for... FULL STORY >
Cybersecurity insurance – the missing link in business financial wellness
By Press Release 25 May 2017In the age where knowledge and information is currency, where organisations will soon be subject to regulations such as the Protection of Private Information Act in South Africa, General Data Protection Regulation in... FULL STORY >
Xperien goes mobile
By Press Release 8 May 2017Local IT Asset Disposal specialist Xperien has launched Africa’s first mobile hard drive shredder plant, a fully equipped truck that provides state-of-the-art on-site degaussing and destruction. FULL STORY >
Data Destruction - more than just deleting files
By Press Release 24 January 2017It is often assumed that once data has been marked for disposal, it no longer requires much attention. However, it is essential for security that data is permanently destroyed, deleted or erased from devices, notes Xperien. FULL STORY >
Cloud storage: Implications of the PoPI Act
By Press Release 10 November 2016More and more companies are moving their data to the cloud, as well as government agencies and institutions. But what does this mean for data sensitivity and customer protection? FULL STORY >
POPI is coming, are businesses ready?
By Press Release 27 October 2016The Protection of Personal Information Act is inching towards completion. With talk of it being ready for rolling out, potentially as soon as 2017, companies need to ensure that they’re shifting towards compliance or risk coming under fire, notes INOVO... FULL STORY >
Good time to dispose of old IT equipment
By Press Release 18 October 2016Cash for faulty IT assets at end of lease. FULL STORY >
PoPI will require ITAD accreditation
By Press Release 11 October 2016With the imminent appointment of the Information Regulator for the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI), companies urgently need to upgrade their information technology security systems ahead of the implementation of the Act, says Xperien CEO Wale... FULL STORY >
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