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Deception technology crucial to unmasking the silent theft of data

By Industry Contributor 26 February 2024

By Iniel Dreyer, MD at Data Management Professionals South Africa (DMP SA) FULL STORY >

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Industry Insight - There’s no ‘one size fits all solution to PoPIA compliance

By Industry Contributor 13 October 2022

Being PoPIA compliant is a complex exercise, and it is essential to start from the beginning with assessments of various environments, including PoPIA readiness and the cybersecurity landscape. Simeon Tassev... FULL STORY >

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Why data protection must become part of an organisation’s culture

By Industry Contributor 28 July 2022

By Imraan Kharwa, Data protection officer at Infobip FULL STORY >

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Are you overengineering your processes to placate personal data?

By Industry Contributor 21 July 2022

POPIA is good, but a lack of understanding of POPIA often results in overengineering data processes which in turn is bad for business, writes Jason Shedden Chief Operating Officer at Contactable. FULL STORY >

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One year of POPIA: Have you done enough?

By Staff Writer 11 July 2022

By Zaakir Mohamed, Director: Head of Corporate Investigations and Forensics; Savanna Stephens, Senior Associate: Corporate and Commercial; and Mawande Ntontela, Associate: Corporate Investigations and Forensics, at CMS South Africa FULL STORY >

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Data privacy is a ‘people’s business’ and compliance needs expert support

By Industry Contributor 28 January 2022

By Chris Norton, Regional Director – Africa, Veeam Software FULL STORY >

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Industry Insight - Compliance and Complexity: Data Privacy in the Contact Centre

By Staff Writer 14 September 2021

Contact centres need to build POPIA into their core foundation in order to remain secure, compliant and ensure longevity. Francois du Plessis, CEO of Callbi Speech Analytics explains. FULL STORY >

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Industry Insight: A reactive approach could leave your data wide open to vulnerabilities

By Industry Contributor 2 August 2021

A reactive approach to the Protection of Personal Information Act of ‘doing something has to be better than nothing’ could leave businesses in a worse predicament than when they started, argues Galix MD... FULL STORY >

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POPIA forces businesses to rethink data strategies for the better

By Industry Contributor 8 July 2021

By Chris Norton, Veeam Software’s Country Manager of Africa FULL STORY >

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Understanding what data a business has is key to leveraging the ‘new oil’

By Staff Writer 2 July 2021

Microsoft SA and TPN Credit Bureau recently shared their perspective on the importance of data, good management and protection. FULL STORY >

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Is your Chatbot POPIA compliant?

By Industry Contributor 2 June 2021

By Maison Samuels from Webber Wentzel FULL STORY >

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POPIA 101 - A practical guide to the most important aspects

By Industry Contributor 1 April 2021

All 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 >

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POPIA and electronic visitor identity management in SA

By Opinion 15 March 2018

Ideco 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 >

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