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A year of being grey(listed)

By Industry Contributor 27 February 2024

It’s been a year since the global watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) put South Africa on a grey list for failing to meet international standards with regards to anti-money laundering, combating the financing of terrorism and proliferation financing.... FULL STORY >

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Iron Mountain - Rising to the challenge of data compliance

By Ryan Noik 6 May 2022

South African businesses often need help in managing their information through the entire information life-cycle – from creation to use to disposition and also adhere to stringent regulations. To this end, Iron Mountain recently... FULL STORY >

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SA businesses given a leg up to meet local compliance requirements

By Staff Writer 28 September 2020

Businesses 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 >

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Comply or die: SA SMEs face fines of up to R300m for poor customer data management processes

By Opinion 8 May 2018

Tracy Bolton, director of General Business at SAP Africa, looks at how the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) could have severe consequences for non-compliant South African businesses. FULL STORY >

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Oracle Opinion - Companies increasingly turning to cloud for improved security and efficiency

By Opinion 8 February 2018

Companies are increasingly turning to cloud for the benefits they offer, most notably improving their security, efficiency and complying with regulations. Oracle's Dragan Petkovic explains. FULL STORY >

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Xperien goes mobile

By Press Release 8 May 2017

Local 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 >

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POPI is coming, are businesses ready?

By Press Release 27 October 2016

The 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 >

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Good time to dispose of old IT equipment

By Press Release 18 October 2016

Cash for faulty IT assets at end of lease. FULL STORY >

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PoPI will require ITAD accreditation

By Press Release 11 October 2016

With 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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Grace period for PoPI compliance nearly over

By Press Release 16 September 2016

Company executives must act swiftly, the grace period for compliance to the PoPI act is nearly over, says Xperien CEO Wale Arewa. FULL STORY >

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NETCB offers free compliance seminars in Africa

By Staff Writer 27 February 2015

Networking specialist NETCB has announced that it will be hosting a series of free compliance management seminars from 9 - 13 March 2015 throughout Africa. FULL STORY >

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Hitachi Information Forum: Big data ‘challenges compliance’

By Staff Writer 5 November 2014

Johannesburg, SA, November 04, 2014 – Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (HDS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501) believes that the exponential growth in the amount of data in circulation is challenging... FULL STORY >

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