Jul 22, 2021
While Covid-19 has seen organisations shift to cloud platforms overnight to help them remain operational while their workforces are operating remotely, too many are not up to speed with what this means in terms of their data. This is particularly true now that the...
Jul 20, 2021
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has come into full effect since 1 July 2021. Following the ongoing debate amongst industry leaders about being POPIA compliant, businesses should take stringent cybersecurity measures when becoming compliant....
Jul 15, 2021
If the state of our inboxes are anything to go by, most companies spent the last week of June in a desperate scramble to be compliant with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). But now that you’ve told everyone on your newsletter...
Jul 12, 2021
The debate over whether cryptocurrencies need tighter regulation in South Africa, has been a controversial topic for some years now. By Wiehann Olivier, digital asset lead and partner at Mazars Looking at certain factors in the cryptocurrency industry today, there...
Jul 7, 2021
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) has set down firm frameworks that companies have to abide by to avoid fines, criminal persecution and potential reputation loss. Breaching the rules and regulations outlined by this Act can have serious financial...
Jul 2, 2021
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) officially came into full effect this week. While the legal act will hold organisations accountable for the privacy of stakeholder information, businesses will be ill-advised to think that their customers will now...
