Blockchain: innocent until proven guilty

Dawid de Villiers and Seshree Govender of Webber Wentzel pen an open letter to the regulator Dear Prospective Blockchain Regulator. A belated warm welcome to the age of blockchain. In the last five years or so we have witnessed this technology’s ability to...

PoPI compliance a top priority for 2017

Although the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) isn’t effective yet, company executives will have to make it a priority for 2017. With the imminent appointment of the Information Regulator, companies urgently need to upgrade their information...

Checklist for protecting data

Although not every company is required to protect each speck of data stored on their IT assets, most businesses find it is in their best interest to do so anyway. However, without proper guidelines to cover the vast range of devices storing data such on servers, hard...

General complacency around POPI challenge concerning

As local organisations wait for the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) to officially be enforced, Chief Executive, Mark Chirnside from local FinTech solutions company, ThisIsMe, believes many seem to be opting for a reactive approach when it comes to new...

Key to retail success is a positive experience on all channels

The countdown to the Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales has officially begun. With experts predicting shoppers will spend double the amount they did in 2015 – this year’s retail shopping bonanza is expected to be bigger than ever. According to PwC, online...

Ensure data security compliance wherever you are

The benefits of cloud adoption – including increased employee productivity, and reduced operational costs – are enabling businesses to become more global and interconnected. Organisations large and small are rolling out an increasing number of cloud...