Data classification key for compliance

The slew of data breaches seen over the past year, and increasingly stringent regulatory environments are driving businesses to tighten their data security. In order to do this though, object level security must be correctly implemented, and data properly classified....

Unfair discrimination addressed in new EEA

On 1 August 2014 South Africa’s previous employment equity regulations were repealed and replaced with the new Employment Equity Regulations. This article highlights the rules that apply to equal pay for equal work, offering employers and employees clarity on the...

Containing the cost of compliance

Compliance is increasingly becoming a pressing issue for CTOs and CIO’s in South Africa who are struggling to get to grips the fulfilment of legislative requirements and importantly, containing costs associated with this, says Bryan Balfe, enterprise account manager...

Businesses must think about POPI

Southern Africa cautions against a “wait and see” approach regarding the implementation of the controls necessary to attain POPI (Protection of Personal Information) compliance. The POPI Act was passed into law at the end of 2013. Eren Ramdhani, security solution...

A regulatory checklist for SMEs

If you’re running a small business, you might feel overwhelmed by the many regulatory bodies and requirements in South Africa. From labour laws and tax regulations to municipal bylaws, health and safety regulations and consumer protection laws, you’ll be spending a...

Is POPI valuable to SA legislature?

The industry remains abuzz with talk around the recently gazetted Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act, yet the compliance rate of South Africa’s enterprises varies significantly. For SMEs the pace to become compliant is considerably slower, according to the...