Information Regulator holds PoPI briefing
The Information Regulator held its first public briefing on 13 February 2017 regarding the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) act, or POPIA, as it is now referred to by the Information Regulator. "Any public or private body or any other person that processes...
Taking GRC solutions to the cloud
Risk management (RM), a component of the governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform, has become an increasingly critical tool for the majority of organisations, particularly in light of expanding regulatory and compliance demands, not to mention companies' own...
Data destruction: more than just deleting files
Data end-of-life has now become a huge challenge for most companies, especially with uncontrolled data growth that has resulted in new corporate policies for data storage and retention. This is largely as a result of legislation and regulations such as the Protection...
Dataguise, Obsidian partner on PoPI compliance
Obsidian Systems has partnered with Dataguise to provide comprehensive data governance. Focused on enabling the data-driven enterprise, Obsidian Systems' relationship with Dataguise is focused on strengthening data security and compliance for medium to large...
Start preparing for POPI now
The Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPI) may not have been made effective yet, but businesses need to make compliance one of their top priorities for 2017. This according to Wayne Clarke, managing director of Metrofile Records Management, who states that the...
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 redefine...
Are compliance changes overwhelming your team?
There used to be a time when compliance was treated as a secondary business function. Today, however, organisations and leadership have come to recognise that they need to keep abreast of the latest regulatory requirements in their field of operations, as the risk of...
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 technology...
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...
Ideagen boosts quality, safety, compliance at Whyte and Mackay
Whyte and Mackay, the global drinks brand company, is working with software vendor Ideagen to improve quality, safety and compliance management at its bottling operations. Ideagen's Q-Pulse software has been rolled out across Whyte and Mackay's plant in Grangemouth,...
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 sales will...