PoPI: reinforcing the value of digital ethics?
Much has been made about the introduction of the Protection of Personal Information Act (or PoPI) in terms of how it will potentially limit the rate at which the local cloud computing and managed services markets is growing. Companies have also pushed back in terms of...
Light at the end of the PoPI tunnel
The Information Regulator has been working hard on draft Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Act regulations that will soon be tabled in parliament. The PoPI Act stipulates how companies may collect, handle, store and discard information, with heavy penalties...
Ideagen launches Coruson software
Ideagen has launched Ideagen Coruson, a re-brand of its enterprise safety management and incident reporting software. Gael Enlighten, a cloud-based software solution used by some of the world's leading brands including Virgin Trains, Telefonica and Haeco Group, will...
Strong data governance strategy isn’t easy, but it’s essential
The lifeblood of any enterprise is data. Along with knowledge, data is the business' most important, irreplaceable aset and data governance is necessary to protect such assets, writes Mike Rees, territory account manager for South Africa at Commvault. This is the...
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...