Smart info management key for governance
Information volumes continue to grow at an unprecedented rate, particularly in the area of randomly generated unstructured user data, says Chris Hathaway, director at Soarsoft International. This is a result of the way the modern “information worker” interacts and...
Online businesses need to heed POPI
The promulgation of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act into law will result in severe penalties if an online business does not adequately secure the personal details of its customers stored online. According to the Act, personal information is defined...
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....
e4 shortlisted for SA Compliance Award 2014
Local technology services company e4 has been added to a shortlist of contenders hoping to win a 2014 Southern Africa Compliance Award. The awards were created to identify and reward achievement by compliance professionals within the broader business community. e4 has...
4Di Privaca launches POPI impact self-assessment
With the advent of the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act promulgated in November last year and with certain portions of the act becoming effective in April organisations are racing against the clock to take the reasonable steps to becoming compliant. With...
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On 1 August 2014 South Africa’s previous employment equity regulations were repealed and replaced with the new Employment Equity Regulations.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...
Kaseya release delivers security, compliance
Kaseya, the leading provider of cloud-based IT management software, has announced the availability of Release 8 of its product portfolio. In addition to delivering innovations across Kaseya’s core IT, cloud and remote management solutions, this product enhancement...
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...
Kyocera achieves AEO certification
Kyocera Document Solutions Europe has successfully passed the on-site validation audits conducted by EU Customs and is now certified as an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), a counter-terrorism and global trade certification. Continued growth in global trade and...
Bytes offers corporate governance solution
Complying with corporate governance regulations is essential for all publicly-traded companies, other companies that do business with them and, increasingly, the public sector. Part of the growing emphasis on corporate governance is driven by regulatory requirements,...
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...