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Cybersecurity

Why PoPIA Compliance Remains a Challenge for Many SA Businesses

Luis Monzon -
South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) officially came into effect in July and many businesses are still facing compliance challenges in how personal information is stored and processed. According to Sameer Kumandan, MD of SearchWorks, South Africa’s largest...
Company News

Vodacom Partners With Trend Micro Expanding its Cybersecurity Offerings

Luis Monzon -
Vodacom Business has announced a partnership with IT security firm Trend Micro. The partnership will see Vodacom Business' security solutions expanded to offer Trend Micro's Worry-Free Services. "When combined with vulnerabilities from organisations shifting rapidly to digitalisation and remote working...
Cybersecurity

6 PoPIA Tips to Ensure Security and Compliance

Luis Monzon -
The full implementation of the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) heralds a new era of control and privacy for South African citizens and organisations, and holds the promise of deepening trust between organisations and their customers - provided...
Cybersecurity

Why Balancing Customer Experience with PoPIA Compliance is Critical

Luis Monzon -
Meeting growing customer demand for relevant, personalised experiences while managing the regulatory demands of protecting data is emerging as one of the most significant challenges facing South African businesses today. Aspects such as managing customer consent and conforming to data...
Cloud Computing

How Will PoPIA Impact Cloud Providers?

Luis Monzon -
While COVID-19 has seen organisations shift to cloud platforms overnight to help them remain operational while their workforces are operating remotely, too many are not up to speed with what this means in terms of their data. This is particularly...
Cybersecurity

Does PoPIA Force Businesses to Rethink Data Strategies for the Better?

Luis Monzon -
The moment has arrived: last week the Protection of Personal Information Act (PoPIA) came into force. It hasn’t been sprung on us, the process has been ongoing and businesses have been anticipating their compliance obligations for years. PoPIA, much like the...
Cybersecurity

PoPIA Deadline Extended – Information Officer Registration Portal Broken

Luis Monzon -
After a series of technical glitches with the Information Regulator's registration portal for information officers looking to achieve compliance with the PoPI Act, the 1 July 2021 compliance deadline has been scrapped. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Information...
General

Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

Luis Monzon -
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. This week in tech saw ITNA's readers engaging with a diversified series of stories. In Nigeria, we looked at how...
Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Is More than A Tech Problem – It’s a Business Problem Too

Luis Monzon -
A concerning number of South African companies are not prepared for the inevitability of a cyberattack despite the significant financial and reputational risks, according to Ryan Mer, MD, eftsure Africa, a Know Your Payee (KYP) platform provider. "Too few senior...
Enterprise IT

Why CEO’s Shouldn’t Take on the Role of CIO

Jenna Delport -
The heads of medium to large organisations have a very specific and all-embracing role to play. Peter Drucker, modern business futurist, said it best in 2004: “The CEO is the link between the Inside that is ‘the organisation,’ and...
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Moldova Launches a New Incubator for Digital Agriculture, Robotics, and FoodTech

Moldova is taking a decisive step toward the future of agriculture with the launch of a new incubator and...
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