David Luyt

THE FORUM, BRYANSTON
WEDNESDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2018

Associate, Michalsons

David Luyt believes less is more when it comes to the law. He works as an information lawyer because he enjoys simplifying complex ideas into practical insights. Luyt facilitates interactive workshops, drafts beautiful documents, and writes succinct opinions so that corporates, SMEs and entrepreneurs alike can use the law in an accessible and meaningful way to accelerate their business.

David Luyt will be speaking on the following topic:

09:00

Welcome and scene-setting

09:55

Meeting the GDPR's privacy and security requirements

Information has value. It's worth something to you and your customers. But, criminals also want to get their hands on it. In the same way you protect your equipment and other valuable company assets against theft, you need to protect the personal information in your care against unauthorised access. It makes business sense, and more importantly, the law demands it. Data protection laws generally require you to take "appropriate, reasonable technical and organisational measures" to secure personal information. Does that mean encryption, video surveillance, and policies? Let's explore the art and science of information security law compliance.

Get an introduction to the art and science of information security law compliance.
Understand the main rules, codes and standards that form the body of information security law.
Expand your understanding of what you think of as information security measures.
Learn how to comply with information security law in your organisation at a high level.