Articles about POPI act

Blow for Information Regulator over matric results publication

The High Court throws out an urgent court application by the regulator to stop the DBE from publishing the 2024 matric results in the media.

The smarter approach to updating company tech

By selling your used laptops through a buyback programme, you can recover valuable capital that can be reinvested in newer, more efficient models.

Don’t let IT asset disposal become a headache for your company

Universe Direct provides data erasure services and a unique staff buy-back programme, aligning with the POPI Act’s mission to ensure responsible data management.

Data protection weak spots businesses must address

Many companies are not gathering, storing or managing sensitive data adequately, says Canon South Africa.

WCape provincial legislature fears 'worst-case-scenario'

Western Cape Provincial Parliament believes some or all of its data may have been leaked, after a cyber attack.

Keyrus delivers full visibility into Platinum Health’s HIV Wellness records

The collection and analysis of HIV status data posed major challenges for Platinum Health.

Using the company e-mail account? Yes, your boss can read your mail

If you’re using the company e-mail account, then everything in that inbox belongs to the business, says Nicol Myburgh, head of the HCM Business Unit at CRS Technologies.

Using cyber security to protect children

Cyber security awareness for students includes teaching them to be aware of the threats and risks that come with using technology.

The importance of data security

BeachheadSecure gives a company access control that is leveraged off a dual encryption method, native to operating systems that are supported.

Face value: the ethics of facial recognition biometrics

Despite widespread adoption, there has been some negative press about facial biometrics and whether it encroaches on the individual’s right to privacy, says Gur Geva, co-founder and CEO of iiDENTIFii.

Kyocera answers top 10 questions on enterprise content management

Companies can take advantage of dynamic ECM solutions to solve a variety of content management challenges.

Inspired Testing proves Fort Knox-like security to ISO… twice

The ISO/IEC 27001 certificate demonstrates that a company can be trusted with information because it has sufficient effective controls in place to protect it.