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The Data Protection Act 1998 is a British act enforced by the parliament of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.  It was developed to bring British law in line with the European Union’s data protection directive of 1995 which required member states to protect the individual’s fundamental rights and freedoms, explicitly the right to privacy regarding the…

Ransomware has grown by 58% in the second quarter of 2015 according to Intel’s 2015 McAfee Labs report. Ransomware is a Trojan malware that gets installed on a device when a user opens an attached zip file. The most prolific of these viruses is CryptoLocker, which has been bombarding South African business and holding their…

  Compliance & Legalities around business Data Protection in South Africa Protecting data correctly and effectively is a paramount business continuity imperative. Not only do organizations with ineffective data protection strategies face the immediate costs and productivity interruption of data loss, they leave themselves vulnerable to data theft, unauthorised access to confidential files and are…

Addressing the increased data loss risks of the December Holidays. December has been identified as one of the highest-risk months of the year when it comes to data loss. With the majority of business users utilising laptops as their primary device, and certainly the C-level execs all having a large amount of mobile data –…

Survey Results: Only 26% of South African Companies are Preparing For POPI Bill Our recent survey of over 300 South African companies revealed that only 26% are actively looking for technologies and adjusting processes to ensure they comply with the Protection of Personal Information Bill, which is expected to be promulgated in 2013.

“When it comes to a data breach or loss of some kind it’s not if, but when,” says Ilze Dewing, Business Development Director at Endpoint Data Backup and Recovery solutions specialists, Cibecs. “Recommendations in South Africa’s King III report, stipulations in our Companies Act and new incoming legislation such as the Protection of Personal Information Bill (PPI) and the Protection of State Information Bill, places responsibility for the security of sensitive data at the feet of an organization board. Neglect to do so can, and will, have a negative impact on individual board members and their organizations alike.”