From 1 February next year, organisations that process certain types of information will have to obtain prior authorisation from the Information Regulator (IR). This will affect, among others, organisations that conduct credit or criminal background checks, or transfer special personal information to third parties in foreign countries. Section 57 of the Protection of Personal Information […]
Implementing basic cyber security “hygiene” will protect organisations from 98% of cyber threats and help them to prepare for new threats as technology advances, says Microsoft’s 2021 Digital Defense Report. Technology is an essential element of business operations – something that has only been accelerated over the past 18 months – and cybersecurity must be […]
The Information Regulator (IR) has finally published the proposed amendments to the regulations issued in terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA). It has also published the Rules of Procedure governing how a complaint must be submitted to and handled by the regulator. On 9 September, the regulator invited members of the public […]
The Information Regulator published, on 12 October, its guide on how to use the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA), in each of South Africa’s 11 official languages. The PAIA Guide has been published to fulfil the Information Regulator’s obligation as set out in section 10 of PAIA. As the name suggests, the PAIA […]
You’re most at risk of becoming a victim of digital banking fraud if you use a mobile device – but the risks are much lower if you use a banking app. And online (desktop/laptop) banking is the safest of the three, although it’s likely that if you are scammed, you will lose the most money […]
Millions of South Africans who rely on the quality of their cellular networks to work remotely will be in for a huge shock at the end of November if Icasa presses ahead with its plan to end mobile operators’ access to the emergency spectrum it made available in April last year, when the country went […]
In South Africa’s latest major data breach, it has emerged that cybercriminals accessed the personal records of more than 1.4 million consumers and employees in a ransomware attack on the servers of Debt-IN Consultants. African Bank has confirmed that the information of a number of customers in debt review has been compromised in the attack. […]
A dominant theme in this year’s Santam Insurance Barometer is how the rapid adoption of technology is changing the insurance landscape, and insurers and intermediaries need to be aware of the potential opportunities and threats. As Vuyo Rankoe, Santam’s head of Niche Business, notes, the use of technology was increasing before Covid-19, but it has […]
High-net-worth South African investors are hugely optimistic about what their investments will return over the next five years, expecting an average annual return of 15.2% during this period, an increase of 2.5% since last year. This is according to the latest Schroders Global Investor Study (GIS). Local investors’ return expectations are substantially higher than those […]
A month or so ago I watched a documentary on Showmax titled ‘Our Towns’, the film version of a book, ‘Our Towns, A 100 000 Mile Journey in the Heart of America’, by James and Deborah Fallows. The documentary piqued my interest and I sourced a copy of the book which I’ve been reading the […]
