Data breaches: practical considerations by Zaakir Mohamed and Vivian Spies

All organisations are vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Cybercriminals will attack any organisation from which they can possibly profit or benefit.

This is a pressing local issue as there are an unprecedented number of cyber criminals targeting South African organisations and governmental authorities, with South Africa having the third-highest number of cybercrime victims in the world in 2020 at a cost of ZAR2.2 billion...

The rapid rise of cyber risk in South Africa by Zaakir Mohamed and Mawande Ntontela

South Africa has in recent years seen a stark increase in the commission of crimes relating to cybercrime and/or cyber security breaches. It is no surprise that South Africa has rapidly garnered the reputation of a global hot spot for cybercrime, ranking sixth in the world for cybercrime density.

For organisations, the potential financial losses resulting from cyber-attacks can be astronomical, which is...

Managing cross-border data transfers by Zaakir Mohamed, Savanna Stephens and Vivian Spies

In South Africa, personal information may be transferred to a third party or organisation outside of South Africa, provided that one of the permitted circumstances outlined in section 72 of the POPIA applies.

Where a responsible party wishes to transfer personal information to a third party or organisation outside of South Africa, that responsible party must ensure that certain grounds for permitted...

The role of employees in data protection by Zaakir Mohamed, Savanna Stephens and Vivian Spies

Many organisations, in preparation for the commencement of POPIA, have commissioned and drafted world-class organisational data protection policies and implemented compliance programmes to ensure compliance with POPIA on 1 July 2021.

Now that the dust has settled and some time has passed, organisations should remember that without ongoing employee training and awareness, the positive impact and...

1 July 2022 marks the one-year anniversary of the POPI compliance deadline for all organisations, as provided by the government of South Africa.

In honour of the POPI anniversary, our Data Protection and Privacy specialists have curated a detailed and informative 8-part series which will be showcased throughout the month of July.

In order to pragmatically address compliance with POPI, organisations have had to undertake costly exercises in training their staff to comply across all of...

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