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Cyber attacks are on the rise. This article provides some tips that a business can implement to minimise business email compromises.
This article discusses a high court judgement that ruled on business email compromise and why it is important for organisations such as law firms.
This article discusses compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act and lessons from the TransUnion security compromise.
It has been a few months since the grace period for the coming into full operation of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) lapsed.
Cyber attacks are fast becoming the norm in our society. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this with a 485% increase of ransomware reported in 2020.
The month of October, known as the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, comes at a time when South Africa is reeling from the effects of a plethora of security breaches and cyber attacks that have plagued the country since the beginning of
Today marks the inaugural Global Encryption Day. This is an initiative by the Global Encryption Coalition (“GEC”).
On 27 June 2017, shipping company – Maersk – faced its biggest crisis. NotPetya, a type of ransomware, had spread through its global computer network in 7 minutes[1], destroying 49,000 of its laptop computers.[2] 17 of its terminals across the
Transnet, on 22 July, suffered what it has called “a cyber attack”. As a result of this disruption, Transnet could not provide the services it usually provides, which include loading and offloading containers from ships.
If we put aside the misery around Covid-19 for a moment, we can notice that a lot of exciting developments have taken place and are still taking place in South Africa’s legislative landscape.
Cyber attacks are on the rise. This article provides some tips that a business can implement to minimise business email compromises.
This article discusses a high court judgement that ruled on business email compromise and why it is important for organisations such as law firms.
This article discusses compliance with the Protection of Personal Information Act and lessons from the TransUnion security compromise.
It has been a few months since the grace period for the coming into full operation of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”) lapsed.
Cyber attacks are fast becoming the norm in our society. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated this with a 485% increase of ransomware reported in 2020.
The month of October, known as the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, comes at a time when South Africa is reeling from the effects of a plethora of security breaches and cyber attacks that have plagued the country since the beginning of
Today marks the inaugural Global Encryption Day. This is an initiative by the Global Encryption Coalition (“GEC”).
On 27 June 2017, shipping company – Maersk – faced its biggest crisis. NotPetya, a type of ransomware, had spread through its global computer network in 7 minutes[1], destroying 49,000 of its laptop computers.[2] 17 of its terminals across the
Transnet, on 22 July, suffered what it has called “a cyber attack”. As a result of this disruption, Transnet could not provide the services it usually provides, which include loading and offloading containers from ships.
If we put aside the misery around Covid-19 for a moment, we can notice that a lot of exciting developments have taken place and are still taking place in South Africa’s legislative landscape.
Commercial Law
Tshepiso Hadebe

Cyber attacks and reporting obligations under POPIA

The month of October, known as the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, comes at a time when South Africa is reeling from the effects of a plethora of security breaches and cyber attacks that have plagued the country since the beginning of 2021. 

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