While I normally discuss matters of data protection and privacy, another topic I’m hugely passionate about is management – particularly new managers being promoted from specialist roles. When the same happened to me many years ago, it took a long time for...
This may sound like an easy question on the surface, telling me exactly where your clients’ data is, but it goes quite a bit deeper than that. See, I don’t want you looking on your network now, I want you to tell me, off the top of your head, where ALL...
First off, let’s get it clear that Data Privacy is not the same as Information Security. Sure, firewalls, penetration tests, encryption and complex passwords are important, but they only form a small portion of what is required for Data Privacy compliance. Laws...
By now, dear business leader, you should be well on your way to compliance with data privacy regulations. With GDPR having gone live on the 25th of May this year, and with POPIA around the corner in SA, you shouldn’t be sitting back and relaxing when it comes to...
One of the most powerful means of protecting your information (at least when it is disposed) is to shred paperwork, yet why am I the only person I know that owns a shredder in the home? This often overlooked tool is seen as something that’s only required in the...
Well, not in the sense that it used to – firewalls are no longer the be all and end all of your defense, and if you are still relying on them as such, you have a problem. According to IBM Security and the Ponemon Institute, the average total cost of data...
