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A brief overview of South Africa's information security, cybersecurity and cybercrime legal landscape
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Record or document retention essentially deals with the maintenance and storage of documents either in electronic form or otherwise, until the completion of the document's lifecycle.
The CIPC issued a notice regarding a data breach under section 22 of the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 ("POPIA") notifying customers of unauthorised access to their systems on 29 February 2024.
Personal data security is paramount in safeguarding individuals' privacy, fostering trust in digital interactions, ensuring legal compliance, preserving business continuity, and protecting against cyber threats.
In a hyper-connected world heavily reliant on technology, the use of biometric data for employee attendance monitoring is growing in popularity as a practice across various industries.