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Tech Legal Matters
Hosted by iAfrikan Media · EN
Technology continues to challenge the legal system and sometimes laws battle to keep up with the speed at which technology is changing, and the various new technologies that are launched. The Tech Legal Matters podcast will explore cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection and other similar topics at the intersection of technology and the law.
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What you need to know about POPIA and PAIA
Jul 15, 202100:25:46Tap to summarizeThe month of July 2021 has seen the full implementation of South Africa’s Protection Of Personal Information Act (POPIA). Added to that, the Information Regulator (South Africa) is also taking over responsibility for the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) from the South African Human Rights Commission. Lucien Pierce, Attorney at PPM Attorneys joins us in this episode of Tech Legal Matter. Lucien walks us through POPIA in full, providing in-depth insights on how compliance assessments are undertaken. Understanding the many forms, data breaches may occur in practice. Clarifying the nuances around the Information Regulator’s dual balance between protection of information and promoting access to information.
Transcribe →Compliance with South Africa's POPIA
Jul 8, 202100:25:05Tap to summarizeSouth African cyberspace has entered a new dispensation. The Protection of Personal Information Act, which affords data subjects protection against their information given to entities that process data, came into full effect on 1 July 2021. In response to the growing cyber threat landscape, POPIA requires that responsible parties that process data, put in place measures that ensure compliance and minimize the risk of breaches. More intentional is the act's requirement for the registration of principal information officers, carrying the full burden of liability in the event of non-compliance. In this episode of Tech Legal Matters, Andrew Bourne, Africa Regional Manager at Zoho, walks us through how his organization meets compliance standards. As principal information officer, how he coordinates efforts to maintain and ensure privacy.
Transcribe →Cyber security trends for enterprises in 2020
Jan 16, 202100:47:39Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. A cross-industry panel discussion at the 2020 World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition on cybersecurity trends for enterprises in 2020. The panel discussed several cybersecurity trends and topics that affected businesses during 2020 including: + Creating effective endpoint security strategy. + Cyber Threat Management (CTM): Enabling early identification of threats, data driven situational awareness, accurate decision-making, and timely threat mitigating actions. + Establishing Zero-Trust Security framework to protect enterprise data and prevent unauthorized access to the network. + The Impact of Coronavirus on Cyber Security: How the response to COVID-19 has increased cyber risk? The discussion was moderated by Daniel Adaramola, Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Unity Bank PLC, Nigeria, and it featured the following panelists: + Ezekiel Mukanga, Head of Information Technology, Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, Zimbabwe + Hisham Mohamed Aly, Chief Information Security Officer, Emirates NBD Egypt, Egypt + Peter Hunguru, Head of Information Communication and Technology, Zimbabwe National Road Administration (ZINARA), Zimbabwe + Faheem Ali, Chief Risk Officer, Musoni, Kenya Event details -
Transcribe →The five digital forces for post-COVID-19 pandemic organizations
Nov 19, 202000:16:04Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. Dr. Ganesh Natarajan, Founder, 5F World, and Chairman of SVP India, Center for AI and advanced analytics, Senior Advisory Board Member, Trescon, India, delivers a keynote address at the World Cyber Security Summit Africa Edition 2020 talking about "The five digital forces for post-COVID-19 pandemic organizations."
Transcribe →Cybersecurity's role in the digital transformation journey
Nov 6, 202000:42:55Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. The Middle East and Africa cybersecurity market was reported to be valued at approximately $18.02 billion in 2016. It is anticipated to grow at a healthy growth rate of more than 15.62% over the forecast period 2018-2025. The role of cybersecurity becomes all the more crucial as enterprises embark upon their digital transformation journey. The discussion, moderated by Confidence Staveley (Founder and Executive/Director, CyberSafe Foundation, Top 50 Women in Cyber Security Africa 2020, Nigeria) features: - Fene Osakwe, Associate Director - IT Governance, Risk and Control, IHS Towers, Nigeria - Sandip Bhadury, Chief Executive Officer, GA Insurance Ltd, Kenya - Kevin Kiereni, Head of IT, Jumia, Kenya - Winnie Sergon, Head of ICT and Innovation, Boresha SACCO Society Ltd, Kenya
Transcribe →The role of privacy regulation in fighting cybercrime
Nov 4, 202000:26:33Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. In this episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast, Isabella Hofmeyr-Pretorius, Legal Advisor, Capitec Bank (South Africa), and Alice Namuli Blazevic, Partner Head Technology and Innovation, Katende, Ssempebwa and co Advocates (Uganda), discuss how data protection and privacy regulations can play a role in curbing cybercrime across various countries in Africa. They also share some insights on this from their work in the legal and information security sector.
Transcribe →Changing information security cultures
Oct 20, 202000:18:10Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. In this episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast, Anna Collard, SVP of Content Strategy and Evangelist, KnowBe4 Africa, South Africa, shares some findings from KnowBe4's African Cyber Security Culture Research Report. This includes insights on how to define security culture in organizations and best practices to build security cultures and awareness programs.
Transcribe →An African approach to cybersecurity
Oct 12, 202000:40:09Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. Every year that passes African countries experience a growing number of cyberattacks. These cyber-attacks occur both in the private and public sectors and depending on the type of incident, can threaten national security. This makes it imperative for African governments to have a holistic view and strategy around cybersecurity. In this episode, you will hear insights from various stakeholders across Africa and the Middle East as they discuss how their countries' governments handle cybersecurity and how they attempt to have a coordinated plan. The panel discussion features: + Tefo Mohapi, iAfrikan Media (Moderator) + Peter Kahigi, Director e-Government Services, National Information Technology Authority -Uganda (NITA-U) + Rebecca Keli, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, Kenya + Muyowa Mutemwa, Cyber Security Operations Manager and Senior Cyber Security Specialist, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa + Ashish Khanna, ISO, Dubai Health Authority, United Arab Emirates + Themba Mnguni, Deputy Director, IT Audit, Department of Rural development and Land Reform, South Africa
Transcribe →How Kenya's government approaches national cybersecurity
Oct 2, 202000:24:29Tap to summarizeThis episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is a recording from the World Cyber Security Summit - Africa Edition 2020. The event was successful in bringing in fresh narratives, innovative ideas, and awareness on key areas such as cyber threat intelligence, data governance, data privacy, and cyber regulations across Africa. The Communications Authority’s first-quarter report for 2018/19 shows us that the National Cybersecurity Centre detected 3.82 million cyber threats, a rise from 3.46 million reported from the last quarter. Within the review period, the banking sector remained the most targeted industry followed by government institutions. Latest statistics from the National Kenya Computer Incident Response Team Coordination Centre (KE-CIRT-CC). In this episode, we get to hear from Richard Kiarie, Principal ICT Officer/Head, Policy and Research Unit, Ministry of ICT, Innovation and Youth Affairs, on how Kenya's government approaches national cybersecurity.
Transcribe →Consumer and business legal options regarding the Experian Data Breach
Sep 4, 202000:12:02Tap to summarizeDuring August 2020, we got to learn of a data breach at one of South Africa’s big credit bureaus, Experian. As mentioned in the previous episode of this podcast, the whole ordeal around how the data was accessed and the subsequent disclosure statements and interviews by Experian, left more questions than answers. We’ve hard from Experian, South African Banks, and the Information Regulator of South Africa. Now, we will hear from an attorney regarding what rights you have as a consumer. Joining us on this episode of the Tech Legal Matters podcast is Lucien Pierce, an attorney in South Africa who specializes in Cyber Law including data protection and privacy.
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