Overview
The Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPIA), commenced on 1 July 2020, and requires all businesses (including employers) that process personal information, to ensure that the necessary measures are in place to implement, prove and monitor compliance by 30 June 2021.
Our focus in 2021 with the remainder of this webinar series is how to secure your data and meet regulatory requirements. This will provide vital information to assist you in complying by the deadline. In this 9th webinar in the series, we will focus on safeguards and the latest industry updates.
If you have missed our earlier sessions, or would like more information on the remainder of future webinars, please click here
to see the entire series.
Join our technical expert Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) accompanied by guest presenters Karabo Letlhaku and Stephane Geldenhuys on 14 April 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. as they unpack the all-important safeguards and latest industry updates in terms of POPIA in an understandable and practical format.
Learning objectives
By the end of this event the attendee should:
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Know how to store, transfer/share and delete data safely;
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Be aware of solutions and alternatives to financial services challenges;
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Be able to assess whether their office space data is secure;
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Be aware of mobile phone security measures – e.g. instant messaging risks (WhatsApp, Telegram, etc); and
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Understand the case study of non-compliance.
Content
The webinar will cover the following topics:
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Safely storing, sharing and deleting data.
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Financial services challenges and their solutions.
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Ensuring data safety.
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Securing office space data.
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Mobile phone security.
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Non-compliance case study.
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Access to POPIA data specialists.
Obtaining your CPD certificate
This webinar qualifies for 2 CPD hours with your professional body including: ACCA, SAICA, AAT, SAIPA, SAIBA, IAC, CIS, ICBA, LSSA, FPI, and the IBA. The SAAA CPD policy is compliant with IFAC IES7 and is recognised by all relevant professional bodies. All attendees are issued with a CPD certificate available in an online profile.
About the presenter
Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA), RA
Lettie is a Chartered Accountant, Registered Auditor, as well as an Assessor and Moderator. She joined SA Accounting Academy in November 2017 as Head of Technical. As a professional trainer and webinar host, she is able to hold the attention of an audience with her relaxed and humorous presentation style. She has a unique ability to communicate with delegates at their respective levels of knowledge and experience. Over the last 20 years, she has trained thousands of partners, managers, trainee accountants and other professionals.
She is responsible for researching, compiling and presenting our MCLU (Monthly Compliance and Legislation Updates). She was the Professional Development Manager at SAICA for 4 years and in charge of accrediting new training offices and monitoring existing ones (including the moderation of training offices and trainee assessments).
Who should attend?
The following persons will benefit from attending this webinar:
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Professional Accountants including: RA, CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA).
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Employers.
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Accounting officers.
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HR practitioners/Compliance officers.
Price
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R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual.
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R 950.00 - Online admission - Company.
Steps to register for the event:
If you already have a profile, login and register for the webinar.
If you don’t have a profile, create a free profile then login and register for the webinar.
Click here to create a free profile (There is no charge to create a profile and gain access to our free Monthly Practice Management Series).
Click here to find out about the Technical Resource Centre & CPD Subscription options.
Additional material
By attending this webinar you will be provided with:
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Summarised slide presentation;
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Reference documents and/or course material where available; and
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You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.