Overview

Our Getting POPI Act Compliant Series is well underway and we now move ahead to discuss Step 3 and Step 4.

The Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (POPI Act) 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.

In this instalment we look at the protection and recovery of data.

Join our technical expert, Lettie Janse van Vuuren CA(SA) on 5 November 2020 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m as she discusses what the POPI Act requires of you in terms of data protection and recovery. 

Learning objectives

By the end of this event the attendee should:

• Understand how data is compromised;
• Understand the related risk of losing data;
• Understand the need for recovery procedures;
• Understand how to assess whether a business can be recreated after a disaster; and
• Identify potential backup and disaster recovery strategies.

Content

The webinar will cover the following topics:

• Recap of step 1 and 2 checklist for backup and protection.
• How is data compromised?
• Here's how criminals use your data.
• Related risks of losing data.
• Disaster struck - What next?
• Data recovery procedures.
• Can your business be recreated after a disaster?
• Formulating backup and disaster recovery strategies.

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:

• Professional Accountants including: RA, CA(SA), PA(SA) and BAP(SA).
• Employers.
• Practising bookkeepers.
• Accounting officers.
• HR practitioners/Compliance officers.

Price

• R 475.00 - Online admission - Individual.

• 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).

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Additional material

By attending this webinar you will be provided with:

• Summarised slide presentation;
• Reference documents and/or course material where available; and
• You can ask questions during the webinar and you will also have access to the presenter after the webinar.