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Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
We offer a seminar called How will the PPI Bill affect you?
What do we cover?
An overview of PPI laws, rules, codes and standards
What must an organisation comply with?
Overview of the PPI Bill. What is it and what is the current status? What are the time lines?
Important definitions
The role players
Key terms ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2009
Organisations have a keen appreciation that information has value, which people are prepared to pay for (hence the increase in identity theft, industrial espionage, etc.). All companies have a legal obligation to address information security issues and the challenge is to identify precisely what they are obliged to do and ...
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
When we review information security policies, we have particular objectives and follow a specific framework we have developed. Our framework is based on SANS 27001 and SANS 27002 ("the South African Standards"), our own expertise and experience in the area of information security, information management, law and risk management[1] taking ...
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Sunday, November 1st, 2009
History of the Framework
In 2002 Michalsons started developing an ICT Legal Framework document as a control tool for use by us when conducting our ICT Legal Audit. "ICT" stands for "information, communication and technology" - see the article "What is ICT?"
Our ICT Legal Framework was developed in response to the ...
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Saturday, October 31st, 2009
Michalsons are regarded as leaders in the legal aspects of information security. In particular we have extensive experience in the drafting and reviewing of information security policies through a legal lens.
Our objectives are to identify and highlight any information legal risks and legal compliance issues, that arise from our ...
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Wednesday, July 29th, 2009
Attorneys play a crucial role in assisting an organisation in implementing information security policies and practices. Their responsibilities include, amongst other things
acting as a liaison between the Board of Directors and management, who hold the fiduciary duty for the organisation's intangible assets, and the security specialists who seek to protect ...
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Saturday, November 1st, 2008
Information security law is an emerging area of the law which is currently at the same stage of development as so-called "Internet law" or "cyber law" was at in the early 21st century.
There is no single law in South Africa that deals exclusively with information security. Therefore one has to ...
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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
The term "information security" is not capable of does one single definition, but is rather an umbrella concept that encompasses a number of meanings. For many, "information security" is the protection of information and information systems by providing critical security goals, features or capabilities. "Confidentiality", "integrity" and "availability" are the ...
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Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
We focus on the law related to ICT:
Information - (or data) in paper or electronic format
Communication - in person or electronically (electronic communications), in writing or voice, telecommunications, and broadcasting
Information technology (IT) - including software, hardware and electronics
Communications technology - including protocols, software and hardware
By law we mean laws, rules, ...
Posted in Computer Crime, Contracting, Dispute Resolution, Domain Names, Email, Information Management, Information Security, Intellectual Property, Monitoring, Open Source, Outsourcing, Privacy, Technology, Web Sites, eCommerce | 2 Comments »
Monday, October 20th, 2008
We can assist by providing services around the following:
ECT ACT related issues
We can help you:
understand the difference between an "electronic signature" and an "advanced electronic signature" and what this means to your organisation;
have your "advanced electronic signature" accredited with the South African Accreditation Authority;
understand whether or not your organisation ...
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