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PoPI is nigh; how can we prepare?

The long wait is nearly over. PoPI is almost a fully-enacted law. What lies ahead for compliance?

11 March 2021

It’s only a few months until PoPIA, the Protection of Private Information Act, will demand full compliance. It comes with hefty punishments for companies that don’t meet its requirements. But as we enter the 11th hour, there is still considerable confusion and many unanswered questions around the act, its implementation, and how to achieve such monumental governance and cultural shifts.

An obvious place to start is asking if it will make security easier or harder. Although PoPI raises the stakes on security, Steve Herridge, Mimecast’s customer success manager, sees it as an overall win.

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