There are three high water marks in the evolution of a body of "information security law" in South Africa: The King III Report™ on Governance for South Africa was released on 1 September 2009 The ECT Act in 2002 The [...]
We are often asked by users of mission-critical software whether they should purchase the software, or merely license it from the vendor. Here is some guidance and options. Ownership of software Ownership of the Software is the securest position a [...]
What is cryptography? Wikipedia defines "cryptography" as "the practice and study of hiding information". Where a document or communication has been encrypted, the act of encrypting serves several purposes? To: establish its authenticity; prevent its undetected modification; prevent its repudiation [...]
Forensic IT and computer forensics is big business. There are now many forensic investigators. Especially because most business documents are created electronically nowadays. The need for electronic evidence is not confined to obvious cybercrime events such as hacking, fraud and [...]
There is a trend for people to demand the signing of confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement (NDAs). An NDA is useful: when someone needs access to an organisations confidential information or trade secrets, for example for the purpose of preliminary discussions and evaluations; where [...]
We like to keep our website up to date and useful. This means that sometimes content needs to be retired. This content is taking a well-earned rest. If you would like to find out more about cloud computing please take [...]
Trademark applications give a trade mark powerful protection against infringement. By default, trademarks are protected by the common law, but it's often difficult and expensive to protect your brand this way. Trademarks can be registered under the Trade Marks Act, No. 194 [...]
A fake social media account could result in legal action against the impersonator in terms of either civil or criminal law. However, this pre-supposes that one is able to ascertain the true identity of the person behind the impersonation. This [...]
I have recently been negotiating some complex IT contracts for a client and again witnessed the disconnect between the IT vendor and its customer. I was reminded how often this leads to legal problems, difficulties, and disputes. What follows is [...]
The case of Smith and Partners in Sexual Health (Non-Profit) CCMA (WECT 13711-10) heard in the CCMA in October 2010, which we wrote about here, raises this interesting question? When can an email be considered the "private" property of the employee and [...]
