The President has signed the Cybercrimes Act into law. You probably have seen articles making it seem like we’re all going to jail, and you may be asking yourself lots of questions. Why is it necessary? Who is affected? What action do you need to take?  What does it deal with?

Our webinar on the practical impact of the Cybercrimes Act can help you answer these questions.

Outcomes

  • Know the impact the Cybercrimes Act has on your organisation by getting a high-level understanding of how the Act affects you.
  • Identify the connection between data protection and cybercrimes by understanding the interplay between different information rights.
  • Determine what actions you may need to take to address the impact of the Act on you.

Who should attend?

  • Compliance officers – to effectively comply with the Cybercrimes Act.
  • Legal or regulatory advisors – (corporate lawyers or in-house lawyers) – to provide good legal advice on cybercrime issues.
  • Information security officers and managers – to ensure that you understand your obligations.
  • Risk officers and managers – to manage cyber-related risks.
  • IT Governance officers – to ensure governance is in line with the offences.
  • IT professionals – to ensure they lawfully deal with various software and hardware tools.
  • IT vendors – to ensure they are not selling tools that can be used to commit offences.
  • Anyone tasked with cybercrime protection – to perform your role effectively.

Cyber criminals and terrorists are NOT welcome. We’ll hold a separate special event just for them.

Which organisations should be interested and why?

  • Service providers – anyone who may be an ECSP
  • Electronic Communications Providers – to understand their responsibilities
  • ISPs – anyone who could be an internet service provider
  • Financial institutions (including banks) – to understand their responsibilities
  • Insurance providers – to understand their responsibilities
  • Civil rights groups – to understand the impact on civil rights, like privacy and freedom of expression
  • Media companies – to stop journalists from committing cyber crimes
  • Direct marketers – to know how not to commit cyber crimes

What do we cover?

  • A high-level overview of the Cybercrimes Act.
  • We will poll the audience to establish common issues that many have.
  • We outline our main concerns with it and give attendees an opportunity to raise theirs.
  • The high-level impact on different organisations, including ECSPs and financial institutions.
  • How Michalsons can help you take the actions you need to take.

Join our session on Thursday, 27 January 2022 from 10:00 – 11:00. Please send us any questions you have now in advance so that we can prepare for the session.