What is the most valuable asset in your organisation? Perhaps you feel it is your staff or your equipment. But, for more and more organisations – information is their most valuable asset. We do business in an information economy, and you hold precious information in the form of business records, customer databases, and intellectual property. You hire security personnel, install CCTV cameras, and have policies to protect your staff and equipment, but are you doing enough to protect your information?

An essential component of cybersecurity is complying with cybersecurity laws, rules, codes and standards

Cybersecurity compliance is the area of law that asks whether you are protecting your information sufficiently. If a data breach happens, the relevant authority will want to know what steps you took to comply with information security law. Our ‘Cybersecurity Compliance Programme’ (which includes related tools) will help you do this.

Who should join?

This programme is for all organisations because cybersecurity is essential for all organisations.

  • Both private and public bodies.
  • Enterprise, large, medium and small organisations.

You should join this programme if you’re any of the following.

  • Executive responsible for information security – such as a CTO or other relevant decision-maker
  • Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) – a CISO must know cybersecurity regulation so that they can demonstrate that the organisation complies with the law
  • Data protection officer – the DPO of an organisation
  • Information officer – the deputy or designated information officer responsible for protecting personal information and granting access to information
  • General Counsel or In-house legal advisers – a lawyer employed by your organisation whose job is to give advice related to securing personal data against unauthorised access
  • Compliance officers – a person appointed by your organisation to help them comply with relevant data protection laws and empowered with the authority to do so when it comes to securing personal data against unauthorised access
  • Anyone else responsible for securing personal data against unauthorised access in your organisation – such as key IT personnel, database administrator or anyone similar

How it benefits you

This programme gives you a leg up when it comes to complying with cybersecurity regulations because it has the following features:

  • interactive presentations – enjoy webinars from the comfort of your own device, participate in polls, and have your questions answered
  • online content – simple content available directly through your browser
  • self-paced – lets you go back over content and learn at your own pace
  • curated tools – the best tools from our larger library of document templates
  • provable participation – gives you something to show the relevant authority that you’ve thought about this issue thoroughly

How it works

Once you enquire about the programme, we’ll contact you to find out more about your organisation and help you decide whether it is right for you. If it is right for you, we’ll send you the invoice, wait for you to pay, and then give you access to the programme. You’ll be able to do many things.

  • participate in live webinars – attend one-hour live webinars, ask your questions, and have them answered in real-time
  • review notes – read the notes from the webinar in the private members area of our website
  • download tools – download cybersecurity-related tools, including our list of action items, information security policy, and incident response policy
  • use private forum – ask cybersecurity compliance-related questions on our private forum for lawful enablers
  • watch video recordings – watch video recordings of each webinar any time after they’ve happened
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What are the outcomes of this programme?

  • Get a handle on the art and science of cybersecurity compliance.
  • Understand the main laws, rules, codes or standards that form the body of cybersecurity regulation.
  • Expand your understanding of what you think of as information security measures.
  • Learn how to comply with information security law in your organisation at a high level.
  • Reduce the risks of non-compliance (like damage to your brand and losing the trust of your customers) by focusing your efforts.

Instructors

David Luyt
David Luyt

David is the programme director and he believes that less is more when it comes to the law and works as an information lawyer because he enjoys simplifying complex ideas into practical insights.

He facilitates interactive programmes, drafts beautiful documents, and writes succinct opinions so that corporates, SMEs, and entrepreneurs can use the law in an accessible and meaningful way to accelerate their business.

He has more than ten years experience in cybersecurity law and a special interest in how it applies internationally, including in cutting edge jurisdictions such as India, Ireland and Southeast Asia – which reflects in the global perspective of his work.

Mark Heyink
Mark Heyink

Mark is an Information Attorney and an Information Security Consultant. He is also a director of Information Governance (Pty) Limited. His practice and consultancy are devoted to the specialised study and advice on good practice relating to electronic information, information security, privacy and existing and emerging laws which govern information.

Mark consults and advises on the law relating to Information and Communications Technologies generally, and practices governing information governance, management and security. He provides advice on the implementation of data law initiatives, its ongoing management and the training of boards, management and users in their respective information security and protection of personal information responsibilities.

In 2004, he qualified as a Certified Information Security Systems Professional (CISSP) – the world’s premier cybersecurity certification. He is one of the few lawyers globally to have done this, which uniquely places him in the position to instruct on cybersecurity.

Many of the Michalsons team are also instructors in this programme. They have areas of specific interest and are eager to share their insights with you.

Subscription pricing for organisations

Enterprise

€POAmonthly
  • Price on application
  • +1000 Employees
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Large

€289monthly
  • R5780
  • 250 – 999 Employees
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Medium

€199monthly
  • R3972
  • 50 – 249 Employees
Join

Small

€99monthly
  • R1980
  • 1 – 49 Employees
Join

For an unlimited number of users in your organisation. The prices listed include VAT (if applicable). We bill you monthly in advance. You may cancel your membership by notifying us in writing up to one day before we issue the next invoice. We offer this programme subject to our programme terms.

100% Money Back Guarantee

We will refund you if you do not think you received value.

If your organisation is already a member of another programme, we offer a 10% discount.

Why Michalsons?

  • We believe in using the law as a tool to prevent harm from coming to people.
  • We have significant practical experience dealing with data protection.
  • We cover only those areas of data protection law that are most relevant to you, saving you time and money.
  • We provide insight and simplify the issues, empowering you to work through the obligations yourself.

FAQ about the cybersecurity compliance programme

What happens after I join?

We will ask you for a list of the people who you would like to have access. We’ll help them receive our emails and send them an invitation by email to log in to the programme. We will then set up a programme onboarding session with those people to orientate them in the programme and get the most out of it.

How many people in my organisation can have access?

The subscription is per organisation. You can give access to an unlimited number of named users in your organisation (unless your quote or invoice specifies a number of users). Members of the programme often add about twenty people. For example, officers, managers and data champions. The programme is not for the executive or general employees.

How long will my organisation have access for?

You will have access for as long as your organisation continues to subscribe. Michalsons continuously updates the content as the law and best practices develop. Like physical fitness, compliance is a journey, and you always work towards being more fit. By remaining a member, we will support you on your ongoing journey, whether it’s dealing with complying with your obligations, updates to the law and other critical aspects.

What does the programme NOT cover?

Find out what is excluded.

What if we still need help with specific questions we have?

You’re welcome to contact Michalsons at any time. We will try to answer where we can, and if there is significant research or work required we will provide you with a quote to do the work.

Testimonials

I like the practical approach to the problem of compliance. In fact this is the first course that I have attended which actually shared a practical approach.

Presents digested information, saving me hours and enabling execution.

David was great. We appreciated his pragmatic approach and outcome based focus. Thanks David.

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