News Insights

Forewarned is forearmed: 8 fraud safety tips for online shoppers and merchants
Towards the end of every year, Black Friday transaction data typically illustrates the year’s eCommerce expansion in South Africa. It painted an unmistakable picture of the previous 11 months…

Leading cybersecurity trends for 2022
The many ransomware incidents on businesses worldwide are behind the trend to improve cyber security in the new year.
Forbes highlights the five biggest cyber security trends for 2022 along with practical tips on how to avoid becoming victims of cyber crime:

Who must comply with POPIA?
The Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) is South Africa’s data privacy law. In terms of its overall intention the regulation is similar to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but is unlike the GDPR in terms of where the data processing takes place.

Fraudsters have not slowed down after the Festive Season
As we begin our journey in 2022, consumers are urged to remain vigilant and not let their guard down. Fraudsters are still trying to take advantage of the December shopping season which is when fraudsters are most active.

Do small businesses also have to comply with POPIA?
The need to comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) depends less on the size of the business and more on whether the data processing poses a risk to the data subjects.

The three C’s
Consider the positive impact cloud computing, cyber security and compliance can have towards future-proofing your business. IronTree provides the “three Cs” as integrated and managed solutions.