Walk With Me: Navigating the Patchwork of Compliance

October 3, 2025 Melanie Hawken

by Shenea Graham

In my last post, I shared how data privacy stopped being “someone else’s problem” and became part of my own story. This month, one theme kept resurfacing: regulatory compliance. Here’s the truth — privacy isn’t just about principles, it’s also about laws. And not just one law, but a whole patchwork of global, regional, and local regulations. GDPR in Europe. CCPA in California. HIPAA in the US. POPIA in South Africa. And those are just a few. Every country, every region, seems to be drawing its own map. And for businesses working across borders, it can feel like walking into a maze where the walls keep moving.

Are you using a reliable integrity tool for your hiring process?

May 1, 2025 Melanie Hawken

by Jenny Reid

In today's competitive job market, having the right tools for employee screening is essential. One tool gaining popularity in South Africa is the integrity test offered by iFacts, the official provider of these assessments from INTEG. These tests focus on reliability, validity, and fairness, ensuring organisations can effectively evaluate potential employees.

World Backup Day: Who Makes Decisions Regarding Your Data Protection and Organisational Integrity?

April 13, 2025 Melanie Hawken

by Jenny Reid

World Backup Day, observed on the 31st of March, reminded businesses globally, to protect their data from theft, loss or corruption and focuses on how essential it is that data protections are as comprehensive as possible.

Does your employee screening policy address cyber crime risks in your organisation?

April 5, 2025 Melanie Hawken

by Jenny Reid

As cybercrime continues to surge in South Africa, the importance of effective employee screening to address this risk is paramount.

In 2024 alone, Interpol reported over 3,300 global cybercrime incidents affecting governments, banks, and the general public each week, reflecting a growing threat landscape. With cyber threats increasingly targeting organisations across South Africa, businesses must prioritise comprehensive screening processes to safeguard against potential breaches stemming from internal and external sources.

Understanding Email Compromise and Scams: Prevention and Response

August 31, 2024 Melanie Hawken

by Nicolene Schoeman-Louw

Email compromise scams are a growing threat in the digital world. These scams can have devastating financial and reputational consequences for individuals and organisations.

Adv. Lufuno T Khorommbi, a cyber law specialist helping clients to deal with cyber security challenges

June 20, 2021 Melanie Hawken

Adv. Lufuno T Khorommbi, founder, Orizur Consulting Enterprise (South Africa)

Startup Story

Adv. Lufuno T Khorommbi is a Cyber Law Specialist, a former public servant, and an award-winning thought leader who founded Orizur Consulting Enterprise in South Africa. She is a highly skilled knowledge worker with nearly two decades of experience working in a multi-disciplinary Cyber Law space. In her current role as a Cybersecurity Governance Specialist, she has pioneered unique solutions that creatively bring together cyber security governance, ICT procurement, and contract management. These regulatory compatible solutions give clients the ability to reduce cybersecurity and financial risks, whilst achieving cybersecurity regulatory compliance.

Fundamentals of WhatsApp Updated Privacy Policy (Part 2)

February 5, 2021 Melanie Hawken

by Lufuno Khorommbi

In the second of my series of articles on the Fundamentals of WhatsApp Updated Privacy Policy (read Part 1), we look at possible alternatives that WhatsApp users can migrate to, and what that migration might entail.

Fundamentals of WhatsApp Updated Privacy Policy

January 23, 2021 Melanie Hawken

by Lufuno Khorommbi

Why are people receiving messages from WhatsApp informing them to agree to the updated privacy policy terms and conditions? What is happening? Facebook has made changes to the current WhatsApp privacy policy to introduce amongst others the integration of three platforms: WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram.

Cybersecurity awareness

November 14, 2020 Melanie Hawken

by Lufuno Khorommbi

Understanding cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is the practice of protecting systems, networks, and data from cyber-attacks. It is important to note that the word practice means that cybersecurity should be embedded in the organisational day to day functions. Thus, it is not an event.

Your car and cyber security

October 11, 2020 Melanie Hawken

by Lufuno T Khorommbi

Have you thought about your car from a cyber security perspective? Which cars are we referring to? Cars that have the ability to connect to a smartphone; ability to connect to the Wi-Fi; ability to connect to Bluetooth and share information between the car and the Bluetooth device and or import information from the Bluetooth device to the car; ability to perform on android auto operating system. (This system can function independently from the phone).

LIONESS COLAB / Two powerhouses of the entrepreneurial world in South Africa collaborate on a new approach to compliance and cyber security training

February 16, 2020 Melanie Hawken

Adv. Lufuno T Khorommbi and Sharmantha Valjee

Lioness CoLAB

Growing awareness of the need to protect personal and corporate information in cyberspace has led to the need for expert training and development of staff in these knowledge areas. In South Africa, two companies - DesignTech Training Academy and Orizur Consulting Enterprise - have collaborated on a range of solutions to address this skills deficit.

Creating a compliant cyber secure environment

October 27, 2019 Melanie Hawken

by Adv. Lufuno T Khorommbi, Cyber Law Consultant and MD Orizur Consulting Enterprise

Is there a reason to be concerned about cyber security? Absolutely! In fact, October has been declared a cybersecurity awareness month where campaigns are held to inform the public and businesses about the importance of cybersecurity.

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