The Regulator Is Watching: Preparing for Stronger POPIA and PAIA Enforcement

The Information Regulator is moving beyond awareness campaigns towards proactive monitoring and stronger enforcement. This webinar examines the Regulator’s latest enforcement activities and explains the practical implications for organisations, Information Officers and professional advisers. Delegates will learn how to strengthen their POPIA and PAIA controls, prepare for regulatory scrutiny and demonstrate that compliance measures are implemented in practice—not merely recorded in policies.

Key Topics

• The Information Regulator’s changing enforcement approach 
• Proactive compliance monitoring and regulatory assessments 
• Recent POPIA enforcement notices and administrative fines 
• Lessons arising from ransomware and security-compromise investigations 
• Security safeguards and incident-response readiness 
• Notification obligations following a security compromise 
• Direct marketing, telephone calls, consent and opt-out requirements 
• PAIA manuals, request procedures and annual reporting 
• Evidence organisations should retain to demonstrate compliance 
• Proposed amendments to strengthen POPIA and PAIA enforcement 
• New online platforms introduced by the Information Regulator 
• Practical steps for conducting a POPIA and PAIA compliance review 
• NOCLAR and reporting considerations for accountants and auditors.
  

• Information Officers and Deputy Information Officers 
• POPIA and PAIA compliance officers 
• Directors, business owners and senior management 
• Accountants, registered auditors and independent reviewers 
• Risk, governance and internal-audit professionals 
• Human resources and information-technology personnel 
• Marketing and communications teams 
• Legal practitioners and professional advisers 
• Employees responsible for cybersecurity, records management or access-to-information requests.