Resources & Insights

Knowledge that builds resilience.

Practical guides, compliance frameworks, and technical whitepapers. Everything your team needs to make informed decisions about data protection, governance, and cyber resilience.

Compliance

Checklist
10 min read

POPIA Compliance Checklist for SMEs

A practical, step-by-step checklist covering the eight conditions for lawful processing under POPIA. Tailored for organisations with 50–500 employees.

Guide
25 min read

The Information Officer's Handbook

A comprehensive guide to the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of the Information Officer role under South African privacy law.

Ransomware & Cyber Resilience

Playbook
15 min read

Ransomware Response Playbook

What to do in the first 72 hours after a ransomware attack. A comprehensive decision-tree framework for IT teams and business continuity managers.

Quick Ref
2 min read

Ransomware Response Playbook — Quick Reference

A condensed one-page version of the full playbook. Pin it to your incident-response war room wall for fast decision-making under pressure.

Whitepaper
20 min read

Immutable Backups: Why Your Current Backup Is Not Enough

An in-depth analysis of how modern ransomware targets backup infrastructure, and how immutable storage changes the equation.

Data Protection Strategy

Framework
12 min read

Calculating Your True RTO & RPO

A business-led framework for defining recovery time and point objectives. Stop setting technical targets and start setting business outcomes.

Guide
18 min read

SaaS Data Protection: The Microsoft 365 Blind Spot

Microsoft's shared responsibility model means your M365 data is at risk. This guide explains what is and isn't covered — and how to close the gap.

Future-Proofing

Primer
10 min read

Post-Quantum Cryptography: A Decision-Maker's Primer

A non-technical introduction to the quantum threat, NIST's PQC standards, and what your organisation should be doing today to prepare.

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