CRS Gazette_April 2017

In reality, employment equity represents a regulatory challenge for South African businesses and the only truly effective way to ensure compliance and benefit is to have a plan in place and follow it proactively. Another reality check is that the country’s labour law is clear when it comes to employment equity, and there are legislative requirements to which ‘designated employers’ must adhere to. Designated employers, in labour terms, are defined as businesses with an employee headcount over 50, a turnover above the industry threshold and/ or a municipality/ organ of state. These requirements include several straightforward instructions like having to consult with employees on Employee Equity matters, implement affirmative action measures, and conduct an analysis regarding barriers to employment equity and identify areas of under-representation....comment

You may not believe this, but employees represent one of the biggest risks to cyber criminals attacking the network…. Ian McAlister, General Manager at CRS Technologies, explains why. The reality of today’s market is that while factors such as BYOD, mobile devices and portable memory (flash drives etc.) continue to impact on business, the most likely ‘weak link’ in the corporate chain is opening attachments in email. “One only has to consider the impact of recent global breaches and outbreaks, such as Petya, for example, to know that ransomware is very real and has the potential to wreak havoc internationally. It is currently the biggest danger from a cost point of view,” says Ian. And, before technology is thrown at the problem and thousands upon...comment