POPIA for Developers - A Practical Guide for South African Teams
POPIA for developers explained - the eight conditions, section 19 security safeguards, logging, operators and breach notification, turned into build tasks.
· 7 min read
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Security & POPIA
SSL, backups, two-factor sign-in and POPIA compliance for websites and apps.
What Makes Hosting POPIA Compliant? A Guide for SA Businesses
POPIA compliant hosting explained - operator agreements, section 19 security, server location, access control and backups, plus the questions to ask any host.
· 6 min read
Data Residency in South Africa - Must Your Data Stay Local?
Data residency in South Africa explained - why POPIA has no general localisation rule, how section 72 works, and when keeping data local still makes sense.
· 5 min read
POPIA Section 72 and AI APIs - Sending Personal Data Abroad
POPIA section 72 and AI APIs explained - when sending customer data to overseas AI models is allowed, the five legal grounds, and how to minimise what you send.
· 6 min read
Node.js Security Checklist - Securing Your App in Production
A practical Node.js security checklist for production - dependencies, secrets, headers, rate limiting, validation, auth, logging and hosting, with Express code.
· 6 min read
Website Security Checklist for Small Businesses in South Africa
A website security checklist for small businesses - passwords, 2FA, SSL, updates, backups, email security and POPIA basics, in plain language you can act on.
· 5 min read
WordPress Security in South Africa - Basics Every Owner Needs
WordPress security for South African site owners - updates, plugins, logins, 2FA, file permissions, backups and hosting, with the settings and commands to use.
· 6 min read
SSL Certificates Explained - Let's Encrypt, DV vs OV and EV in SA
SSL certificates explained for South African sites - how HTTPS works, Let's Encrypt vs paid DV, OV and EV, auto-renewal and fixing mixed content.
· 5 min read
Website Backups - A Strategy That Actually Works for SA Firms
A website backup strategy that works - the 3-2-1 rule, what to back up (files, databases, email, DNS), how often, and how to test restores before you need them.
· 6 min read
Two-Factor Authentication With an Authenticator App - Why and How
Two-factor authentication with an authenticator app explained - how TOTP codes work, why they beat SMS, how to set one up and what to do if you lose your phone.
· 6 min read