Security Solution Consultants (SSC) are cyber security consultants for Lusaka and Copperbelt organisations that need to meet Zambia’s Data Protection Act 2021, the Cyber Security Act 2025, the Bank of Zambia’s cyber risk guidelines, ISO 27001, PCI DSS and ISO 45001. We work with mining companies, banks, mobile money and payment providers, healthcare organisations and government suppliers, combining practical GRC consulting with GRCLens, our own GRC platform.
| Obligation | Who it applies to | What it asks for |
|---|---|---|
| Data Protection Act No. 3 of 2021 | Every data controller and processor | Registration, a data protection officer, impact assessments for large scale sensitive processing, breach notice to the Commissioner within 24 hours, an annual data audit, and sensitive personal data stored in Zambia |
| Cyber Security Act No. 3 of 2025 | Owners of critical information infrastructure in sectors including banking, health, ICT, energy, education and mining | Registration of the infrastructure, hosting in Zambia unless authorised, an annual cyber audit, immediate incident notice with a preliminary report within 12 hours, and use of licensed cyber security service providers |
| Bank of Zambia Cyber and Information Risk Management Guidelines (2023) | Banks and financial service providers | Board oversight, an independent CISO and an annual security maturity assessment |
| Mines and Minerals Development Act 2015 and ISO 45001 | Mining licence holders and contractors | Mine safety and health duties; ISO 45001 is the common certifiable safety management system |
| PCI DSS v4.0.1 | Banks, merchants and payment providers handling card data | Twelve requirement areas, with the future-dated requirements mandatory since 31 March 2025 |
Twenty people died in Zambian mining accidents in 2025, up from 12 the year before, while billion dollar expansions at Kansanshi, Lumwana and Mingomba bring new plant, contractors and control systems. Mining is a critical sector under the Cyber Security Act, so large operations should expect critical information infrastructure duties alongside their safety obligations. From January 2026, local content rules also require a share of mining procurement to go to Zambian companies.
See our ISO 45001 consulting and operational technology security assessments.
Zambia’s Data Protection Act requires personal data to be processed and stored in Zambia unless the Minister prescribes otherwise, and sensitive personal data such as health information must stay in the country. Breaches go to the Data Protection Commissioner within 24 hours, every controller and processor needs a data protection officer, and processing must be audited each year by the Commissioner or a licensed data auditor. Penalties for breaching the processing principles reach 2% of annual turnover.
We map where your data is held, plan hosting and cloud arrangements around the localisation rules, appoint and support your data protection officer, and prepare you for the annual audit.
The Bank of Zambia’s 2023 guidelines expect board oversight, an independent CISO and an annual security maturity assessment, and payment service providers must also meet cyber resilience rules under the National Payment Systems Act. The Bank of Zambia itself refused to pay a ransom after a 2022 ransomware attack, a reminder that recovery planning matters as much as prevention. We run maturity assessments against the guidelines, PCI DSS scoping and readiness, and incident response planning. See our cyber security maturity assessments and PCI DSS compliance advisory.
Consulting gets you compliant. GRCLens, the governance, risk and compliance platform we built and use on every engagement, keeps you compliant. It orchestrates your regulatory and legislative compliance in one place, so your risk, compliance and audit teams work from the same controls, evidence and numbers.
See GRCLens for Zambia, or request a GRCLens demo.
The Cyber Security Act requires penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, security operations and cyber audits in Zambia to be performed by providers licensed by the Zambia Cyber Security Agency. We deliver governance, risk and compliance work directly, and arrange licensed testing and audit services through our local partner.
We also support organisations in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Nairobi and Harare.
Yes. The Data Protection Act requires data controllers and processors to register, and the registration deadline for existing organisations was 30 April 2025. Processing personal data without registration is an offence.
GRCLens is the governance, risk and compliance platform we built and use on every engagement. It holds your obligations, controls, evidence, risks and board reporting in one place. Many clients keep using it after the project to run their compliance programme, but our consulting does not depend on it.
A data controller must notify the Data Protection Commissioner within 24 hours of a breach. Owners of critical information infrastructure must also notify the Zambia Cyber Security Agency immediately and file a preliminary report within 12 hours under the Cyber Security Act 2025.
Only within the limits the Act and the Minister allow. Sensitive personal data, including health data, must be stored in Zambia, so cloud and hosting choices need to be checked against the localisation rules before data moves.
Licensed activities such as penetration testing, security operations and cyber audits are arranged through our licensed local partner. Our own work covers governance, risk, compliance, policy, training and certification readiness.
Yes. We plan the ISO 45001 programme and the operational technology security assessment together, sharing governance, document control and internal audit.
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