Cybercrime

Cybercrime includes computer crime, online crime, information crimes, communications crimes and technology crimes. It describes both:

  • the crimes directed at computers, data or information communications technologies (ICTs), and
  • the crimes committed by people using computers or ICT.

Michalsons offers workshops on this subject. Both public and private in-house workshops available, as well as an executive briefing designed to get your board on board, helping them understand the cyber security risks that may face their organisation, as well as the related legal implications.

We can also update or draft policies for your organisation that are in line with latest Cybercrime Laws. We can assist you with Incident Response, and ensure that you can admit records and evidence of cybercrime.

You can read more about cybercrime law or read the posts below for our insights.

2015 Cybercrimes Bill

The Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill is in the process of being enacted. We have summarised the 2017 version to help you understand what the current position is. This article is a summary of the 2015 Cybercrimes Bill. Offences The 2015 Cybercrimes Bill created many [...]

By |2024-02-22T15:55:10+02:00January 19th, 2017|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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Alert | Cybercrimes Bill 2017 Update

Today, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development has released a new version of the Cybercrimes Bill. This long-awaited bill was first released for public comment in August 2015. Since then, the Cybercrimes Bill has undergone significant changes with consultations from [...]

By |2024-02-22T15:55:32+02:00January 19th, 2017|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , , , , , |
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EU Cybersecurity Rules

New EU Cybersecurity Rules have been approved. The European Parliament and the Council of Ministers have agreed on the Network and Information Security Directive (NIS) that will tackle cybersecurity in the European Union. It has an impact on critical service companies [...]

By |2022-12-07T11:39:26+02:00December 18th, 2015|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , , |
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Cybercrime Bill is necessary, but not in current form

The Cybercrime Bill is a bill (draft law) that has been published for comment. Its full name is the Cybercrimes Bill. The Cybercrime Bill is necessary, but not in its current form. We need to protect the people of South [...]

By |2022-12-01T08:46:03+02:00November 30th, 2015|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , |
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Forensic IT and the Law

Forensic IT and computer forensics is big business. There are now many forensic investigators. Especially because most business documents are created electronically nowadays. The need for electronic evidence is not confined to obvious cybercrime events such as hacking, fraud and [...]

By |2019-08-20T13:53:57+02:00May 22nd, 2012|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , |
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R v Douvenga | Hacking

R v Douvenga was one of the first cybercrime judgments to address unauthorised access to data, commonly known as hacking. In this case, the court had to decide whether Gloudina Magrieta Douvenga, an employee at Rentmeester Assurance Limited, was guilty of [...]

By |2025-01-27T17:33:50+02:00October 23rd, 2009|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , |
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Cybercrime law in South Africa explained

Find out about South African cyber crime law and how they affect you or your organisation. The law recognises the criminal threat that exists to cyberspace and as a result cyber crimes were introduced into the law by Chapter XIII [...]

By |2022-12-01T08:43:37+02:00July 5th, 2009|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , |
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Cyberbullying v Freedom of Speech

Many people around the world reacted strongly against "cyberbullying" or cyber-bullying after the suicide of Megan Meier in 2006. She committed suicide after alleged online harassment by a fictitious "teen boy" who turned out to be the mother of a [...]

By |2019-08-02T10:24:53+02:00April 28th, 2009|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , , , |
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