Cybercrimes are on the rise, and your cybersecurity efforts should be too. Cybersecurity does not have to cost you an arm and a leg, but it can save you an arm and a leg if done properly. Small businesses can [...]
Cybercrime continues to be an important issue that all organisations are trying to manage. But now, in the era of artificial intelligence (AI), there are even more challenges when dealing with cybercrime. So understanding the impact of cybercrime and AI [...]
Imagine putting in hours of work to create one of the most anticipated games of the decade. Suddenly, a hacker decides to access your unfinished game and shares it with the world. This is exactly what happened to the developers [...]
The President of South Africa has proclaimed that certain sections of the Cybercrimes Act commence on 1 December 2021. Now that the Act has commenced, you may have questions like: which sections have already commenced? When will the entire law commence? [...]
President Cyril Ramaphosa recently signed the Cybercrimes Act into law to protect the country against cybercrimes. The Act introduces malicious communications as a crime and guilty parties could incur fines or face jail time. Now that several sections of the [...]
The President of South Africa has signed the Cybercrimes Act into law. This means that South Africa now has a comprehensive law to regulate cybercrime. The wait is finally over, and it is now time for you to take action. [...]
The Cybercrimes Act has a significant impact on many organisations and individuals. Unfortunately, the impact is mostly negative and a bit scary. Correctional services are going to have to build more prisons to lock up everyone who commits a cybercrime. Few [...]
Crime affects everyone and in future cybercrime (and cyber security) is going to affect people more and more. No one is safe - it impacts the rich and the poor: Anyone with a mobile phone in their pocket. Anyone who has [...]
Are you wondering whether you are an Electronic Communications Service Provider (ECSP) as defined by the Cybercrimes Act? In this article, we'll help you know if you are one and understand what it means for you if you are? Who falls [...]
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has called for comments and public participation on the latest version of the Cybercrimes Bill. The deadline to submit your comments has been extended to Thursday 10 August 2017. Your participation and comment are [...]
Whatever you choose to call it, you need to know that the Cybercrime Bill (or the Cybercrime Bill) is well on its way to becoming law. The Bill has been formally introduced into Parliament. The 2017 version that Cabinet has [...]
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 [...]
