Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank, has disclosed a data breach affecting a number of its clients. This raises concerns about rising cybersecurity risks across South Africa’s financial sector. Standard Bank directly communicated with their clients and confirmed that someone had […]
PSiRA may expand its regulation of cybersecurity services in South Africa. What would this mean for cybersecurity service providers? How do you, as a cybersecurity service provider, feel about being regulated by the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSiRA)? PSiRA, [...]
Managing data effectively in any organisation can feel like navigating an intricate roundabout without clear signage — a confusing, inefficient, and costly process prone to mistakes. Poor data quality can significantly impact your organisation's decision-making capabilities, resulting in operational inefficiencies, [...]
Welcome to the law in 2025! At the beginning of each year, we gaze into the future to help you prioritise your next steps. This is the law regarding digital, data and tech in 2025. We try to predict what [...]
In the matter of ENS v Hawarden, the SCA overturned the judgment in the High Court in Gauteng, holding ENS liable for the loss suffered by Mrs Hawarden because of a business email compromise. The SCA's finding is primarily based [...]
Cybercrime law aims to prevent cybercrime and keep people (and their countries) safe from criminals, terrorists, and other cybercrime-committing entities. Since cybercrimes are often borderless, the laws regulating them also aim to define whose jurisdiction they fall under. The interesting and, to some [...]
In Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs(ENS) v Hawarden, ENS appealed the judgment handed down in Hawarden v Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) upheld the appeal and dismissed the original order from the high court. Hawarden may appeal this [...]
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 [...]
In Hawarden v Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (ENS), Hawarden succeeded in suing ENS for the loss of R5.5 million because of a Business Email Compromise (BEC). Hawarden was ENS' client. The court said that ENS owed a general duty of care [...]
Since 2021, health and pharmaceutical companies have come under severe cyber-attacks. Cybercrime involving health-related data is a global concern because of the steep increase in these attacks. Therefore, information security teams are beefing up processes in preventing cybercrime in healthcare. [...]
The Cybercrimes Act places strict legal obligations on electronic communications service providers (ECSPs). For example, an ECSP must report cybercrimes to the police, and store evidence about cybercrimes that someone may have committed. The Act imposes steep penalties on ECSPs [...]
