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Alert | The Cybercrimes Act has finally commenced

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? [...]

Cybercrime affects everyone

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 [...]

Alert | Cybercrimes Bill 2018 Update

The latest draft of the Cybercrimes Bill is better but still concerning for a few reasons. The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development tabled a new version of the Cybercrimes Bill in the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services on [...]

The deadline to change the Cybercrimes Bill has been extended to the 10 August 2017

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 [...]

The Cybercrimes Bill has been formally introduced into Parliament

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 [...]

By |2024-01-26T13:45:11+02:00February 22nd, 2017|Categories: Cybercrime|Tags: , , , , |

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 [...]

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 [...]

King IV Code and IT Governance

The King IV Code deals with information and technology governance (or IT Governance) in detail. IT Governance was first dealt with specifically in King III™ with a whole chapter and principle on the topic. In the King IV Code™, the scope of [...]

By |2022-12-15T11:15:55+02:00November 1st, 2016|Categories: Governance|Tags: , , , , , , |

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: , , |