Coverage of cybersecurity incidents, policy, privacy, public services, advisories, and regional developments connected to South Africa.
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South Africa covers cybersecurity and information-security developments connected to South Africa, including incidents, policy, privacy, advisories, research, and news affecting organizations, public services, and digital systems in the area.
For practitioners, the tag provides geographic context for developments involving South Africa's organizations, services, partners, and users. Individual articles provide the specific technologies, threats, sectors, and operational implications relevant to each development.
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The National Treasury of South Africa is among the half-dozen known victims in South Africa — along with other nations — of the mass compromise of on-premises Microsoft SharePoint servers.
In addition to Coca-Cola, entities in Abu Dhabi, Jordan, Namibia, South Africa, and Switzerland are experiencing extortion attacks, all involving stolen SAP SuccessFactor data.
Three cybersecurity firms worked with Interpol and authorities in Nigeria, South Africa, Rwanda, and four other African nations to arrest more than 300 cybercriminals.
The cyberattack disrupted national laboratory services, which could slow response to disease outbreaks such as mpox, experts warn.
Pervasive and inexpensive phishing kit encompasses hundreds of templates targeting Kuwait Post, Etisalat, Jordan Post, Saudi Post. Australia Post, Singapore Post, and postal services in South Africa, Nigeria, Morocco, and more.
LockBit ransomware gang claims 668GB of data it dumped online was stolen from South Africa's pension agency.
The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC), which handles registration of businesses and intellectual property rights for the nation, called the breach "isolated."
Women of color are being offered a scholarship opportunity in South Africa — the offer will cover costs for pursuing a cyber career and encourage greater diversity of those studying cybersecurity courses.