Very recently, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace stated that South Africa has adopted a national cybersecurity strategy and established a military Cyber Command. But for years, other issues have been ranked above cybersecurity, such as corruption, poverty, and racial injustice”. While all these issues are crucially important, neglecting cybersecurity, particularly the security of the National critical infrastructure can be disastrous. Recently, Fin24 firmly emphasised that “cybercriminals are on a ‘concerted effort’ to target SA’s critical infrastructure”.
The fact is that South Africa has identified cybersecurity as a key national priority and has so far adopted a national cybersecurity strategy and established a military Cyber Command. However, according to the Carnegie source, not giving cyber protection deserved priority has left Cyber Command under-resourced and unmotivated. We can add that the same happened to the country’s central cybersecurity point, an entity called “Cybersecurity Hub”.
