Ransomware, the internet’s “dark underbelly” is plaguing South Africa as the most targeted nation in Africa for these cyber-attacks, according to the South African Council for Scientific and Industrial Research. The country’s cyber strategy is also critically underfunded still with the government lacking a clear position in cyber governance debates according to an article by Kevin Poireault in Infosecurity Magazine.
Joe Devanny and Russell Buchan, two researchers at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, have argued in new analysis with the pair having urged the South African government to prioritize cybersecurity and adopt stronger cyber leadership on the global stage.