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No. 37261
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24 JANUARY 2014
South Africa is listed in the top-five country list, clearly indicating that cybercrime is already a
serious threat. For phishing, South Africa is number two; only Netherlands has a higher rate
of phishing attacks. For malware, South Africa is number four. For spam, South Africa is not
in the top five country list. The figures below illustrate this point.
Cybercrime and Cybersecurity - Cybersecurity Threats in South Africa and Worldwide
For malware and phishing, South Africa is listed in the top five country list, clearly
indicating that South Africa is highly exposed to cybersecurity threats.
Top 5 Phishing Destination Worldwide
Comments
1 in 123
1 in 382
1 in 374
China
Denmark
1 in 191
1 in 177
United Kingdom
South Africa
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Cybercrime is real in South Africa.
With regard to geographic distribution
of malware, spam and phishing South
Africa ranks on a global scale:
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Netherlands
Top 5 Malware Destination Worldwide
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1 in 196
1 in 178
Germany
South Africa
in 108
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United Kingdom
Netherlands
Luxemboug
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Attacks by Size of Targeted Organization
5 Employees 2501+
, 1001 - 1500
251 - 500
31%
5%
Malware: RSA is ranked No. 4.
Spam: RSA is not in the top five
country list.
31% of all attacks targeted small
businesses, as SMMEs less prepared
to handle cyber risks.
New cybercrime trend attacking
mobile devices and to social
networks.
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1 in 144
in 163
Phishing: RSA is ranked No. 2 ,
only Netherland has a higher rate
of phishing attacks.
51501 -2500
, 501 - 1000
1 - 250
3% --Source: Norton
2%
DETECON
E-government activities and service delivery
According to the UN e-Government Survey of 2012 which included 193 countries, all
countries in Southern Africa fell behind in overall ranking due to continued lower levels of
availability of ICT infrastructure. The table below illustrates this point.
1
2.
3.
4
5
6.
7
8.
9
10
Seychelles
Mauritius
South Africa
Tunisia
Egypt
Cape Verde
Kenya
Morocco
Botswana
Namibia
84
93
104
77
101
103
107
118
119
120
97
121
123
66
86
108
124
126
117
125
The first milestone in e-Government in South Africa, following the promulgation of the ECTA,
was the adoption of the Batho Pele principles, which is a cornerstone of a framework for
equal access to effective public service delivery. The Presidential Commission on the
Transformation of the Public Sector paved the way for the establishment of the State
Information Technology Agency (SITA). The DPSA developed the "The Digital Future" report
which envisaged e-government as a key enabler of government modernisation. The eGovernment pillars as envisaged in the DPSA report are demonstrated below.
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