Ina Steyn, Head: Security Education and Awareness Converged Security Office

Digital ecosystems have created new ways of working, communicating, connecting, and transacting, but have simultaneously opened new vulnerabilities and threats.

Globally, for example, there has been a significant increase in cyberattacks since the onset of the pandemic. Africa – and South Africa – are particularly vulnerable to these threats and attacks. The most common type of attacks the continent faces are online email or text phishing scams, digital extortion, business email compromise, ransomware, and botnets.