SA to get cyber inspectors as cyber crime proliferates
THE Department of Communications is appointing cyber inspectors as mandated by the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, Communications Minister Dina Pule said on Tuesday at a seminar on the Future of Privacy at the University of Pretoria.Cyber criminals are increasingly attacking South African consumers and businesses.In its 2012 Norton Cybercrime Report, security software maker Symantec said cyber crime was growing at rates never seen before, and now affected 556-million victims a year around the world.Professional services firm Deloitte also said in a recent report that threats posed to organisations by cyber crime were increasing faster than potential victims — or cyber-security professionals — could react, placing targeted organisations at significant risk.South Africa’s cyber inspectors will monitor and inspect any website or activities on an information system in the public domain."They will report any unlawful activity to law enforcement or other appropriate author...
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