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At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can no longer continue to remain the unaddressed elephant in the room
2026 MINING INDABA

Modernising mining: Cybersecurity must be central, not optional

At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can…

  • Billy Petzer
6 min read
At a minimum, mining organisations must develop context-specific cybersecurity strategies tailored to their unique operational needs. (Photo supplied)
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Cybersecurity is crucial in modernising South African mining

The view that cybersecurity is not a core function must change so that digitalisation does not create vulnerability in the mining industry

  • Jabu Mtsweni
  • Muyowa Mutemwa
5 min read