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Vulnerable: After Transnet was affected by a ransomware cyberattack on 27 July, forcing ports to use manual systems, two more government agencies were hacked in September. Photo: Rajesh Jantilal/AFP via Getty
CYBERSECURITY

Basic web lessons for South Africa: Government hacks point to systematic security issues

Recent cyberattacks at the department of justice and the space agency highlight the extent of our naïveté

  • Luke Feltham
6 min read