South Africa to Embrace Quantum Safe Technology for Its Digital and Cyber Security Acceleration with Corne Engelbrecht

South Africa has been regarded as one of the most accomplished countries in the Africa continent in maintaining its economic growth. With the dawn of the 21st century, the country has remodeled its economy to be inclusive and diverse simultaneously: from 2001 – 2010, the country’s economy grew 3.6% per annum and the per capita income spiked around 2.2% per year. Despite the covid pandemic, the economic growth is projected to rebound to 2.4% in 2022

With the growing of cyberthreats, South Africa is no exception, and its digital and critical infrastructure remains vulnerable to cyber threats. Cyber campaigns launched on these businesses include ransomware and denial-of-service attack with a motive to extract money in return for encryption codes. The cyber threat surface and vulnerabilities in South Africa remain high as IoT-based technologies increase with cyber security policy remains absent from the whole scenario.​

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