Growth in economy is growth in vulnerability? http://www.ventures-africa.com/2013/12/africas-5-best-performing-economies-2013/
David Taylor
David is a former professor of ICT law and an admitted attorney and legal consultant specialising in Information Technology Law. He has received many commendable educational qualifications both in South Africa and abroad. He is the author of many academic and non-academic publications. For over a decade David has been servicing multinationals, local business and government in various legal, consulting and compliance roles. David has been trusted to provide strategy for information technology projects and business. David has extensive exposure to the international legal environment, especially in Information Technology. His experience in privacy covers cloud, big data, and complex multinational cross border systems.
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As the article says "oversight beats protectionism" the sad fact is that Africa is not putting sufficient effort into either! We need to take action and carve out our own African cyberwar path! Sino-African relations have never been better , Africa should be the world leader in these matters - not Europe!
David Taylorflipped into Cyberwar AfricaWhat I find so interesting is that we only have one energy provider in South Africa - Southern Africa for that matter! Talk about critical key infrastructure? With all the known SCADA attacks, one only wonders how secure Africa is. http://allthingsd.com/20130628/dhs-report-energy-sector-now-a-bigger-target-for-cyber-attackers/
David Taylorflipped into Cyberwar AfricaThis is just the natural progression of the military and law enforcement which started out using corporates to engage in cyberwar. So it is no surprise that cyberwar has gone commercial, and big business will drive cyber war. As with war so with cyber war!
David Taylorflipped into Cyberwar AfricaWow! Sounds amazing and terrifying. But what does it mean for our African continent? We still play with real guns, and we neglect future weapons, at what cost? We will always be behind the game, what could The Zulu have achieved they had more than spears to fight British guns? Africa needs to invest in cyberwar affluence and defense!
David Taylorflipped into Cyberwar AfricaHow far behind are we as a country and continent? What does it mean when we look to the U.K. To assist with building our cyberwar defensive and offensive capacity? The truth is we can't rely on anyone but ourselves, but ready we see "colonial" forces behind cyberwar in South Africa.
David Taylorflipped into Cyberwar Africa
