Cybercrime, cybersurveillance and state surveillance in South Africa

This article uses the recent cyberattack on one of South Africa’s largest financial institutions Liberty Holdings as an entry point to illustrate the challenge of cybercrime for the boardrooms of big capital in South Africa. This breach reinforces arguments raised for enhancing the state’s capacity...

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Main Author: Desai, Ashwin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Acta criminologica
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 149-160
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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