Cyber crime and cyber warfare with international cyber collaboration for RSA – preparing communities

The international scope of the Internet and wide reach of technological usage requires the South African legislative system to intersect largely with the application and implementation of international legislation. One of the problems associated with the technological revolution is that cyberspace is full of complex and dynamic technological innovations that are not well suited to any legal system. A further complication is the lack of comprehensive treaties facilitating international cooperation with regard to cyber defense. The result is that many developing countries is particular, are either not properly aware, not well prepared, nor adequately protected by both knowledge and legislation, in the event of a cyber-attack on a national level. This article will address this problem by looking at the impact of technological revolution on warfare in a developing country. The article will evaluate the South African legal system with regard to international cyber defense collaboration. The article addresses cyber security and cyber warfare acts occurring on a significant scale, and briefly touches on proposed Cyber security policies for South Africa. South Africa does not have a coordinated approach in dealing with Cyber security, and the various structures that have been established to deal with Cyber security issues are inadequate to deal with the issues holistically. It is further noted that development of interventions to address cybercrime requires a partnership between business, government and civil society. This article will provide an approach to deal with making the civil community aware of Cyber Crime and Cyber Warfare in an attempt to assist governments from developing countries to prevent their countries to be used as targets for either Cyber Crime or Cyber Warfare. 1.