Cybercrime in SA surges as awareness grows

Sizwe Dlamini

IN a revealing new report, the KnowBe4 African Cybersecurity & Awareness Report 2025 has shed light on the increasingly perilous landscape of cybercrime in South Africa. With a significant financial toll and an alarming shift in public perception, the findings call for urgent reforms in cybersecurity education and practices. The survey, which polled 800 employed adults across seven African nations, found that 58% of respondents in South Africa were “very concerned” about falling victim to cybercrime — a drastic increase from 29% in 2023. “One of our survey’s key findings is that Africans are more concerned about cybercrime than they were towards the end of 2023,” senior vice president of content strategy and evangelist at KnowBe4 Africa, Anna Collard, said. “Fear of online fraud and losing money remains their top…

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Sunday Independent (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-30

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