Browsing Conference Publications by Impact Area "Inf and Cybersecurity Centre"

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Academic and skills credentialing using distributed ledger technology (DLT) and W3C Standards: Technology assessment

Author: Mthethwa, Sthembile ; Pretorius, Morne Date: Dec 2022 The ongoing push for the 4th industrial revolution is setting the stage to digitise, persist and verify identity along with credentials. Academic and skills credentials are currently verified manually and have much scope for automation using ... Read more
Age invariant face recognition methods: A review

Author: Baruni, Kedimotse P ; Mokoena, Nthabiseng ME ; Veeraragoo, Mahalingam ; Holder, Ross P Date: Dec 2021 Face recognition is one of the biometric technologies that is mostly used in surveillance and law enforcement for identification and verification. However, face recognition remains a challenge in verifying and identifying individuals due to ... Read more
An analysis of crypto scams during the Covid-19 pandemic: 2020-2022

Author: Botha, Johannes G ; Botha-Badenhorst, Danielle P ; Leenen, L Date: Mar 2023 Blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption has increased significantly since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. This adoption rate has overtaken the Internet adoption rate in the 90s and early 2000s, but as a result, the instances of crypto scams ... Read more
An analysis of the MTI crypto investment scam

Author: Botha, Johannes G ; Pederson, T ; Leenen, L Date: Jun 2023 Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, blockchain and cryptocurrency adoption has increased significantly. The adoption rate of blockchain-based technologies has surpassed the Internet adoption rate in the 90s and early 2000s. As this ... Read more
Application of geospatial data in cyber security

Author: Veerasamy, Namosha ; Yoolla, Yaseen ; Dawood, Zubeida C Date: Jun 2022 Geospatial data is often perceived as only being related to maps, compasses and locations. However, the application areas of geospatial data are far wider and even extend to the field of cybersecurity. Not only is there an ability to show ... Read more
Building an integrated cyber defence capability for African missions

Author: Mtsweni, Jabu S ; Thaba, James M Date: 2022 Cyberspace has been designated by organizations such as NATO as the fifth domain for battlespace, and many nations are already having and/or building their capabilities in the cyber defence environment in order to protect and defend their ... Read more
Defining cyber warfare capability attributes and characteristics for African Cyber Missions

Author: Thaba, James M ; Mtsweni, Jabu S Date: Nov 2023 The domains of warfare have become complex, where cyberspace is declared as the fifth domain. The complexity of cyber space is that it is borderless, and war could be launched from anywhere, and is a serious concern for national security. ... Read more
Examining barriers to entry: Disparate gender representation in cybersecurity within Sub-Saharan Africa

Author: Botha-Badenhorst, Danielle P ; Veerasamy, Namosha Date: Apr 2023 Globally, women are underrepresented in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), this underrepresentation is even more prevalent, as fewer women pursue STEM careers in SSA when compared ... Read more
A high-level comparison between the South African Protection of Personal Information Act and International Data Protection Laws

Author: Botha, Johannes G ; Grobler, Marthie M ; Hahn, J ; Eloff, MM Date: Mar 2017 Data protection and management of personal information has become an integral aspect for organisations and individuals in conducting business in the modern era. It has also become a major issue for legislators, regulators and consumers worldwide ... Read more
How working from home has affected the SA Industries: A cybersecurity culture perspective

Author: Shibambu, Ncedisa AM ; Moganedi, S Date: Dec 2022 The notion of working from home is not a new concept. However, it has become a buzzword amid the COVID19 pandemic. Some scholars were already engaging in the work-from-home concept a few years before the pandemic. However, contextualization ... Read more
Measuring misinformation trends on social media in South Africa using Machine Learning

Author: Mtsweni, Jabu S ; Ndlovu, Lungisani ; Mthethwa, Sthembile N ; Mkuzangwe, Nenekazi NP Date: Nov 2023 Misinformation, disinformation, malinformation, and/or fake news have gained attention for good and bad in South Africa, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. The research-based and non-research-based interventions to tackle misinformation ... Read more
ML-based security analytics in South African SMEs: A review and classification

Author: Singano, Zothile T ; Ngejane, Hombakazi C ; Mudau, Tshimangadzo C ; Ndlovu, Lungisani ; Tyukala, Mkhululi Date: Nov 2023 In recent decades, the number of internet users has grown rapidly, leading to an increase in the number of cybercriminal activities. As a result, the research community has presented many cybersecurity studies to predict and prevent these ... Read more
An ontology towards predicting terrorism events

Author: Dawood, Zubeida C ; Van 't Wout, C Date: Oct 2022 Although there is an increasing amount of information for counter-terrorism operations freely available online, it is a complex process to extract relevant information and to detect useful patterns in the data in order for intelligence ... Read more
The state of data breaches in the African cyberspace: A trend analysis using social media and research literature

Author: Mtsweni, Jabu S Date: Nov 2023 Cybersecurity attacks are classified in the top 10 global risks by the World Economic Forum in 2023. The common cyber-incidents that affect businesses, governments, and individuals across the globe are data breaches. Recent reports indicate ... Read more
Using open-source intelligence and machine learning to analyze cyberattack trends in the African cyberspace

Author: Mtsweni, Jabu S Date: Oct 2023 Cyber-attacks continue to evolve, circumventing modern security solutions and exploiting discovered software vulnerabilities. Businesses and governments tend to respond in a reactive manner when dealing with these attacks, mostly due to limited ... Read more

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