No. 39475   77 STAATSKOERANT, 4 DESEMBER 2015 NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SOUTH AFRICA a) Promote a Cybersecurity culture and demand compliance with minimum security standards; b) Strengthen intelligence collection, investigation, prosecution and judicial processes, in respect of preventing and addressing cybercrime, cyber terrorism and cyber warfare and other cyber ills; c) Establish public-private partnerships for national and international action plans; d) Ensure the protection of National Critical Information Infrastructure; and e) Promote and ensure a comprehensive legal framework governing cyberspace. 1 . 1 0 This framework is intended to implement an all-encompassing approach pertaining to all the role players (State, public, private sector, civil society and special interest groups) in relation to Cybersecurity. This framework will be supported by a National Cybersecurity Implementation Plan which will be developed by the SSA in consultation with relevant stakeholders, identifying roles and responsibilities, timeframes, specific performance indicators, and monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. 2. 2. 1 The South Afr ican Context South Africa like many other countries has become dependent on the Internet to govern, to conduct business and for other social purposes. The Internet has become indispensable to many South Africans and will continue to be, as more people access the information highway. Taking into consideration the increase in national and international bandwidth in South Africa, cybercrimes and threats are and will continue to increase. These cybercrimes and threats have the potential to impact on our national security and economy. 2.2 Currently there are various pieces of legislation, some administered by different Government Departments and with overlapping mandates whose implementation is not coordinated. Furthermore, the legislation when viewed collectively does not adequately address South Africa's Cybersecurity challenges. 2.3 The absence of an aligned legal and regulatory framework, and the challenge of uncoordinated Cybersecurity efforts is not unique to South Africa, other jurisdictions are faced with the same challenges. 2.4 Statistics in 2011 indicate that South Africa was in the top three countries that are targeted for phishing purposes, the other countries are the USA and the UK. In addition to phishing, other 12 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za