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STAATSKOERANT, 4 DESEMBER 2015
NATIONAL CYBERSECURrTY POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR SOUTH AFRICA
DEFINITIONS
In the context of this policy,
"National Critical Information Infrastructure" means all ICT systems, data systems, data
bases, networks (including people, buildings, facilities and processes), that are fundamental to the
effective operation of the Republic\
"Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT)" is a team of dedicated information
security specialists that prepares for and responds to Cybersecurity breaches (Cybersecurity
incidents);
"Cybersecurity" is the practice of making the networks that constitute cyberspace secure against
intrusions, maintaining confidentiality, availability and integrity of information, detecting intrusions
and incidents that do occur, and responding to and recovering from them.
"Cybersecurity Hub" means a CSIRT established to pool public and private sector threat
information for the purposes of processing and disseminating such information to relevant
stakeholders including the Cybersecurity centre.
"Cyberspace" means a physical and non-physical terrain created by and/or composed of some
or all of the following:
computers, computer systems, networks and their computer programs, computer data, content
data, traffic data, and users;
"Cyber warfare" means actions by a nation/state to penetrate another nation's computers and
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networks for purposes of causing damage or disruption ;
"Cyber espionage" means the act
or
practice of obtaining secrets without the permission of the
holder of the information (personal, sensitive, proprietary or of classified nature), from individuals,
competitors, rivals, groups, Governments and enemies for personal, economic, political or military
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advantage ;
1 This
relates to
critical services such as the economy, social services and law
enforcement (inclusive of the justice system and state
security).
2This definition does not purport to be a universally
accepted definition in a UN reference framewor1<.
3 Ibid.
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