When brute force attacks shut down operations and force mines to pay a ransom, “intelligent mining” activities have emerged as the gold mine for cybercriminals.
Dr. Pierre Jacobs, the head of cybersecurity operations and compliance at CyberAntix, a member of the Sizwe Africa IT Group, holds this opinion. According to him, cyber security breaches have reached a point where they have legalised this dishonest behaviour, giving criminals the opportunity to commit cybercrimes in conditions that are very similar to those of legitimate organisations. Lone hackers are still around and may wish to stop production for fun or to see how far they can go.
“South African mining companies are no exception,” Jacobs stated. “The transition from traditional mining practices to intelligent mining is exposing the industry to a new frontier of cyber threats.”
74% of internet businesses have had serious Computer breaches, according to Fortinet research, and this problem was made worse by the Covid-19 outbreak. With an 11% increase in network intrusions, the mining and manufacturing industries in particular
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