The growing availability of bandwidth might lead to SA becoming a breeding ground for cyber criminalstargeting other countries.
So says Stephan le Roux, district manager for RSA, the security division of EMC Southern Africa. Le Roux is of the view that while there are positive developments with the sudden explosion of Internet access, where schools are getting WiFi and municipalities envisioning world-class cities where private homes, healthcare institutions and companies can enjoy easy Internet access, this could also see the country and the continent at large being a platform for exporting cyber crime.