South African context, practical guidance
Cyber safety advice for citizens in South Africa
Advice by audience
Choose the guidance that matches your situation
You & your family
Banking scams, passwords, phones, home Wi-Fi, children online and what to do after a data breach.
Small & medium organisations
Affordable actions for SMMEs, schools, clinics, NGOs, clubs and professional practices.
Medium to large organisations
Governance, resilience, ransomware readiness, cloud risk and critical supplier assurance.
Self-employed & sole traders
Simple controls for consultants, creatives, tradespeople and micro-business owners.
Public sector
Guidance for municipalities, departments, schools and public entities protecting citizen services.
Cyber security professionals
Operational playbooks, engineering patterns, threat sharing and secure delivery practices.
Common topics
Sample guidance areas
When something goes wrong
Report, preserve evidence, then recover
If money was stolen, a crime was committed or you are being extorted, report it to SAPS. If personal information may have been compromised, assess POPIA notification duties and contact the Information Regulator where required. For technical incident coordination, contact South Africa's Cybersecurity Hub.