Question NW2762 to the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
25 August 2015 - NW2762
Mackenzie, Mr C to ask the Minister of Telecommunications and Postal Services
(a) What is the (i) mandate and (ii) budget of the Cyber Security Hub for the (aa) 2015-16 financial year and (bb) Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and (iii) programme of action of the hub for the specified financial year, (b) how many persons does it employ, (c) what skills set do they hold, (d) who is in charge of the Cyber Security Hub, (e) what is their job title and (f) to whom do they report?
Reply:
(a)(i) The mandate of the Cybersecurity Hub is to be the central point of collaboration for Cybersecurity incidents;
(ii)(aa)The budget for 2015-16 Financial Year is R11 755 000.00
(bb)The Medium-Term Expenditure Framework is as follows:
Financial Year (FY) 2016-17 (R11 847 000.00)
FY 2017-18 (R11 939 000.00)
FY 2018-19 (R12 536 000.00)
(iii) The money will be spent on operations of the Cybersecurity Hub as per the Cybersecurity Hub Road Map.
(b) The operations of the Cybersecurity Hub is currently outsourced.
(c) Most of the staff members from the Service Provider hold Masters Degrees.
(d) As outlined in the National Cybersecurity Policy Framework, the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services is in charge of the Cybersecurity Hub and the Cybersecurity Hub is headed by Mr Jabu Radebe.
(e) He is a Chief Director: ICT Security
(f) The Cybersecurity Hub reports to the Ministry of Telecommunications and Postal Services, the Director-General of the Department, Deputy Director-General: ICT Infrastructure Support and the Cybersecurity Response Committee (CRC).