Pretoria - The Armaments Corporation of South Africa SOC Ltd (Armscor) says it has increased security measures on its website after the recent hacking incident.
However, Armscor, the South African government owned arms supplier, on Friday stressed that a preliminary investigation into the data breach of its website found that no classified information was accessed.
“Armscor would like to reassure its stakeholders that classified defence information remains highly secured and protected. The hacking of State information is a criminal activity and is strongly condemned.
“Investigations are now underway to bring the culprits to book and criminal prosecution will be sought once sufficient evidence has been gathered.
“As an acquisition agency, Armscor prides itself on the robustness of its procurement process and its adherence to the highest international standards of corporate governance with regards to all its systems, including the appointment of suppliers. All invoice payments are only made against valid contracts.
“The illegal accessing of supplier information undermines the integrity of Armscor’s confidentiality responsibility towards its stakeholders, and as such, the matter is viewed in a very serious light,” said Armscor.
It urged anyone with information on the data breach to immediately report any criminal activities that seek to undermine the integrity of Armscor’s databases. – SAnews.gov.za
