Abstract
This research investigates whether the South African cyber law framework is adequate in addressing cybersecurity challenges that came with the growth of remote work. It further highlights the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of this existing framework in addressing evolving cybersecurity challenges in the remote work environment, as well as the need for efficient regulatory measures in these areas. There is a growing demand for new frameworks and guidelines to support existing ones in addressing cybersecurity challenges associated with remote work. Various academic authors have attempted to address common cybersecurity challenges, but they have failed to address new and urgent cybersecurity challenges. The findings of this research indicate that POPIA and the CCA lay a foundation but fail to adequately address the ever-evolving cybersecurity challenges in remote work environments. This research also observes that these legislations or frameworks are good in theory but not practical due to the difficulty in enforcing and the ambiguity of specific provisions. These include the failure to outline the exact timeframe for a responsible party to notify the data breach to the Information Regulator (IR) and the data subject. This contribution examines existing scholarly work addressing cybersecurity challenges in the context of the present and future remote working environment, to determine if it can be improved and provide a way forward. This contribution suggests comparing existing solutions with new and future cybersecurity challenges in the remote working environment.