Jason Jordaan 🇿🇦🇺🇦🌻

Enjoying a breakfast cappuccino on a beautiful sunny day in East London South Africa.

@DerahManyelo By the way it certainly looks awesome.

As a young Black developer from South Africa, I’ve always wanted to prove that world-class technology can be built from this side too. Not copies. Not templates. Real platforms. Real systems. Real innovation. I’ve been locked in building NuHealth for months now and I can finally see the vision coming together. Health tech is about to get interesting.

@DerahManyelo South Africa has amazing talent and it is something I have always championed. We need to always aspire to be world class, and we can be

In Kruger National Park, South Africa, veteran ranger Sipho Nkosi suffered a heart attack while on solo patrol. His vehicle was found empty, and search teams began looking for him. What the park’s remote trail cameras revealed broke the hearts of everyone who saw the footage. An old bull elephant — known to rangers as “Mnumzane” (Zulu for “Sir”) — had found Sipho’s body. For three full days and nights, the elephant refused to leave. He stood guard, gently touching the ranger with his trunk, chasing away hyenas and jackals that came too close, and even covering parts of the body with branches and leaves. On the third night, the elephant was still there — visibly grieving, swaying slowly beside his fallen friend. Only when the full recovery team arrived with vehicles did Mnumzane finally step back, watching solemnly as they carried Sipho away. Park officials later confirmed that Sipho had rescued this same elephant as a calf years earlier after poachers killed his mother. The elephant had never forgotten. One colleague who viewed the footage whispered: “He didn’t come to say goodbye. He came to make sure no one disrespected his brother.” Mnumzane still visits the exact spot regularly. Rangers now leave fresh water and fruit there in honor of both.

@CLK_141 @MokoenaDee I do support good and legal intelligence gathering as a legitimate tool to identify the threat actors.

@DFS_JasonJ @MokoenaDee all I'm asking for is a lil espionage. is that too much to ask for?😔

do we even have hackers in this country cos this would be a great time to hit back at Nigeria and Israel.

@MokoenaDee @CLK_141 Yup I’m in SA at the moment

@DFS_JasonJ @CLK_141 Jason I hope you’re in SA, we need you!!

@MokoenaDee @CLK_141 Hacking back is not the answer because without adequate forensic investigation how would you even know if you were actually targeting the right actors.

@CLK_141 We exist

@CrimeWatch_RSA @SAPoliceService I am not saying that it is impossible to implement a system like this, but the resources that would need to be implemented would be significant.

[INTEGRATED CASE DOCKET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (e-Docket)] THEFT AND SALE OF CASE DOCKETS Every criminal case docket is first indexed and registered on the Crime Administration System (CAS) before being scanned and stored on the Integrated Case Docket Management System (ICDMS/e-Docket) in an electronic format. Once the docket information has been captured and stored on the centralised system, IT CANNOT BE DELETED. Simply put : stealing, selling or destroying a physical docket does not stop any criminal case. The e-Docket is retrievable from the ICDMS system, allowing investigations and court processes to continue unabated. There is no such thing as a case “disappearing” because a docket is missing.

@CrimeWatch_RSA @SAPoliceService This is simply not as simple as that.

@MokoenaDee @MbalulaFikile I could not agree with you more Dee.

@MbalulaFikile Cybersecurity incidents cannot be spun away. One of the fastest ways to escalate a situation is to publicly dismiss or minimise a threat actor while exposed data is already circulating. Would you like a link to the sample data? Do you recognise these records?

The African National Congress (ANC) has noted with contempt the sensationalist media reports regarding an alleged data breach involving purported membership information. The ANC cautions against reckless speculation and the circulation of unverified claims designed to create unnecessary panic, fear and political mischief.

Check out my latest article: Digital Forensics Has a Body of Knowledge Problem. This Taxonomy Is My Attempt to Fix It. linkedin.com/pulse/digital-… via @LinkedIn

@brettshavers Thanks for sharing this 😊

You Can’t Delete This Inside Digital Forensics with Jason Jordaan youtu.be/uq62r_z75Ik?si… via @DFS_JasonJ

Check out my latest article: Artificial Intelligence, Synthetic “Expertise”, and the Ethical and Professional Implications on Digital Forensics linkedin.com/pulse/artifici… via @LinkedIn

Just ordered my Doctoral gown and bonnet for my graduation in October. The reality of it is slowly starting to sink in.

@ConCaracal Exactly, as someone living in EL every single person I have engaged with, of all races since they announced it, does not agree with the name change

@ConCaracal In my opinion, if they want to change names, hold a referendum of the people who live in a place. Thats how real democracy works.

Fewer than 300 people consulted to change the name of one of South Africa’s biggest cities businesstech.co.za/news/governmen…

Check out my latest article: When Fairness Must Wait - Why the Audi Alteram Partem Rule Does Not Always Apply During a Forensic Investigation linkedin.com/pulse/when-fai… via @LinkedIn

@Martin_ASFL @ConCaracal I treasure my copy that I bought while at Police College back in the day

I've been on the lookout for a complete history of the South African Police but these are exceedingly rare. Glad I found this 800 page behemoth at a garage secondhand bookstore!

@PSiRALive I would love to see the list of industry experts who attended this event.

In 2022, PSiRA published a research report titled “The New Private Security Industry: Regulating Cybersecurity Services in South Africa.” The study explored the emergence of cybersecurity as a new private security discipline and examined whether the existing regulatory framework particularly the Private Security Industry Regulation Act 56 of 2001 provides a sufficient mandate for its regulation. Following the publication of the report, the Authority, led by Director Manabela Chauke and his management team, is hosting a Cyber Security Symposium aimed at unpacking the implications of this evolving private security landscape, with a strong focus on regulatory frameworks. The symposium brings together industry experts with extensive experience, as well as leading academics. Professor Mark Button, from the University of Portsmouth, provided a global perspective on the rise of cybersecurity and the regulatory challenges it presents. Meanwhile, Mr Hloniphani Xulu, a researcher within PSiRA, presented a local perspective on cybersecurity and its implications for regulation in South Africa. Further discussions will focus on the Regulatory Framework for Cybersecurity in South Africa, as well as The Role of Private Digital Forensics in the Investigation of Cybercrime. These segments will be led by the State Security Agency (SSA)and the South African Police Service (SAPS), respectively. The symposium will culminate in a panel discussion led by industry role players, aimed at exploring the evolution of security threats, countermeasures, and regulatory challenges, with the goal of developing a forward-looking framework to guide the regulation of cybersecurity within the private security industry. #Cybersecurity #security #PSiRALive #Regulation

@BarneySimon Everytime you were at Numbers, even going back to the original venue, I had so much fun. Good memories from the pit.

Good times! Had many rocking gigs there... #ThrowbackThursday