@article{371, author = {T Ramluckan and B van Niekerk and Louise Leenen}, title = {Cybersecurity and Information Warfare Research in South Africa: Challenges and Proposed Solutions}, abstract = {Cybersecurity is often incorrectly assumed to be a purely technical field; however, there are numerous multidisciplinary aspects, such as, for example, human factors, legal, and governance issues. The broad scope, combined with other historical or bureaucratic factors, can provide challenges to researchers and students where appropriate methodologies do not necessarily conform to traditional disciplinary norms; prejudice against research approaches can occur as a result of ‘old school thought’. This paper aims to investigate the South African national and institutional perspectives for higher education and research, identify challenges, and propose solutions to facilitate multidisciplinary research into cybersecurity and Information Warfare (IW) in South Africa.}, year = {2020}, journal = {Journal of Information Warfare}, volume = {19}, chapter = {80-95}, publisher = {Peregrine Technical Solutions}, address = {Virginia, USA}, isbn = {ISSN 1445-3312}, }