By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - South Africa's education sector is facing a digital security crisis. That's according to digital experts who warn that at the heart of the issue is SA-SAMS, a two-decade-old data management system that is still tasked with handling the personal information of over 12 million learners, despite lacking basic cyber security protections like encryption. Riaan van der Bergh - Deputy CEO of the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (Fedsas) says as schools increasingly adopt modern cloud-based edtech tools, they risk data duplication and exposure to cyber threats...

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - South Africa's education sector is facing a digital security crisis. That's according to digital experts who warn that at the heart of the issue is SA-SAMS, a two-decade-old data management system that is still tasked with handling the personal information of over 12 million learners, despite lacking basic cyber security protections like encryption. Riaan van der Bergh - Deputy CEO of the Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (Fedsas) says as schools increasingly adopt modern cloud-based edtech tools, they risk data duplication and exposure to cyber threats...</p>

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