STAATSKOERANT, 31 Mei 2024 No. 50741   147 fighting, and prosecuting cybercrime. It is important for South Africa to examine existing conventions and treaties on cybercrime prevention to determine the need to sign and ratify those in the best interests of the Republic. Citizens and enterprises might be prone to abuses by service providers due to a lack of information or legal support in giving consent for what happens to their data or subscribing to cloud services. Consent requests and service level agreements often contain complex, longwinded legal clauses that are difficult to process and understand. Customers may not be fully informed about the implications of using a particular cloud service provider until they attempt to switch providers and face unexpected complexities and potential data quality compromises. Consumers might be tempted to use affordable cloud providers until problems arise, revealing that those providers lack the required capacity and competencies. Cloud providers should be transparent about their credentials and provide detailed information, licenses, and certificates. Policy Interventions 15.3.1. Data protection authorities shall be adequately resourced and capacitated to: 15.3.1.1. Investigate, charge, and prosecute, where applicable, individuals involved in data breaches as outlined in data security and privacy protection legislation and policies. 15.3.1.2. Conduct awareness campaigns to help citizens understand and assert their rights concerning their data, as well as know how and where to report data breaches and other abuses or violations as outlined in POPIA, the Cybercrimes Act, and any other related policies and legislation. 15.3.1.3. South African data security and data protection legislation and policies shall be reviewed and adapted, when necessary, to ensure they are responsive to emerging threats in the cyber environment. 15.3.1.4. Data protection authorities should conduct periodic assessments of privacy performances for government agencies, businesses, and online platforms, taking appropriate action where breaches are discovered. 15.3.1.5. The Minister shall ensure that the Cybersecurity Hub is adequately capacitated and strengthened to respond to threats and risks associated with digitization. 25 This gazette is also available free online at www.gpwonline.co.za