not hacked
5 July 2007
Durban: The Department of Transport has condemned in the strongest terms the
recent news reports purporting that the eNaTIS website has been hacked.
Firstly, these allegations are misleading. The eNaTIS website is a tool of
communication with non-secure data and runs on a public hosting area. The
Department encourages all members of society to visit the eNaTIS website to
obtain information regarding the various services and updates on the system and
the website also allows for the interaction with the public.
Secondly, the allegations will not affect the eNaTIS system at all because
the eNaTIS website and the eNaTIS system are two different programmes. The
Department wants to reassure all South Africans that these allegations of
hacking have nothing to do with the eNaTIS system and the system is running
optimally with no interruption whatsoever.
The system has in fact stabilised since the interventions of the 8 May and
the days of long queues are long over. It must also be emphasised that the
eNaTIS system is secured with high security features such as intrusion
detecting software of high standard.
Meanwhile, the Department has requested the Tasima, (the eNaTIS service
provider) to investigate the allegations relating to the website.
Media contact:
Collen Msibi
Cell: 082 414 5279
Issued by: Department of Transport
5 July 2007
Source: SAPA
