Cybersecurity and telecommunications research and development The telecommunications sector plays a pivotal role in the contemporary digital landscape, serving as a vital infrastructure that impacts every aspect of society and the daily lives of individuals. Due to its paramount importance, the s...
Inundu Pod Brochure
The CSIR has developed a multi-purpose modular pod that can be integrated with a fast jet aircraft for a variety of uses in training, test and evolution, as well as prototype payload development. The Inundu pod was designed to provide a protected environment for prototypes or unqualified payloads against the harsh airborne environment.
Passive Radar
Passive radar, also known as Passive Coherent Location,11116
Kline Gunshot Brochure
The CSIR has developed an optical imaging system for the detection of small and medium to large shots from a firearm. The system detects the Potassium signature produced by a chemical reaction or
combustion of the propellant inside a firearm.
SARC Satellite Development Brochure
The CSIR, in partnership with Dragonfly Aerospace and Space Commercial Services, is developing the technology for a C-band, phased-array, synthetic aperture radar as payload for a LEO satellite. The development has been funded by the Department of Science and Innovation up to this point.
CSIR and ACT collaborate to strengthen cybersecurity and telecommunications research and development
CSIR hosts hybrid information session on latest cybercrime trends
As part of raising awareness about the scourge on cyber-related crimes, you are invited to a hybrid information session titled: “Cybercrime and South Africa: An Introspective Look” on Tuesday, 4 April 2023 virtually and at the CSIR, Pretoria campus. The era of digitalisation has made the lives of...
CSIR joins international forum to build trust in digital world
In December 2022, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), through its Information and Cybersecurity Research Centre, was inducted into the Charter of Trust (CoT) as an Associated Partner. The CSIR is the first organisation in Africa to be admitted into the CoT’s Associated Part...