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  • 标题:Cybercrime in Nigeria: An Overview of Cybercrime Act 2013
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  • 作者:Mu’azu Abdullahi Saulawa ; M. K. Abubakar
  • 期刊名称:Journal of Law, Policy and Globalization
  • 印刷版ISSN:2224-3259
  • 电子版ISSN:2224-3259
  • 出版年度:2014
  • 卷号:32
  • 页码:23-33
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:International Institute for Science, Technology and Education
  • 摘要:The paper focuses on cybercrimes in Nigeria, the examples of cybercrimes and also an overview of Cybercrimes Act 2013. Cybercrime are associated with Nigerian for examples email scams, phishing and credit card fraud; the Nigerian banks are susceptible to these attacks. It is evident that many Nigerians, organizations and government are investing significant amount of money in protection their Information communication and technology (ICTs) systems and networks. The increase rises of cybercrimes in the Nigerian cyberspace prove that some organizations are fighting cybercrimes through cyber security experts but only when security is breached or compromise. The recent Cybercrimes Act established by the Nigerian legislation intends to fight cybercrimes in all angles. The Overview of Cybercrimes Act 2013 gives us an inside of the relevancy of the Act to the current issue at hand where the Act dedicated a Part discussing the offences and their penalties in relation to cybercrime. With this Act in operation a roadmap in curbing the menace of cybercrime in Nigeria is captured. The paper will proffer recommendations and conclusions for effective measures for proper implementation and enforcement.
  • 关键词:Cybercrime; examples of cybercrimes; overview of Cybercrime Act 2013
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