AN EXAMINATION OF CYBERSECURITY AND CYBERCRIME LAWS IN NIGERIA
), Olayinka David Afolabi(2), Nasirudeen Ade Muslim(3), Wilson Sakpere(4),
(1) Lecturer, Department of Private and Business Law, Lead City University, Ibadan
(2) Lead City University, Judge of Osun State High court, Osun state.
(3) Lead City University, Lecturer, General Studies Department, OkeOgun polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State
(4) Lecturer, Department of Computer-Science, Lead City University, Ibadan
Corresponding Author
Abstract
Cybercrime has become a thorn in the flesh of individuals and society leading to challenges like malware, phishing, and cyber bullying seemingly overshadowing the benefits of the cyberspace. This paper peruses cyber-security and cybercrime as a dimension of cyber threat in the biosphere. It goes further to examine the perpetrators of cybercrime; introduces the concept of cyber-security on another plane and the types of cyber-security. This paper aims to explore cyber-security and cybercrime law as variety of threats for which Cybersecurity antagonizes the benefits of Cybersecurity, and the underlining principles of Cybersecurity. It examines the existing statutory provisions which are available to the Nigerian legal system; with a view at the liability-extent of offenders of these laws. This is a qualitative research that employs doctrinal method of study through the use of primary and secondary sources of information. The paper finds that improvement in technology has paved way for cyber-crimes, there is thus need for government to rise to the occasion of implementing the laws to curb the menace of cyber-crime.
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Criminal law, criminal liability, cybercrime, cyber-security, cyberspace
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