How to Reduce Cyber Crime, by Minister
By Nkechi Onyedike
MINISTER of Communications, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, has stressed the need for Nigeria to create a robust broadband network to enable more Nigerians have access to internet.She also insisted that government, private sector and the civil society had responsibilities in ensuring that the beneficial uses of the internet outweighed its manipulation to cause harm.Stressing that internet governance should not be equated with bans and restrictions, the minister opined that the international management of the internet should be multilateral, transparent and democratic with the full involvement of government, the private sector, civil society and international organisations. Full story...
Source:http://www.ngrguardiannews.com
Posted by Amaka, 26 September 2012
Nigeria: Growing Menace of Cybercrime
The absence of an enabling legislation on Nigeria's cyberspace has continued to increase concerns over online safety, dwindling consumer confidence in e-commerce and other online financial transactions, writes Amaka Eze
Now that the internet has gone fully commercial, affordable and mostly accessible, cases of cybercrime are on the increase. A number of institutions, particularly internet banking and other online transactions, have become targets of cyber criminals, with varying degrees of success.Dubious persons send scam email messages to victims requesting information like login accounts and passwords amongst others in order to defraud the unsuspecting preys. Theft of identity, spamming, unauthorised access, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, amongst others, are some of the rampant cases of cybercrimes in Nigeria today. Full story...
Source:http://allafrica.com
Posted by Amaka, 20 September 2012
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