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Worried about the rise in cybercrime in Nigeria and across the globe, cyber-security experts have called on the federal government to review the country’s 2015 Cybercrime Law, in order to effectively address new trends in cybercrime.
The experts who spoke recently during a webinar to announce the forthcoming cyber security conference in Nigeria, being organised by the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) stressed the need for a review of the legislation to reflect current trends in the digital space.
President of CSEAN, Mr. Remi Afon, said the review became important in order to address some areas that were not covered by the law, adding that since the Cybercrime Law was approved for implementation in 2015, the world has experienced emerging technologies.
By Emma Okonji
The adoption of Information Technology (IT) in Nigeria has continued to surge, despite cyber threats that hit the IT space in 2020, according to the President of Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), Mr. Remi Afon.
He made the submission recently, while presenting a national cyber threat landscape for 2021.
He said the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic forced an increased dependency on online systems and networks to support remote work.
According to him, âThe year saw a continuous increase in the adoption of IT. For instance, significant growths in the numbers of mobile (GSM) and Internet subscribers were recorded. In the same vein, there was increased adoption of crypto-currencies by Nigerians.â
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A critical look at the trend in Information Technology in Nigeria, particularly on the cybersecurity ecosystem, shows a nation that had to contend with various malicious activities of cybercriminals.
This was also traced to a continuous increase in the adoption of IT tools. For instance, significant growth in the number of mobile (GSM) and Internet subscribers was recorded,. In the same vein, there was increased adoption of cryptocurrencies by Nigerians.
Regrettably, for cybercriminals, non-state actors, those aforementioned milestones presented new opportunities and vectors, in addition to existing ones, to perpetrate malicious activities against individuals, businesses, and governments. In reality, the situation in Nigeria was not different from the rest of the world. Globally, cybersecurity intelligence reports have revealed that cybercriminals, last year, advanced their cap