Global cybercrime and cybersecurity laws and regulations : issues and challenges in the 21st Century / Shahid M. Shahidullah, Carla D. Coates, Dorothy Kersha-Aerga, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shahidullah, Shahid M., 1950- editor.

Coates, Carla D., editor.

Kersha-Aerga, Dorothy, editor.

Series:

Cybercrime and cybersecurity research.

Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Research

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computer crimes.

Computer crimes--Law and legislation.

Computer crimes--Prevention.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., [2022]

Summary:

The global Internet and cyberspace age witness a new generation of cybercriminals, hackers, cybergangs, cyber terrorists, and cyber sexual harassers. This phenomenon, broadly defined as cybercrimes, is the focus of this book. The International Telecommunication Union's Global Cyber Security Index found that about 90 percent of the world's countries have enacted laws and regulations to control and combat cybercrime. This book has examined some of those cyber laws and regulations in 12 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, China, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Nigeria, South Africa, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Different chapters of this book have found some common themes. First, in most of the countries of the world, there is an advancing process of legally criminalizing cybercrimes, including such behaviors as unauthorized access, use, and interception; damage and deletion of computer data; damage and destruction of computer networks; and dissemination and transportation of illegally obtained computer data. Second, there is high sensitivity in all countries studied about the security of the information infrastructure and their critical economic, political, and social infrastructures such as power plants, chemical industries, aviation systems, and electoral systems. Third, all forms of cybercrime committed by using the computer and the Internet are also defined as fraud and forgery, identity theft, cyber espionage, sexual harassment, cyber sexual extortion, online child pornography, and revenge pornography. One of the more critical themes that emerged is that no country defines cybersecurity as just a technical matter--a matter only of coding and decoding and encryption and decryption. Cybersecurity is also broadly perceived as a legal, political, organizational, and educational issue. It is perceived as a matter to be dealt with by a government in cooperation with international partners, potentially barring China and Russia. One of the other themes that emerged as a genuine concern is the rapid escalation of cyber sexual violence against women and minors. In most countries examined in this book, the policymakers and law enforcement believe that social media is partly responsible for increasing cyber sexual violence.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Authors' Biographies

Chapter 1

The Birth of Cyber Space, Global Cybercrime, and the Imperatives for Global Cyber Laws and Regulations

Abstract

Introduction

The Nature of Expanding Global Cyber Space

Nature and the Extent of Global Cybercrime

The Imperatives of Global Cyber Laws and Regulations

Conclusion

Chapter 2

The Four Decades of Evolution of Cybercrime and Federal Cybersecurity Laws and Policy Developments in the United States, 1980-2020

The Nature and Prevalence of Cybercrime in the U.S.

U.S. Cyber Security Laws and Regulations Major Legislation : 1970-1990

U.S. Cybersecurity Organizations and Capacity Building: The CFFA and ECPA Acts of 1986

U.S. Cyber Security Laws and Regulations : Major Législation : 1990-2000

U.S. Cyber Security Laws and Regulations Major Legislation : 2000-2010

U.S. Cybersecurity Organizations and Capacity Building Measures: 2000-2010

U.S. Cyber Security Laws and Regulations Major Legislation: 2010-2020

U.S. Cybersecurity Organizations and Capacity Building Measures : 2010-2020

Chapter 3

Localization and Globalization of Digital Data: The Evolving Laws and Regulations in the U.S., Canada, and the European Union

Internet and Global Data : Creation, Speed, and Volume

The Governance of Global Data : The Competing Models

Data Localization and Data Globalization Laws : The U.S. Case

Data Localization and Globalization : The Canadian Laws and Rules

Data Localization and Globalization : The EU and the GDPR

Chapter 4

The Governance of the Internet in Authoritarian Regimes: Isolation, Control, and Censorship in Russia and China

The Evolution of the Internet.

Global Internet Use and Penetration Rates

The Internet as an Open Architecture

Networked Authoritarianism

Chapter 5

Evolution of Cyber Laws and Regulations in Nigeria: Local and Global Responses to Cybercrime and Cybersecurity in the African Region

The Trend of Growth of the Internet and Cyber Space in Nigeria

Nature and the Incidence of Cybercrime in Nigeria

Evolution of Cyber Laws and Regulations in Nigeria, 2000-2014

Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act, 2015

Cybersecurity in Nigeria : The Institutional and Organizational Framework for Capacity Building

Chapter 6

Cybercrime and the Evolving Cyber Laws and Regulations in the Asia-Pacific Region: China, Japan, and Singapore

The Evolving Digital World of the Asia-Pacific Region

Nature and Prevalence of Cybercrime in the Asia-Pacific Region

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and the Evolving Laws and Regulations in China

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and the Evolving Laws and Regulations in Japan

Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, and the Evolving Laws and Regulations in Singapore

Chapter 7

Evolution of Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations in the African Region: A Comparative Study of South Africa and Nigeria

Nature and Prevalence of Cybercrimes in the African Region

The Evolving Cyber Crime Laws and Regulations in the African Region

Cyber Laws and Regulations in South Africa: The Nature and Prevalence of Cybercrimes

Nature of Cyber Laws and Regulations in South Africa

Cyber Laws and Regulations in Nigeria : The Nature and Prevalence of Cybercrimes

Nature of Cyber Laws and Regulations in Nigeria

Chapter 8.

Cyber Violence against Women and Girls: A Comparative Study of the Evolution of Global Cyber Laws and Regulations in the U.S., European Union, and India

Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls : The Global Scenario

Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls : The Imperatives for Laws and Regulations

Cyber Sexual Violence in the U.S: Evolving Laws and Regulations

Prevalence of Cyber Violence against Women and Girls

Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls in the U.S.: Evolving Laws and Regulations

Cyber Sexual Violence in the EU: Evolving Laws and Regulations

Prevalence of Cyber Violence against Women and Girls in the EU

Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls in the EU: Evolving Laws and Regulations

Cyber Sexual Violence in India : Evolving Laws and Regulations

Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls in India: Evolving Laws and Regulations

Chapter 9

Cybercrime and the Evolving Cyber Laws and Regulations in South Asia: India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh

Digital Divide in South Asia : The Asian and the World Contexts

The Nature and Intensity of Cybercrime in South Asia

Cybercrime and the Evolution of Cyber Laws and Regulations in India

Cybercrime and the Evolution of Cyber Laws and Regulations in Pakistan

Cybercrime and the Evolution of Cyber Laws and Regulations in Bangladesh

Conclusion : Cybercrime Laws and Regulations in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh : A Comparative Look

Chapter 10

Governing the Global Internet: The Perspective of Sovereign Internet, and the Reincarnation of Cold War Politics

Global Cyber Space and the Global Internet Regime

The Governance of the Internet : ICAAN and The Multi-Stakeholder Approach.

The Governance of the Internet from above : The Global Model

Sovereign Internet : Is It an Alternative Model for Global Internet Governance ?

The Emerging Cyber Threats from China and Russia on American Cyberspace

Global Internet Governance, Sovereign Internet, and the Reincarnation of Cold War Politics

References

Chapter 8

Index

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Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Print version: Shahidullah, Shahid M. Global Cybercrime and Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations: Issues and Challenges in the 21st Century

ISBN:

9781685078546