An appraisal of the legal framework on cyber fraud in Uganda .
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2017-11
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Kampala International University, School of Law
Abstract
This Dissertation was intended to critically appraise the legal framework on cyber fraud in
Uganda: It was guided by the specific objectives which included finding out whether Uganda's
legal regime provides for cyber fraud, to explore the international legal regime in regards to
cyber fraud and to suggest or make improvements to the law in regard to cyber fraud. Cybercrime
continues to cost Uganda billions of shillings as regulators discuss ways of containing
what they call a complex problem. According to the released Annual Police Report 2013, cybercrime
cost Uganda about 18.1 billion Shillings. Another figure released by the Kaspersky Labs
puts the figure at 25billion Uganda Shillings. As the Internet comes to underwrite more and more
of our daily life, the vectors of attack for cybercriminals, hackers and state officials multiply, the
total number of cyber-attacks grows year over year and the potential damage from cyber-attacks
increases. As technology advances and more people rely on the internet to store sensitive
information such as banking or credit card information, criminals are going to attempt to steal
that information. Cyber-crime is becoming more of a threat to people across the world. Raising
awareness about how information is being protected and the tactics criminals use to steal that
information is important in today's world. The study recommends that more focus should be put
on individual training about cyber fraud and how to guard against it. Encourage companies,
individuals and governments to rely more on open source software where possible to detect and
counter new vulnerabilities faster. The study also recommends development of international
agreements on spam, emails and other forms of web-based attacks.
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A research dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Law Kampala International University Kampala, Uganda in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of laws
Keywords
Legal framework, Cyber fraud, Uganda