Definitions for the following are relatively well understood include #cybercrime (financial gain), #hacktivism (political expression), #cyberwar or

To that end our #lawmakers should use “cyber enabled terrorism.”

state-on-state operations, and #online #extremism (incitement, recruitment, propaganda).

Cyberterrorism refers to the use of ICTs by non-state (but conceivably state) actors to cause, or threaten to cause, serious harm to life, property, or critical infrastructure, with the intent to intimidate populations or coerce governments for political, ideological, or religious objectives.

At the continental level, our ultra-high-level #African #decision-makers should recognise that a Cybersecurity Act is not a duplication of a Cybercrime Act, but rather its missing #counterpart.

#Cybersecurity law #builds #resilience through #protection, #defence, and #continuity measures.
#3AFcybercrime

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