Cybercrime needs a global response -Kubayi

By Lebone Rodah Mosima

The growing threat of cybercrime needs a global, co-ordinated responses and African countries must not be excluded from efforts to shape a response. This was the view expressed by Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development (JCD) Mmamoloko Kubayi at the Republic of Vietnam Convention in Hanoi, on Sunday.

She was speaking at the signing ceremony at the High Level Conference of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime. Kubayi said that cybercrime not only affects individual privacy and national security, but also the “integrity of global systems and institutions”.

“Cybercriminals exploit technological advances with increasing sophistication, targeting critical infrastructure, financial systems, vulnerable populations as well as contributing to the proliferation of child sexual exploitation material across borders”, Kubayi said.

“Given the transnational nature of the threats, a globally coordinated response is imperative”.

She noted that the adoption of the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime marks a pivotal