A Qualitative Case Study of Cybercrime Types on Ahmadu Bello University’s Network
A Qualitative Case Study of Cybercrime Types on Ahmadu Bello University’s Network
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2019-12
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Musa, Aminu Umar
Badamasi, Bukhari
Musa, Shitu
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Cybercrime denotes criminal acts that are being committed through the use of computers, mobile devices
and the Internet. In the recent time, there is high prevalence of cybercrimes in various organisations both
public and private such as banking sectors, security organisation, insurance companies as well as higher
institution of learning (universities). Universities have become one of the victims of cybercrime globally
where many universities have in one way or the other suffered network breaches and data loss because of
the failure of security protocols. This study investigates the causes and types of cybercrimes experienced
in Ahmadu Bello University’s Network, in order to provide necessary measure to prevent further
occurrence. The study adopted qualitative case study research design, using interview as an instrument
for data collection. The population of the study consists of 123 staff of the Institute of Computing,
Information and Communication technology (ICICT) where 15 staffs were sampled using purposive
sampling technique. While the data collected was analyzed thematically. The findings of the study
indicated that social engineering, denial of service attacks, website defacement were among the types of
cybercrimes occurring on the university network. It is therefore recommended that use of firewall,
antivirus, mikrotik servers, and demilitarized zone among others. This when put in place will go a long
way in curbing the menace of cybercrimes in universities in Nigeria and beyond.
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Qualitative Case Study, Cybercrime, Ahmadu Bello University, Network