A Qualitative Case Study of Cybercrime Types on Ahmadu Bello University’s Network

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dc.contributor.authorMusa, Aminu Umar
dc.contributor.authorBadamasi, Bukhari
dc.contributor.authorMusa, Shitu
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-28T13:46:43Z
dc.date.available2020-10-28T13:46:43Z
dc.date.issued2019-12
dc.descriptionPost-print journal articleen_US
dc.description.abstractCybercrime 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.en_US
dc.identifier.issnOnline: ISSN 2645-2960; Print ISSN: 2141-3959
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/12289
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectQualitative Case Studyen_US
dc.subjectCybercrimeen_US
dc.subjectAhmadu Bello Universityen_US
dc.subjectNetworken_US
dc.titleA Qualitative Case Study of Cybercrime Types on Ahmadu Bello University’s Networken_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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