Cybercrime law around the world | Links and updates

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  • Cybercrime Law or Cyber Crime Law "fra

Cybercrime law includes laws related to computer crimes, internet crimes, information crimes, communications crimes, and technology crimes. While the internet and the digital economy represent a significant opportunity, they’re also an enabler for criminal activity. Cybercrime laws are laws that create the offences and penalties for cybercrimes.

Cybercrime describes:

  • crimes directed at computers, data or information communications technologies (ICTs), and
  • crimes committed by people using computers or ICT.

Cybercrime is a global problem, which requires a coordinated international response. We help organisations comply with the regulatory requirements that come out of cyber laws.

Actions you can take

Join the programme

Take practical steps to align your compliance with the Act by joining our programme

Join the programme

Attend a workshop

Understand how the Act impacts your organisation by booking a workshop on the Cybercrimes Act.

Attend a workshop

Assess your risk

Determine the impact of cybercrimes on your organisation by taking a cybercrimes impact assessment.

Assess your risk

Read the Act

Get familiar with the Act by reading it online.

Read the Act

Get a legal opinion

Know how the law applies to you by getting our legal opinion of the law.

Get a legal opinion

Brief your board

Brief your board on cybercrime risks and the legal implications for your organisation.

Brief your board

International cybercrime conventions

Model cybercrime law

Some specific cybercrime law

Africa

The Americas

  • Brazil’s Internet Act stipulates that connection and application providers must comply with certain security standards when storing personal data and private communications. 

Canada

  • The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act, SC 2000 c 5 (‘PIPEDA‘) is a privacy statute, but establishes two central cybersecurity obligations for private sector organisations in Canada. The PIPEDA requires organisations to 
    • notify the regulator and affected individuals of certain cybersecurity incidents, and
    • adopt appropriate security safeguards.
  • Criminal Code of Canada 

Asia-Pacific

Europe

The Middle East

  • Israel has several laws and regulations covering various aspects of cybersecurity such as:
  • Jordan’s laws are available in Arabic only:
    • The Cybersecurity Law No. 16 of 2019
    • The Cybercrime Law No. 27 of 2015
  • Saudi Arabia has the Law on the Use of Information Communications Technology in Government Agencies (in Arabic only)Â