Cyber Crime Laws: Adequacy of Existing Legal Frameworks

Abstract

The exponential advancement of technology means that the ever-changing challenges confronting legal systems across the globe in the fight against cyber offences cannot be underestimated. This piece of research is dedicated towards appraising the fitness of the hitherto extant legal background aimed at mitigating cyber offences, especially concentrating on the loopholes, incompatibilities, and the enforcement challenges. The evolving statutory measures, illustrative cases, and the enriching comparative study of the anti-cybercrime laws globally have enabled the current research study to effectively point out if the said measures in place of the law are adequate or not in dealing with the present-day cyber threats. In the conclusion, it is ascertained that although progress has still been made within the current situation in the fight against cybercrime, there were significant weaknesses in place, including problems with the law, penalties, and the scope for international legal cooperation. Forensic cost of cybercrime. Cybercrime is mismatched by prosecution rates. Research conducted in the years 2020-2024 showed that indictment rates across the globe are not exceeding more than a range of 15%, though the number of incidences have drastically increased. The study indicates, among other findings, that there are specific areas that more especially require amendments, such as currency-related crimes, Artificial Intelligence attacks and Transnational Data theft. This paper presents various perspectives on the governance of cybersecurity and suggests means to improve the legal conditions with regard to as the well-known threat of cyberspace.