The government has rejected an amendment to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill intended to protect cyber security ...

Opinion It was 40 years ago that four young British hackers set about changing the law, although they didn't know it at the time. It was a cross-platform attack including a ZX Spectrum, a BBC Micro, ...

President William Ruto assented to several bills at State House, Nairobi, on Wednesday, October 15 Among the new laws is the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendment) Act, 2024, which was sponsored ...

Minister for Security official portrait, July 2024. (Image: UK Home Office/CC BY 2.0) The U.K. government is considering amending its three-decade-old hacking law to include a "statutory defense" ...

The UK government will have 12 months from the passing of the upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill (CSRB) to publish a review of whether it is “necessary or desirable” to change the Computer ...

The new UK government has vowed to treat cybersecurity as a matter of national security and is “considering all options” to curb cybercrime, according to the Minister for Security, Dan Jarvis. This ...

A landmark ruling has nullified Uganda's controversial Computer Misuse amendments and criminal defamation provisions, halting their enforcement over procedural violations and rights concerns. This ...

Uganda's Constitutional Court outlaws Section 25 of Uganda's controversial Computer Misuse Act for its violation of civil liberties and contravention of constitutional guarantees. This statement was ...

The Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act 2018, which was amended at the end of last year, has come under scrutiny as it is being used by the government to target those it views as utilising online ...