An Analysis of the Legitimate Coverage to Minimize the Cybercrimes in Sri Lanka
Journal Title: Advances in Social Sciences Research Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 6
Abstract
the cybercrimes in Sri Lanka and to find out the existing weaknesses of the cybercrime law and the level of minimization of cybercrimes. The research study first analyses what is really meant by cybercrimes and the reasons for the emergence of cybercrimes. Then the study closely looks at how cybercrimes can be categorized under different sub units and cybercrime examples for each of such sub units. The latter part of the research study highlights the importance of cyber rules and regulations in a situation where there is an increasing trend towards cybercrimes. Within this part it first looks at the current level of internet security in Sri Lanka. Subsequently it examines the level of awareness of the cybercrime laws and the level of strangeness of such laws. Finally the research study evaluates the behavior of cybercrimes in terms of changes in the current level of internet security; the level of awareness of the cybercrime laws and the level of strengthens of such laws. The research findings emphasize that there is a strong relationship between the level of internet security in Sri Lanka, the level of awareness of cyber laws and the level of strength of such laws separately with the number of cybercrimes in Sri Lanka and it also evidences that there is an influential effect of aggregate impact of the three independent variables on the number of cybercrimes in Sri Lanka. Based on the research findings, the level of existing weaknesses of cyber laws in Sri Lanka have been identified and suggestions to minimize such crimes have been provided accordingly
Authors and Affiliations
Vishakha Sooriyabandara (Attorney At Law)
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- DOI 10.14738/assrj.46.2901.
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