A Review Of Information Security Laws To Counter Online Threats And Attacks In Fiji

Abstract

Fiji faces consistent dangers and possible assaults on different data resources. As such it is basic to comprehend the current danger scene of Fiji, the enactments used to dissuade IT related wrongdoing and the weaknesses of such enactments. This research has been undertaken through an investigation of recent media postings and an assessment of research articles and legislations. As needs be, Fiji experiences a wide assortment of dangers and assaults, for example, music theft, digital harassing, sextortion, email compromises and spoofing, scams, cyclones, loss of power and so on. The fundamental enactment used to indict cybercrimes is the Crimes Decree 2009 alongside other applicable enactment, for example, the Copyright Act 1999 and other auxiliary enactments. Fiji Legislations experiences an assortment of shortcomings concerning absence of capacity to deal with the unpredictable and differed cybercrimes, absence of least guidelines and trouble in doing fruitful indictments. Fiji may improve these enactments by looking to nations like United States of America or European Union. Moreover, it very well might be vital for understudies and staff of the IT field to be all around familiar with their legitimate commitments and guarantee they endeavor to refresh their insight into current dangers and assaults and not depend absolutely on enactments to discourage cyber criminals.