Questioning the inclusion of ‘cyberfraud’ in the ambit of cybercrime – Lunch talk with Sagwadi Mabunda

OPEN BROWN-BAG LUNCH
Lunch talk with Sagwadi Mabunda: 
Questioning the inclusion of ‘cyberfraud’ in the ambit of cybercrime
Wednesday, 11 October 2017 · 1pm · HIIG Kitchen

We cordially invite you to this Open Brown-Bag Lunch at HIIG with Ms Sagwadi Mabunda on the question of the inclusion of ‘cyberfraud’ in the ambit of cybercrime.

Cybercrime is embedded in our everyday lexicon in such a way that it gets diluted, misused and misinterpreted. With the growth of legislative efforts, policy frameworks and international instruments, it is becoming imperative to have a common understanding of what is and isn’t a cybercrime.

Sagwadi Mabunda applies the Routine Activities Theory and the Gordon & Ford Categorisation of cybercrime as her philosophical basis for discussing cybercrime legislative efforts. She wants to apply this two-part framework to the question of whether “cyber” fraud is correctly classified as true forms of cybercrime.

Sagwadi is a PhD candidate at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, in partnership with Humboldt University of Berlin. Her research focus is on South Africa’s legislative response to cybercrime: a critique of the South African Cybercrimes and Cybersecurity Bill.

The lunch talk is open to the public, please register in advance via brownbag@hiig.de.