Abstract
The paper took a cursory looks on education and cyber crime: analysis and prevention in the 21st century. It is captured in the paper that new technologies create new criminal opportunities as well as new types of crime. With the modernization and availability of technology at affordable prices it has led to wide spread use of technology for development as well as destruction. Cyber crime highlights the centrality of networked computers in our lives and the fragility of such seemingly solid facts as individual identity. The paper also identified the causes of cyber-crime to include unemployment and quest for Wealth among others. It recommends that, government at all levels should ensure that its laws apply at cybercrimes. It is important that Nigeria as a nation takes measures to ensure that its penal and procedural laws are adequate to meet the challenges posed by cybercrimes. In conclusion, the importance of protecting our education system from cyber crime cannot be overstated. Not only do schools, colleges and universities provide vital services to our society and economy, they are rich treasure troves of sensitive data.
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