Article 2 review
https://cybercrimejournal.com/menuscript/index.php/cybercrimejournal/article/view/186/68
Cybercrime Laws in Iraq: Addressing Limitations for Effective Governance
Cybercrime happens in every country, but there are laws in place to try and deter
cybercrime from happening. Countries like Iraq do not have the policies in place to deter these
crimes and the government is unstable. It is one of the most open and vulnerable in the world
because it is ungoverned. Due to Iraq having conflict and war emerging, they have decided to
reject the anti-cybercrime laws.
I find this upsetting because the world is entering the age of technology and the people
of Iraq have no funds or policies to deter cybercrime. This article’s topic can relate to policy
studies, network science/social networks, and media analytics, all of which we have covered in
class. The Iraqi government hardly ever releases information on the sorts of cybercrime that
occur there, so that relates to media analytics. We have studied policies, but Iraq has no
specific legislation on cybercrime, so this relates to “policy studies”. The purpose of this article is
to help Iraq improve its cybersecurity governance.
The article uses research philosophy and qualitative research to determine and obtain
results that would satisfy the study. According to the article, research philosophy is an
investigator’s basic research paradigm before proceeding through the data collection procedure.
This article utilizes qualitative research methodology to determine the recent legislative
frameworks thus implemented in Iraq regarding cybercrime. The reason behind using this
method allows the researcher to get an in-depth understanding of the research objectives.
The study uses NVivo software to get the data analysis. After they use the software, the
gathered data will be utilized further for thematic analysis because it helps researchers analyze
the data effectively and avoid repetition in the responses. 3 of the respondents believed that the
law enforcement agencies in Iraq lack effective resources, expertise, and training to investigate
cybercrimes, negatively impacting the safety of the associated individuals and
companies(Theme1: cybercrime challenges). This makes sense because Iraq has limited
resources and investments.
We talked about the media and how it affects the people living there. The article relates
to some of the modules we talked about because it shows how people are affected by
cybercrime. Iraq has no security so the people are open to all types of dangers, scams, and
phishing. This is a concern for everyone living there because people are susceptible to
cybercrime. No policies will lead to businesses losing money and individuals losing money. The
absence of cybersecurity will ultimately lead to the demise of Iraq.
In conclusion, this article analyzed the administrative laws and limitations. It concludes
with different themes and data from the research provided. The article reveals many flaws in the
legislative system. The result of this has shown how Iraq lacks training, resources, and working
agencies