TY - JFULL AU - K. Alese Boniface and K. Adu Michael and K. Owa Victor PY - 2015/6/ TI - Cyber Security in Nigeria: A Collaboration between Communities and Professionals T2 - International Journal of Computer and Systems Engineering SP - 1336 EP - 1341 VL - 9 SN - 1307-6892 UR - https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10001734 PU - World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology NX - Open Science Index 101, 2015 N2 - Security can be defined as the degree of resistance to, or protection from harm. It applies to any vulnerable and valuable assets, such as persons, dwellings, communities, nations or organizations. Cybercrime is any crime committed or facilitated via the Internet. It is any criminal activity involving computers and networks. It can range from fraud to unsolicited emails (spam). It includes the distant theft of government or corporate secrets through criminal trespass into remote systems around the globe. Nigeria like any other nations of the world is currently having her own share of the menace that has been used even as tools by terrorists. This paper is an attempt at presenting cyber security as an issue that requires a coordinated national response. It also acknowledges and advocates the key roles to be played by stakeholders and the importance of forging strong partnerships to prevent and tackle cybercrime in Nigeria.  ER -