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Africa: cyber-security and its mutual impacts with computerisation, miniaturisation and location-based authentication
Adeka, Muhammad I. Anoh, Kelvin O.O. Ngala, Mohammad J. Shepherd, Simon J. Ibrahim, Embarak M. Elfergani, Issa T. Hussaini, A. Rodriguez, Jonathan
Adeka, Muhammad I.
Anoh, Kelvin O.O.
Ngala, Mohammad J.
Shepherd, Simon J.
Ibrahim, Embarak M.
Elfergani, Issa T.
Hussaini, A.
Rodriguez, Jonathan
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2017
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(c) 2017 The Authors. This is an Open Access article distributed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
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The state of insecurity occasioned by fraudulent practices in Africa has been of concern economically, both at home and abroad. In this paper, we propose ways to mitigate this problem, using Nigeria as a case study. Based on surveys in West Africa, the paper examines the security situation in the continent and its mutual impacts with computerisation, miniaturisation and Location-Based Authentication (LBA). It was discovered that computerisation and miniaturisation had negative effects on cyber-security, as these were being exploited by fraudsters, using advance fee fraud; called 419. As a countermeasure, the paper examines the possibility of using LBA and digitisation of the GSM Mobile country codes down to city/area codes along with GSM/GPS authentications. These could also be combined with the use of a web-based Secret Sharing Scheme for services with very high security demands. The challenges of roaming were also examined and considered to be of negligible impact.
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Adeka MI, Anoh KOO, Ngala M et al (2017) Africa: cyber-security and its mutual impacts with computerisation, miniaturisation and location-based authentication. EAI Endorsed Transactions. 3(11): e4.
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