...developing cyber, digital & computer forensics expert for the nation
CFIN: AIMS & OBJECTIVES
The CFIN membership is open to Lawyers who have to give digital and forensic computer evidence, the Judiciary, Law Enforcement Agents, the Military, Information Technology (I.T.) practitioners, Bank Inspectors, Accountants, Internal Auditors, External Auditors, Engineers, Officials of Government Regulatory Agencies, Federal, State and Local Government Officials, academicians and anyone who has to give digital and forensic computer evidences or who is interested in carrying out research in the field.
aims & objectives
To provide a cyber security, digital and computer forensics training programme (formal training leading to membership, seminars, workshops and conferences) that will equip members with the competency to be aware of current and developing principles and practices within the cyber security, digital and computer forensics field, and have technical know-how to carry out digital and computer forensics examinations on behalf of their clients and employers.

To professionalize and advance the science of cyber security, digital and computer forensics

To provide a fair, uncompromised process for certifying the competency of cyber security, digital and computer forensics examiners

To set high forensics and ethical standards for cyber security, digital and computer forensics examiners

To conduct research and development into new and emerging technologies and methods in the science of cyber security, digital and computer forensics.

Providing an understanding of the technical know-how of hackers and the counter measures against such malicious attacks..

To assist the Federal, State and Local Governments, the private sector, financial institutions, Law enforcement agencies, the Judiciary and individuals in the prevention and detection of cyber-security, digital and computer crime, and in the presentation of digital and computer evidence in litigation.

To publish articles in the print and electronic media on digital and computer forensics.

To publish a Register of Members.

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64-year-old Evidence Act up for amendment
John Alechenu, Punch Nigeria Ltd., , Abuja

For the first time since 1945, a major amendment to Nigeria’s Evidence Act is in the offing.

A bill titled, “A bill for an Act to Amend the Evidence Act to permit admissibility of electronic and computer generated evidence was read for the first time at the Senate on Tuesday.

The sponsor of the bill, Senator Sola Akinyede, spoke on the development during an interview with our correspondent in Abuja on Sunday.

Akinyede said, “Since the Evidence Act was enacted 64 years ago, apart from some minor amendments effected between 1948 and 1958 and another minor amendments in 1991, the Act has remained unchanged.

“Recognising the indispensability and ubiquity of computer technology, many countries have moved with technological advancement by amending their laws such that evidence obtained from that technology is admissible under the laws of those countries. This is not so in Nigeria.”

According to him, the basic problem of the 64-year-old Evidence Law is that it does not recognize any record except one written on a piece of paper.

He also said apart from records produced b stenography and photocopies, it did not recognize any other form of record produced by more advanced technology that has emerged since the enactment of that law.

He said “It (The Evidence Act, as it is currently) does not recognize records produced by magnetic impulse for example, records on a credit card. The records it recognizes are what is called ‘original’ which only relates to a piece of paper.

Akinyede, who chairs the Senate Committee on Drugs, Narcotics, Financial Crimes and Anti-Corruption, noted that there was the need to amend the law in the light of the decision of the Federal Government insisting that all government payments would henceforth be made electronically.

 
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