The Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime came into force on 1 March 2006. It requires States to criminalize the dissemination of racist and xenophobic material through computer systems, as well as of racist and xenophobic-motivated threats and insults.

This law creates four new offenses: 1) computer forgery, 2) fraud, 3) hacking, and 4) digital information sabotage. Moreover, it amends the Code of Criminal Procedures to give more power to prosecutors and magistrates regarding theses crimes.

According to this Act, a person is guilty of an offence if he/she causes a computer to perform any function with intent to secure access to any program or data held in any computer; the access he/she intends to secure is unauthorised; and he/she knows at the time he/she causes the computer to perform the function that that is the case.

The Cybercrime Act adds Part 10.7 to the Criminal Code Act of 1995. This new part contains computer offences designed to address forms of cybercrime which impair the security, integrity and reliability of computer data and electronic communicators.

Law 26.388 of 4 June 2008 updates its criminal code and sanctions information technology crimes. It criminalizes the following conducts: a) the distribution and possession with the intent to distribute child pornoghraphy; b) e-mail violations; c) illegal access to information systems; d) distribution of virus and damages to information systems; e) aggravated crimes against information systems; and f) interruption of communications.

The purpose of these guidelines is to help law enforcement authorities and Internet service providers structure their interactions in relation to cybercrime issues. They are based on existing good practices and should be applicable in any country around the world in accordance with national legislation and respect for the freedom of expression, privacy, the protection of personal data and other fundamental rights of citizens.

The Regulation of Investigatory Power Act creates the criminal offence in relation to the unauthorized interception of communications in the course of its transmission by means of a public postal service or a public telecommunication system.

The Computer Crimes Act aims at combating computer crimes and at providing for the collection and use of electronic evidence.

In South Africa, cybercrimes are regulated in Chapter XIII of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act.

These guidelines apply to all participants in the new information society and suggest the need for a greater awarness and understanding of security issues, including the need to develop a "culture of security" - that is, a focus on security in the development of information systems and networks, and the adoption of new ways of thinking and behaving when using and interacting within information systems and networks.The Guidelines constitute a foundation for work towards a culture of security throughout society.

The Fedeal Law n. 2/2006 protects against cybercrimes such as hacking, forgery, fraud, and cyber theft. It also protects against the use of digital technology to insult religions.

The Computer Misuse Act prohibits the unauthorised access, use of or interference to any program or data held in a computer and to a computer itself and to facilitate the gathering and use of electronic evidence.

The Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act provides for repression of criminal activities perpetrated through computer systems.

The Computer Crimes Act makes provisions for offenses relating to misuse of computers.