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- 21 Jul 2019
Experts Urge Implementation of National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy
Worried by absence of coordinated approach in the fight against cybercrimes, information and communications technology experts hare seeking the revival of National Cyber security Policy and Strategy…
- 11 Apr 2019
Experts Urge FG to Establish National Cyber Security Centre
Experts, under the auspices of the Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN) have urged the Federal Government to establish a National Cyber Security Centre, saying it will ostensibly…
- 23 Jan 2017
Wanted! Cyber Security Framework, Others to Fight Cyber-Attacks
Cyber security experts have urged relevant agencies of government to put in place necessary framework to secure the country against impending cyber- attacks. This is coming against the backdrop of…
- 22 Jun 2022
Infodata, Force Point Launch One Security Solution for Cyber Security
Some Cyber security experts on Tuesday called for constant awareness and sensitisation of individuals and organisations to help protect their data. L-R: Abumere Igboa CISO StanbicIBTC, Ms Jennifer…
- 29 Nov 2016
NITDA, NCC, NigComSat & 24 Others to Discuss Cyber Security
Cyber security has been declared a major statutory responsibility of the present administration and the concerned government agency like National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has…
- 19 Jan 2015
Experts Fret over Cyber-Security, List Areas of Focus
Cyber security experts have articulated areas of focus for organizations and government agencies in their efforts to protect their networks against cyber- attacks this year, as the country awaits the…
- 16 Jun 2017
Capacity Building for Cyber Security in Nigeria
One of the biggest challenges on the internet today is cyber crime. This is because, hackers are becoming more sophisticated by the day. In order to ensure that the internet is much safer, there is…
- 26 Jun 2018
Nigeria, Others to Get Three Top-notch Cyber security Facilities
NEC XON is creating three new cyber defence operations centres (CDOC), one in Nigeria, another in Senegal, and the third in Mauritius, in addition to the existing facilities in South Africa. The new…
- 15 Sept 2010
Stakeholders Brainstorm on National Digital Security Emergency
i Stakeholders in the Security space recently met at an ICT Stakeholders Summit on National Digital Security Emergency to brainstorm on the need for the ICT industry to respond to the present…
- 24 May 2021
Cyber Security is Essential for Digital Asset Protection- DG NITDA
Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has expressed that Cyber Security is an essential ingredient needed for the protection of…
- 19 Oct 2018
Academy Halogen Deepens Cyber Security Conversation with Digitization Confab
Academy Halogen, the Halogen School of Security Management & Technology, has emphasized the need to create a clear policy direction for Nigeria’s digital economy to facilitate effective cyber…
- 13 Oct 2016
Upgraded Era Solutions to Host Cyber- Security Challenge
One of Nigeria’s fast growing IT and cybersecurity firms, Upgraded Era Solutions Limited, is hosting a cyber security challenge event (CYSEC NG), the first of its kind in Nigeria. The theme is…
- 16 Sept 2016
CyberXchange Confab ’16 Rings Collabo to Strengthen W/Africa’s Cyber Security
The number one topic for CEOs this year is cyber security and keeping company as well as client ecosystems safe. Security issues are even more pronounced with the slump in oil prices causing economic…
- 8 Mar 2020
Experts Says Terrorist Now Waging War through Cyber Attacks
Ran Feit, Israeli cyber security expert based in Nigeria, has revealed how Boko Haram and other insurgents all over the world are now attacking government agencies through there porous cyber…
- 14 Feb 2020
FG Reiterates Commitment to Strengthening Cybersecurity, Warns Against Use of pirated softwares
Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has re-stated that the Federal Government is irrevocably committed to strengthening cybersecurity in the country. …
- 29 Jul 2018
Nigeria Security Agencies Laud Global Accelerex Over Cyber Crime Seminar
More than 40 Security officials across 15 Nigerian Security Agencies gathered under one roof in Abuja last week, for the Global Accelerex Cyber Crime Seminar for Nigeria’s Security Agencies. The…
- 31 Oct 2022
FG Directs NITDA, NCC to Establish National Cybersecurity Research Centre
Prof. Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, has directed National Information Technology Development Agency and Nigerian Communications Commission to come up with…
- 10 Jun 2021
Galaxy Backbone Partners DataSixth Consulting to Deliver Cyber Security-as-a- Service (SECaaS)
As the cybersecurity threat landscape becomes more complex, organizations are struggling to keep their data and applications secure. Galaxy Backbone and DataSixth (a pure-play MSSP) today announced…
- 9 Sept 2014
Galaxy Backbone Claims Security of Critical National ICT Infrastructure
Galaxy Backbone Ltd, the leading ICT Services provider to the Federal Government said that it has achieved yet another feat in securing critical national ICT infrastructure. Galaxy has again become…
- 16 Jul 2023
Cyber Security: NITDA, CIFCFIN to Collaborate on Digital Forensics
Kashifu Inuwa, director-general, National Information Technology Development Agency, has assured the President of Chartered Institute of Forensic and Certified Fraud Investigator of Nigeria (CIFCFIN)…
- 19 Jul 2016
Nigeria Loses 127Bn on Yearly to Cybercrime, says Minister
Adebayo Shittu, Minister of Communications, said that Nigeria is losing about N127 billion annually to cybercrime and urged stakeholders in the Information and Communication Technology (ICT),…
- 11 May 2016
Electronic Fraud is Online Equivalent of Stealing - Akindeinde
Oluseyi Akindeinde is the chief technical officer of Digital Encode, a cyber- security company involved in the implementation of security measures and certification for banks and others. Akindeine is…
- 14 Aug 2016
Nigeria Computer Society 49th AGM Raises 15 Key-Point Communiqué
The Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) held its 26th national conference and 49th annual general meeting (AGM) recently at the NAF conference centre, Abuja, seeking proactive use of Information…
- 7 Mar 2014
Securex 2014 to Discuss Latest Security Technologies, Initiatives
Leading commercial, homeland and cyber security, fire protection and safety suppliers will be discussing their latest security initiatives, trends, challenges and emerging technologies at the 2014…
- 12 May 2021
UK Pledges £22m to Support Cyber Capacity Building in Africa
Dominic Raab, British Foreign Secretary, has announced £22 million of new investment to build cyber security resilience in developing countries and globally, particularly in Africa and the…
- 24 Oct 2024
EFCC Opens 24-Hour Cyber Crime Rapid Response Centre
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said that it is establishing a 24-hour Cybercrime Rapid Response Desk, which will receive information on cyber-crimes from the public and respond…
- 28 Nov 2015
NSA Partners Microsoft on Curbing Cybercrime Breaches
In a renewed drive to tackle headlong the menacingly advancing cybercrime challenge in Nigeria, platforms and productivity services giant, Microsoft Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja joined forces with the…
- 13 Mar 2014
Experts to Tackle Terrorism, Cyber Crime, Others At Securex 2014
Security experts are set to tackle the endemic issues on terrorism; cyber security; border, port and airport; counter intelligence, among others at this year’s security exhibition and conference…
- 3 Jun 2025
Nigeria Strengthens Cybersecurity, Launches National Cleanup Plan
Nigerian government, through the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has announced a strategic collaboration to…
- 19 Jul 2016
CECAD Proposes October as Nigerian National Cybersecurity Awareness Month
A media stakeholder group has called on the federal government, through the office of the National Security Adviser to adopt October as the Nigerian National Cybersecurity Awareness month as being…