Tech giant partners NSA on tackling cybercrime

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November 30, 2015 8:39 AM

The workshop had over 100 participants in attendance including from the Defence Headquarters, Nigeria Police Force, The Nigerian Navy, Defense Intelligence Agency amongst others.

NSA, Babagana Monguno

With rejuvenated drive aimed at eradicating the problem of cybercrime in Nigeria, Microsoft Nigeria had joined forces with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and other stakeholders, to organize the first ever National Cybersecurity Capacity Building Workshop with the theme “Balancing Cybersecurity risks, Innovation and National Security”.

At the opening of the two-day event, Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser, who was represented by Barrister Isaac Idu, Director of Internal Security, said, “The cyberspace virtual global domain while dismantling barriers to commerce, is increasingly transforming our economy and security posture, creating opportunities for innovations and the means to improve general welfare of the citizens. However, computers and the internet represent the fastest growing technology tools used by criminals to comprise sensitive data, networks and systems thereby causing extensive loss to national economies as well as posing challenging threats of cyber terrorism among nations.”

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“Conscious of the diversity of implications of the nation’s risk exposure in cyberspace, the Federal Government as a matter of urgency, put in place cohesive measures towards addressing the emerging risks effectively. These are: Development of the Nigeria’s National Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy documents; Establishment of the Nigeria’s Cybercrime Act 2015; Establishment of the National Cyber Monitoring Centre, i.e. the Nigeria’s National Computer Emergency Response Team (ngCERT) Operation Center; Establishment of National Computer Forensics Lab for cybercrime investigations by all security, intelligence and law enforcement agencies and Establishment of effective collaboration mechanism with international cybersecurity organizations across the globe,” he added.

The workshop had over 100 participants in attendance including from the Defence Headquarters, Nigeria Police Force, The Nigerian Navy, Defense Intelligence Agency, National Intelligence Agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and the Federal Road Safety Corp, amongst others.

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