‘Govt, Corporate Firms Must Unite To Tackle Cyber Risks’

With the emerging cybersecurity threats to stakeholders in Nigerian capital markets and businesses across the country, the managing director/chief executive officer, Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Mr. Haruna Jalo-Waziri, said, it is high time government at the federal, state and local level as well as corporate organisation unite to tackle the menace.

To this end, he said, his firm is organizing a conference where stakeholders would be invited to discuss solutions to this menace.

Speaking at a media parley in Lagos at the weekend, Waziri said: “since technological advances marked by the emergence of the internet and social media have made it easier to communicate and reduce the world into a global village resulting in the elimination of boundaries in how people communicate and connect, there are complexity in managing the challenges that come with this interconnectedness.

“As such, we felt the need to take the conversation much higher this year and broaden the scope of solutions as we bring together industry experts and government officials to tackle this menace.

“We are confident that the solutions that would be proffered by these accomplished professionals and cyber-experts would go a long way to encourage corporates to build firewalls and mitigate against potential vulnerability and subsequent financial loses should any breach occur to businesses.”

Commenting on the event, acting head, Enterprise Risk Management and Resilience Services, CSCS, Mrs. Isioma Lawal, said the issue of cybersecurity should be taken more seriously as cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated daily while encouraging businesses to get involved.

The proposed conference themed “Future of Cybersecurity: Emerging issues and solutions” is a hybrid event and exclusive high-profile business networking event that brings together leading cybersecurity industry professionals, government officials, financial institutions, telecommunication companies and industry regulators to discuss the significance of keeping cyber vigilance on varying degrees of business technology touchpoints for data exchange.

The event is expected to take place in Abuja on the 27th of October, 2022.