ISSAN Advocates Safe Cyberspace, Holds National Conference

The Information Security Society of Africa Nigeria (ISSAN) has concluded plans to hold its annual cyber security conference with particular focus on how to check rising cyber-attacks on businesses.

Scheduled for Tuesday 29th November 2022, the hybrid event is open to players in the public and private sectors, including large corporates, Small and medium scale enterprises, educational institutions, government agencies and all stakeholders that are impacted by the cyber-ecosystem in any way.

ISSAN president, Dr. David Isiavwe said the conference with the theme: Cyber Security Imperatives for Business – Practical Considerations will be devoted to further expose the new threats and trends in the cyber security space and also offer practical steps on what businesses and individuals need to know and do to check the rising tide of the activities of cyber-criminals.

He observed that cyber attackers are getting more sophisticated globally, which is an aftermath of Covid 19 pandemic, stressing that greater awareness must be created to minimise attacks on businesses that may result in losses by various organisations.

In his words, “there is an urgent need to evolve a strengthened cyber-security system in Nigeria because of the growing digitalisation of the country’s economic and social interactions as people now work from home and anyone with a smart phone could hop into cyberspace from anywhere and attack nation-states, organisations, and individuals.

“This means that the threat landscape has just expanded significantly across the borders of any organisation or country. The first thing that ISSAN is doing is advocacy. We are engaging all key stakeholders to ensure that there is adequate and constant collaboration. Everybody must work together because the entire cyberspace is as secure as its weakest link”.

Isiavwe who is also general manager at Ecobank disclosed that highly experienced and subject matter specialists have been assembled to provide further insights on how the ecosystem can be better protected, noting that large sums of money are usually at risk in every successful attack.