NITDA Holds Cybersecurity Awareness Summit

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) will organise an annual national Cyber security Awareness Summit this October, focused on how to stay safe and more secured online

The National Cybersecurity Awareness Month is an annual event observed every October in commemoration with the global Cyber-Security Awareness Month to promote cybersecurity awareness and educate individuals and organizations about the importance of cybersecurity. 

This campaign focuses on informing individuals and organisations about relevant cyber security trends, threats, and proactive steps to increase security. 

The Theme for this year’s Cyber Security Awareness Month is See yourself in cyber.

NITDA has been at the forefront in addressing cybersecurity issues in the country and has continued to warn Nigerians to be cautious while online in order not to fall victim of cyber criminals. NITDA had warned Nigerians not to take part in the online giveaway scam, where people are prompted to register an account with the website that they visit. According to NITDA, subscribers are asked to enter a promo code was received on a TikTok video they have watched. Once they enter the code, the site will pretend to deposit Bitcoin into the user’s wallet. NITDA however said when attempting to withdraw the free Bitcoins, subscribers would be forced to activate their account, which gives the fraudsters access to hack into the subscribers’ account.