Mining Cadastre partners DSS to build staff capacity on cybercrime security

Folalumi Alaran in Abuja

The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, NMCO, has partnered with the Department of State Security, DSS, to build its staff capacity on cybercrime security.

The Director General, NMCO, Engr Obadiah Nkom, made this known in a statement signed by Head (Press) Mining Cadastre Office, Folasade Fatoke, while pointing out that there is no better time than now to secure the cyberspace of NMCO based on its transactions, communications, and international status, and charged the staff to adhere to “the Dos and Don’ts” of the DSS training.

Nkom, therefore, said that, “MCO’s system is web based after the launch of the electronic Mining Cadastre Plus (eMC+), it is expected that every user is cautious and careful on their interactions online.”

He also explained the importance of the Agency’s system migration to online, which he said will promote the efficiency and transparency in processing the application for Mineral Title and boost investment in the mineral sector.

He said: “I believe you all know that our eMC+ has been online since it was launched in November, 2022 and we have been receiving a lot of online applications. As such we need to be very careful and be able to identify such tricks as we are being taught today.

“Everybody is prone to attack and this training is part of our strategy in reforming the office and the need to develop security alertness. We must therefore be committed to ensuring zero tolerance on cybercrimes.”

The key highlight of the training is the Declaration of Oath of Secrecy and Oath of Allegiance undertaken by members of staff to rededicate their loyalty and service delivery to the Nation.

The NMCO boss further explained that undertaking the declaration of Oath of Secrecy and Oath of Allegiance at the training is to lay emphasis on ethics of service, adding that there is need to develop personal set of values which include loyalty, honesty, hard work, accountability and integrity.

He said, “You are all expected to protect the government’s documents and this is why we are taking you through this training.”

The interactive training session took participants through protection against threats like, malware, phishing, identity threat and the importance of security documents, among others.