To stem the growing menace of cybercrime in Nigeria, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is seeking a multi-stakeholder approach to combat it.
Speaking in Lagos at the just-concluded National Cybersecurity Forum 2014, the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Dr. Eugene Juwah, said the global economic loss due to cybercrimes and cost of system repairs as a result of several online attacks runs into billions of naira yearly.
In view of this, the NCC boss stressed the need for collaborative efforts by relevant government agencies, specifically towards the implementation of the Domain Name System Security Extension (DNSSEC) on the top level Domain Name System in order to address identified vulnerabilities of the DNS system.
Juwah, represented by the Executive Commissioner, Technical Standards at NCC, Abubakar Maina, pointed out that DNSSEC provides an additional level of security that can strengthen trust in Internet usage.
According to him, DNSSEC can help to protect browsers from redirection to fraudulent websites through effective integrity and authenticity checks on DNS protocols.
He added: “Capacity building in the area of cyber security is necessary for the development of sustainable and proactive National Cybersecurity Culture.”
Juwah stressed that one of the fundamental challenges of cybersecurity is ineffective education of the end user on the potential dangers inherent in the cyberspace.
According to him, cyber threats such as malware, spoofing, phishing, spam, worms, viruses, hacks, trojans, pharming, among others, are becoming extremely sophisticated.
“The internet has long ceased to be the exclusive domain of the technically savvy users; user-friendly software and interfaces enables all types of users, including novices and children, to interact remotely”, he stated.
This, the NCC boss noted, contains a goldmine of valuable information for potential victims. “Although, national measures are being taken by individual nations, cyber threats remain basically an international problem. The internet is indeed a borderless communication tool, and consequently, any solution to secure it must involve global collaboration.”
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