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Cyber Crimes: CBN Fortifies Banking Sector Security Framework

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said it was strengthening the security framework of financial institutions to prevent the proliferation of cyber crimes. The Deputy Governor in charge of Financial Systems Stability at the CBN, Mrs Aishah Ahmad, made this disclosure at a recent webinar themed Cyber threat Landscape: Financial services, 2021 and beyond. At the event organised by the Information Security Society of Africa, Nigeria (ISSAN), Mrs Ahmad, who was represented by the Director of Information Technology (IT) at CBN, Mrs Rakiya Mohammed, stated that the conversation around cyber threat could not be more important than now. “The financial sector is particularly susceptible to cybercrime, given its crucial roles in financial intermediation in a highly connected financial system.

Experts Highlight Cybersecurity Risks, Call for Robust Regulation

By Emma Okonji Cybersecurity experts have identified the associated cyber risks in the financial service space, even as they stressed the need for a regulatory agency to implement the country’s Cybercrime Law that was passed in 2015. The experts who spoke at a webinar organised by the Information Security Society of Africa, Nigeria (ISSAN), an advocacy group on cybersecurity awareness and data handling, called on financial service providers and other organisations that handle large data of customers, to consider putting the right measures in place in order to safeguard their operations. Speaking on the theme: “Cyberthreat Landscape: Financial Services 2021 and Beyond,” Cybersecurity Lawyer, Basil Udotai said Nigeria’s Cybercrime Law remained the only civil law in Nigeria that did not follow the pattern of legislative proceedings for enactment of laws.

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