Wife
of the President, Patience Jonathan has said that victims of cybercrime
lose about $500 million (about N80bn) annually worldwide, noting that its
effect is more devastating than war.
Speaking at the 2013 World Cyber
Security Conference held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Mrs Jonathan pledged to take the fight against cybercrimes to
schools and the grassroots to protect the youths from its repercussions.
She observed that a recent report
released by Systematic Corporation of USA indicated that internet crime
had reduce drastically in Nigeria, adding that the nation had been given
the right to establish a Regional Cyber Security Centre.
The First Lady pledged to create
awareness of basic online security measures and develop practical tools
to help minimize risks, and expressed her commitment to ensure that the
African child is protected from cyber crime and abuse.
She stated that institutional and human
cyber security capacities should be built to reduce online child
exploitation and legal measures taken to ensure passage of the Cyber
Security Bill.
The First Lady disclosed that Nigeria
has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the International
Telecommunication Union to collaborate on Child Online Protection.
A former Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud
Barak canvassed for a globally coordinated effort to fight cybercrime
and cyber terror, and called for synergy between the Executive, the
Legislature and the Judiciary to ensure quick passage of the Cyber
Security Bill.
Barak who described Nigeria as one of
the potentially richest countries in the world, pointed out that in
spite of the various challenges facing the nation, it is moving in the
right direction.
He said, “Considering the sophisticated
nature of cyber crime, every country should establish an organisation to
fight cyber crime, make sophisticated research. In the past, there was a
limited impact of terror compared to modern society where things are
totally different. This war requires patience to learn from past
mistakes of other nations, and fight to have a better future together.”
Culled from The Punch
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