Cybersecurity Forum and Workshop

May 10 to 12, 2023
National Open University of Nigeria, Jabi, Abuja

Cyberattacks are unwelcome attempts to steal, expose, alter, disable or destroy information through unauthorized access to Computer Systems.

Current local and international reports indicate that Cyber-attacks in Nigeria is still on the increase despite the fact that many attack incidences in Nigeria are not reported. Today, individuals, governments and corporate organisations are losing huge sum of money and properties because of Cyber-attacks. Threat landscape continue to change rapidly, and attacks are increasing in might and sophistication. It is also believed that this trend will continue in the nearest future.

The potentials and trends of Cyber-attacks have also taken another dimension since the wake of the pandemic (Covid-19) which forced many individuals, governments and corporate organizations to move most of their operations and activities online. We have also recently seen many reported attacks on public facing systems in Nigeria. Consequently, concerted effort is needed to enhance Cyber Security in Nigeria.

Nigeria Computer Society (NCS), the umbrella body for all IT practitioners and interest groups, has a core mandate of supporting government towards the realisation of a safe and secured deployment and use of IT resources. NCS intends to make this Stakeholders’ Forum a pungent platform for analysing the situation critically and provide reliable solutions to Nation’s Cyber Security challenges. Experts from various aspects of the economy will be invited to lead discussions at the Forum.

NCS remains committed to IT Development in Nigeria and has scheduled many programmes geared towards addressing the factors mitigating efficient use of IT for leapfrogging development.

Forum Talking Points:
  • Financial Frauds
  • Cyber Attacks
  • Social Media Hacking
  • Cybersecurity Education
  • Formulating National Cybersecurity Strategies
  • Cybersecurity Regulations and Ethics
  • Youths and Social Media
  • Fake News and Hate Speech
Workshop Topics:
  • Modern Technologies for National Security
  • Cyber Attacks Management Systems
  • Intelligent Gathering and Surveillance
  • Anti-Fraud Systems
  • Proactive Cybersecurity Strategies
  • e-Platforms Security
  • Enterprise Risk Management
  • Data Governance
For whom?
  • Financial Institutions
  • Regulatory Agencies
  • Governments
  • Corporate Organisations
  • Telecommunication Institutions
  • Information Technology Professionals
  • Security Experts
  • Law Enforcement Agencies
Participation Fees:

Forum (Day 1 Only): Free

Workshop (Days 1, 2 and 3):

Member: N50,000.00

Non-Member: N60,000.00

Student: N10,000.00 (NCS Registered Students Only)

Our Resource Persons

Prof. Adesina Sodiya

President, Nigeria Computer Society

Dr. Robinson Tombari Sibe

Co-Founder/CEO, Digital Footprints Nig. Ltd

Victor P. Idonor

Team Lead, MTN Quality Assurance Panel

Dr. Ageebee Silas Faki

HOD, Computer Science Dept., Bingham University

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