The Vice Chancellor of the College of Delta, Agbor, Delta State, Prof. Stella Chiemeke has raised concern over the rise in cybercrime in Nigeria, saying the nation is shedding an estimated $500 million yearly.
Prof. Chiemeke made the disclosure on the seventh Southern Zonal Accountants’ convention held in Warri when she introduced her paper titled: “Cyber safety and Enterprise Survival in Nigeria: Constructing Clients’ Belief”.
She acknowledged that cyber assaults can take numerous types, which embrace phishing, ransomware, and enterprise electronic mail compromise.
In accordance with her, these unfavorable affect would collectively pose important threats to people, companies, and organizations, which within the ultimate evaluation result in substantial monetary losses.
Chiemeke identified that lack of information within the company sector may very well be liable for the extreme affect being expertise in Nigeria, noting that 30 % of organizations are geared up with ample cybersecurity measures.
To this extent, she urged companies throughout the nation to implement sturdy cybersecurity methods to fight this alarming pattern.
Prof. Stella Chiemeke additionally declared that establishing efficient cyber safety protocols is important for safeguarding property and constructing buyer belief whileproactive measures assist organizations swim out of the present monetary losses.
This, she defined, would foster safe enterprise setting and cut back the amount of cash being misplaced to the nation.
