Why it is difficult for us to fight cyber crimes – NCC

This, according to the commission, poses serious regulatory challenges to cyber security globally. The NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman Dr. Eugene Juwah, who revealed this in a keynote address at the first edition of the National Cyber Security Forum (NCSF) organised by Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Lagos,  said threats in the Nigerian cyber […]

This, according to the commission, poses serious regulatory challenges to cyber security globally.
 The NCC’s Executive Vice Chairman Dr. Eugene Juwah, who revealed this in a keynote address at the first edition of the National Cyber Security Forum (NCSF) organised by Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Lagos,  said threats in the Nigerian cyber space have escalated dramatically due to the increasing availability and utilisation of internet facilities in Nigeria. The EVC noted that criminals are invading homes and offices not by breaking doors and windows but by breaking into laptops, Personal Computers and wireless devices through the internet.
He explained that the global economic loss due to cybercrimes and cost of systems repairs as a result of cyber attacks runs into billions of naira every year.
 According to him, the cyberspace has become an integral part of modern information society.
He said, “Vast amount of information (of all shades) are available in different formats for end users. The real concern is not just with the dissemination of inaccurate or misleading information, but with malicious content. Fraud, theft, forgery exist online just as they do offline.”
Juwah disclosed that if users are to benefit from the full advantages of the internet, confidence in the information infrastructure is of utmost importance.
He stated further that cyber threats such as malware, cyber harassment, spoofing, phishing, spam, pharming, hacking, viruses, Trojans, worms, child online pornography and spyware are becoming extremely sophisticated.
 He said that though, national measures are being taken by individual nations, cyber threats remain basically an international problem.