Nigeria has been pitched among
countries that lose yearly to cyber fraud. The country is said to have lost well over N 7.5billion in 2012 owing to cybercrime, while the global
loss is estimated at $1trillion (about N155 trillion) for 2012. According to
the research by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the rising profile of cybercrime is causing great
havoc globally. The report also maintained that out of the $1
trillion loss, only $390 billion was reported for obvious reasons.
Following this disclosure,
Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan,
will lead about 700 leaders including Mr. Ehud Barak, a former Prime
Minister of Israel, Dr. Salma Abbasi, founder/CEO eWorldWide, USA, a high level
team both from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to the third World
Cyber security Conference next week in Abuja.
Among the 700 select leaders
include top government functionaries, state governors and National Assembly
members. Also expected are CEOs of Corporate Nigeria, Military and Intelligence
chiefs and the diplomatic community, among others. The cyber security conference will map out
new strategies to secure government and business assets, personal security
including Child Online Protection and online e-commerce transaction on the
cyberspace.
With the theme: ‘Cyber
Insecurity- A latent threat to national security and economic development’. Dame
Jonathan, who is also the ITU-IMPACT
champion on child online protection (COP),
would host the global forum as part of her yearly programmed for Nigeria and
the entire World with regards to Child
Online Protection and cyber security.
She has been working actively with stakeholders to ensure minors are protected
on the internet especially from online predators and the cashless economy on
CBN policy is strengthened.
Ehud Barak, Israel’s most
decorated soldier will speak on Cyber, Physical Terrorism and Economic
Development: My Experience as Israeli Prime Minister. Mr. Brahima Sanou, ITU
Director, Telecommunication Development Bureau, ITU will speak on The Role of
Telecommunication and ICT in National Security and Development. While renowned
Technologist and global authority on sustainable development and cyber
security, Salma Abbasi, Ph. D will speak
on: Living in the Digital Society: challenges, threats and solutions for
the child.
