By Grace Alegba
Stakeholders at the maiden Enterprise Security Risk Management Conference in Lagos have called for stronger collaboration, intelligence-driven systems and technology-based solutions to address Nigeria’s evolving security threats.
The conference, organised by the Association of Enterprise Risk Management Professionals (AERMP) in Lagos, had the theme: “Repositioning Enterprise Security Risk Management in Evolving Global Threat Landscape”.
Speaking at the event, Lagos Deputy Governor, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, said the changing global security environment required a multi-stakeholder approach to safeguard investments, financial systems and critical infrastructure.
Hamzat, represented by Mr Festus Todowede of the Lagos State Safety Commission, said cyber-attacks targeting financial systems, logistics chains and defence infrastructure had become increasingly sophisticated, making enterprise risk management a necessity.
He added that Lagos State had continued to strengthen its business and technology environment through investments in security and implementation of cybercrime and data protection laws.
Similarly, the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service,…
