Ade Odutola, an IT expert, says cybersecurity safeguards are a necessity for both public and private institutions in Nigeria to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of business resources.
Odutola, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Solvitur Systems, an award-winning IT consulting firm specialising in cybersecurity, IT risk management, privacy, data protection and cloud computing explained that the cybersecurity contained a set of processes and technology solutions safeguarding critical IT assets from malicious attacks.
“A mature cybersecurity posture reduces the company’s risk of data theft, operational disruption, or reputational damage. In an age of increasing cyberwarfare, cyberterrorism, and hacktivism, cybersecurity safeguards are becoming an increasing necessity for both public and private institutions in Nigeria,” Odutola, whose firm is currently working with one of the country’s largest institutions in the public sector, said.
He, however, warned that companies should not wait until they experienced a data breach to take action to bolster their security.
While noting that no system was…
