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Central Securities Clearing System (CSCS) Plc, Nigeria’s premier Central Securities Depository (CSD), has concluded arrangement to bring together government officials, industry experts across different segments of the economy to raise awareness about emerging cybersecurity threats to stakeholders in the Nigerian capital market and businesses across the country while charting a new course for sustainable solutions.
This year’s conference is scheduled to take place in Abuja on October 27, 2022.
The conference themed: “Future of Cybersecurity: Emerging issues and solutions” is one of the flagship events to mark CSCS’ 25th Anniversary of successful operations in the Nigerian capital market. It will feature high profile ministerial interviews, keynote addresses, as well as interactive sessions and panel discussions with leading experts.
At a conference in Lagos on Thursday, Haruna Jalo-Waziri, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, CSCS Plc, said in line with the company’s strategic objectives, CSCS would continue yearly to drive engagement among stakeholders and advocate for the protection of information against unauthorised access.
According to him, “since technological advances marked by the emergence of the internet and social media have made it easier to communicate and reduce the world into a global village resulting in the elimination of boundaries in how people communicate and connect, there are complexity in managing the challenges that come with this interconnectedness. As such, we felt the need to take the conversation much higher this year and broaden the scope of solutions as we bring together industry experts and government officials to tackle this menace”.
“We are confident that the solutions that would be proffered by these accomplished professionals and cyber-experts would go a long way to encourage corporates to build firewalls and mitigate against potential vulnerability and subsequent financial loses should any breach occur to businesses,” he said.
Speaking on the event, Mrs. Isioma Lawal, Acting Head, Enterprise Risk Management and Resilience Services, CSCS, said the issue of cybersecurity should be taken more seriously as cybercriminals are getting more sophisticated daily while encouraging businesses to get involved.
Mr. Lamido Yuguda, Director General, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Mr. Ade Shonubi, Deputy Governor, Operations Directorate, Central Bank Nigeria (CBN); Dr. Abdul-Hakeem Ajijola, Chair, Nigerian National Cybersecurity Policy, and Strategy 2021 Committee); Mr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc; Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, Chairman, Board of Directors, CSCS amongst other distinguished professionals and government officials are expected at the event.
