The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) is organizing a cyber security framework to ensure digital infrastructure and improve online safety for consumers in the Nigerian communications industry.
The framework, with a probable implementation timeline by telecommunications licensees established by 2026, will address the security challenges that arise from emerging technologies to create a safer digital economy in Nigeria.
During the second phase of the development meeting of the cybersecurity framework with the relevant interested parties, organized by the Commission in Abuja recently, after the initial meeting held at the beginning of the year, the executive commissioner of NCC, Technical Services (TECT), Abraham Oshadami, emphasized the need for a water approach to address the sophistication of cyber threats in the industry.
Oshadami said that given the growing digitalization of services, the rapid growth of data exchange and the sophisticated nature of modern cyber threats, the need for a robust, adaptive and inclusive framework of cybersecurity has never been more urgent.
According to him, as emerging technologies remodel the landscape, cybersecurity now extends beyond the traditional triad of confidentiality, integrity and availability (CIA), and adds that the intensification of geopolitical tensions and increasing injuries
“Both state and non -state actors are pointing to essential sectors, including ours, through coordinated cyber and physical attacks. These attacks are often directed to data control and integrity systems, which underlines the critical risks raised for operational technology (OT), especially in our sector.
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“As cyber threats evolve, they endanger not only system performance but also human security, amplifying the severity and consequences of interruptions to the vital communications infrastructure. Cybersecurity now covers human security and must address the real risk for people’s lives when a system is attacked or committed,” he said.
By emphasizing the need to develop the framework, Oshadami said that the telecommunications industry continues to serve as the backbone of Nigeria’s digital economy, its critical role in national development, economic transformation and social interaction make it a strategic asset and, unfortunately, a main objective for cyber threats.
Oshadami also explained that the second meeting of interested parties on the cybersecurity framework was to present the progress made from the initial meeting, including the refined framework based on the contribution of interested parties; And to further validate the key components, design principles and implementation strategies of the proposed framework, among others.
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