We welcome all to the Cyber Security Awareness Month 2017. This is a reflection of the extent at which Cyber Crime is riding on Critical resources of the both the Public and Private Sectors. Users of the Systems and all kinds of gadgets should be informed on vigilance and protection from the Cyber threats. Keep tuned as we would be busy discussing the various mitigating measures on this platform throughout the month. Wishing you a happy Cyber Security Awareness Month.

1. Cyber Security Awareness Month
October, 2017
Chinatu Uzuegbu
CISSP, CISM, CISA, CEH, ITIL, MCSE

2. Breaking News!!!
• Nigeria loses about N127b($450m) to cyber crime
annually.
• In Nigeria, it was reported that 3,500(70%)
successful Cyber attacks targeted the InfoTech space
in the country including the infrastructures of the
government.
• Nigeria ranks 3rd in the global internet crime after
United Kingdom and USA.
• Africa as a whole loses about $2b every year as
reported in 2016.

3. Breaking News!!! Cont’d
• A malware, known as ‘Lazarus’ was used to compromise and hack into
over 200,000 banking and financial systems in over 150 countries. It was
reported that the Malware originated from the Middle East, mostly Syria,
Iran and Kenya. Nigeria if not proactive enough would soon be in the
target list.
• In the USA, the rate of Cyber breaches targeting Health Care
Organisations and the corresponding Electronic Health Records(EHR)
has increased from 0.63% before 2015, then 34% in 2015 and 90% as at
today as Ponemon Institute reported.???? Drastic!
• On Ransomware alone, which was more or less the major Malware
challenge in 2017 that would hack into the Victim’s System, encrypt the
system and then request for ransom before a release through the
WannaCry Malware; there was an alarming loss of $24m before 2015
and as at first quarter in 2016 it increased to $209m .

4. Why so Much Loss to Cyber Crime????
• As Technology emerges at the speed of light, the Cyber Criminals run at
pace to exploit vulnerabilities inherent on the new systems.
• There is a consistent daily release of hundreds and thousands of new
Software Applications ranging from Desktop Systems to Mobile Apps for
different specialised purposes.
• The bad and malicious guys are steadily on top of their game doing what
they know how to do best with the view of exploiting vulnerabilities as
every application comes with its own weaknesses, these guys try to take
advantage ....
• This is Cyber age and there is nothing anyone can do about it, virtually
every aspect of life is riding on the Cyber, Internet of things is already in
progress . The bad and malicious guys keep threatening and gaining
grounds.
• The rise of Cyber War is so drastic that If Nigeria does not rise to combating
Cyber Crime, the yearly loss could increase to $trillion.
• There is much misuse of the Cyber Resources ranging from personal
to corporate levels.

5. Why so much Loss to Cyber Crime... Cont’d
• Personal Privacies/human rights are being breached on daily basis, creating room for the
bad guys to unduly monitor and track individuals and firms until they gain grounds and
achieve their malicious intents.
• Critical Information Assets and Forums that should be highly sensitive and confidential
are now in the Open, policies binding the management of Information at ‘rest’, ‘in
transit’ and ‘discussed’ could fail as a result of the use of back camera and all sorts of
unwarranted monitoring tools.
• Little wonder how employees get information secretly discussed in the boardroom
circulated across the globe even before the meeting ends.
• As the Cyber is emerging with new tools, there are no further updates and corresponding
Cyber Security tools effected on the Security Policy of firms and the Government.
• Most Victims of Cyber attacks do not have a proactive knowledge on how to secure their
Resources.
• Unfortunately, The Cyber Security Pros that should mediate between the Systems and
the attackers with the view of closing up the security gaps are few in the market and not
really on top of their game and lagging in pace with the attackers.
• Cyber Security is quite a new field and there is a general knowledge gap to most
concerned.

6. Why Cyber Security Awareness Month(CSAM)
As a result of the huge gap in Cyber Security knowledge-base and the high
rate of attacks:
• The National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) within the Department of
Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA, a non-
profit organization) of United States took a decision to set aside every
month of October for yearly Cyber Security Awareness to School students
and the general public.
• The aim is to get the masses aware of Cyber Security techniques; this is
expected to close-up the knowledge gaps to a reasonable extent and at the
same time establish a proactive culture of vigilance and protection from
Cyber Threats.
• Cyber Security Awareness Volunteer Education(C-SAVE) movement was also
initiated by the NCSD and NCSA groups to be executed during this period.
• Nigeria is already imbibing the culture of Cyber Security awareness to
students of both secondary and tertiary institutions during this awareness
period going forward.
• There is a clarion call on all stakeholders to rise to the fearful attacks and

7. Expectations from Cyber Security Awareness 2017
• Here comes the October 2017 edition of Cyber Security Awareness
program with global reflection on Security approaches and Measures.
• We would be looking at various Security Nuggets that would promote
a level of vigilance and attention to Confidentiality, Integrity and
availability of critical Cyber Assets accessible to all computer Users.
• Cyber Security is the responsibility of all System Users irrespective of
position and status even though it is better driven from the Top level
Management down to the lowest Cadre.
• In this view, it is highly encouraged that All Stakeholders including
Smartphone Users should pay attention to the Security Nuggets as
they would be published in batches with detailed explanations on
application techniques.
• Kindly stay informed as the subsequent articles are published
throughout the month.

8. Together, we would fight Cyber
Crimes....
Welcome to the October 2017 Cyber
Security Awareness Month

9. Thank You!