ESET, a leader in cyber-protection recently held another edition of its global ESET security day event in Nigeria. The event provided a forum for interaction between business owners, decision makers, customers and end users with security experts and senior management from ESET to discuss security outlooks in their respective organization and the country.
ESET Security Days is a global, well established series of free security events that host a gathering of independent and ESET security experts with IT professionals, business people and the general public. The event comprises a conference of security experts, sharing latest trends in technology and threats to information security in companies and live demonstrations. The security day began in 2011 with more than forty events and over eight thousand people around world already attended with positive feedback on how beneficial it has been to them and their Organizations.
‘ESET focused on the cyber security trends in Nigeria enterprise businesses as the security market is undergoing rapid developments with the threat landscape evolving with more and more targeted and persistent attacks, which conventional countermeasures are failing to prevent (the question is not if your defenses were penetrated, but how they were penetrated). They are failing due to the lack of security awareness among employees, missing proper security policies and lack of “basic hygiene” says ESET Country Manager, Olufemi Ake.
ESET began life as a pioneer of antivirus protection and company’s goal is to make sure that everyone can enjoy opportunities that technology offers. Today, ESET security solutions allow businesses and consumers in more than 180 countries to make the most of the digital world. Aim of this project is to bring cutting-edge knowledge to everyone – especially the business user.
“At ESET Security Days participants can enjoy the latest news from our own ESET kitchen. You will not only hear about what we offer to safeguard your business but you will receive valuable technology and security awareness insights along the way,” says ESET CEO Richard on ESET Security Days series launching in yet another country. “During the conference, attendees can always look forward to detailed presentations and reports on cyber threat landscape that we are currently facing,” he adds.
The event took place at Lagos Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria with attendees having the opportunity to see and learn from the President, Cyber Security Experts Association of Nigeria (CSEAN), Mr Remi Afon, represented by a Director and Membership Coordinator of CSEAN, Mr Tunji Igbalajobi.
He cautioned organisation against showing lackadaisical attitude towards IT security, adding that many are suffering from reputational, financial and other damages orchestrated by cyber criminals.
According to him, both private and public sector organisations must pay attention to cyber education and awareness.
The Cyber Security Expert said that in the era of disruptive technology, it is possible for hackers to hijack IT security in the artificial intelligence environment if not handled with care.
Mr. Igbalajobi who said that IT security has become integral part of governance recommended periodic risk assessments; reduction to the level of administrative access; multi-factor authentication and adequate password management, as part of the panacea to stay safe.
