From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has warned of an increase in global cyberattacks especially targeting businesses and government organisations.
NITDA, in a statement on Monday, said the increase in cyber assaults is a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which has made the possibility of spillover cyberattacks against non-primary targets become far more frequent.
It urged all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies to take extra security precautions by hardening their cyber defences and performing due diligence in identifying indicators of malicious activity that could affect their networks, assets, and critical national infrastructure.
Advising MDAs on how to prevent the attacks, NITDA said “Therefore, MDAs are advised to use the following steps to prevent such attacks:
Carry out checks for possible vulnerabilities on their systems and implement appropriate remediations.
Always ensure software is updated.
Carry out regular patches on all systems.
Secure and monitor remote desktop protocol and other risky services.
Carry out awareness on cyber security best practices to sensitise employees and users of services.
“Additionally, Organizations are invited to sign up for NITDA’s free web protection service, which will provide MDAs’ administrators with detailed information about the vulnerability of their web services.”