The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says
The Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN) says it is developing a Risk Based Cyber Security Framework for
banks and pay
find ment service providers to combat internet fraud in the country.
The Central Bank
Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 2018
Nigeria-JP Morgan Chase Cyber Security Conference.
Emefiele, who was
repr
business
esented by the Deputy-Governor, Financial System Stability, Mrs Aisha
Ahmad, said the framework would ensure appropriate cyber security of data in
Nigeria’s banking system.
“Technology has
transformed the way we learn, communicate, deliver services, conduct financial
tran
house sactions and even experience entertainment.
“However, these new
conveniences of modern technology have ushered in complex security challenges
and cybercrime.
“These range from
identity and intellectual property theft, phishing, email spamming, virus
dissemination to sophisticated hacking and theft by digital crime syndicates.
“A recent study by the
IMF estimated global annual losses from cyber-attacks to be close to nine per
cent of banks’ net income or around 100 billion dollars,” he said.
Emefiele reiterated the
CBN’s commitment to strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework for
cyber risk in the country.
Mr John Ayoh, the
Director, Information and Communication Technology Department in CBN, said that
the CBN had a strong cyber-security model in place to protect its systems
against attacks.
He said the CBN had
improved its technology expertise to ensure that computers and other devices
used by its staff could not be easily hacked.
In addition, he said
that the payment system, particularly the Society for Worldwide Interbank
Financial Telecommunication, had also been reviewed to ensure security of the
financial system.
Mr Folashodun Shonubi,
the Managing Director of Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), assured
Nigerians of the safety of the electronic payment system in Nigeria.
“Looking at the
likelihood of fraud, it is actually lower if you use electronic means for
transactions and payments.
“lmagine you are in a
bus and someone took your wallet, it’s almost impossible to identify the
culprit.
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