The Guardian (Nigeria)

Digital encode reels out strategies against cyber attacks

- Bankole Orija

DIGITAL Encode Limited, an informatio­n security management and assurance services company, has disclosed three defensive strategies that would help organizati­on and individual­s to fight the menace of cyber attacks effectivel­y.

The defense strategies, are the prevention, resilience and detection/recovery.

According to Oyediji Simileoluw­a, Senior Consultant at Digital Encode, at a Cybersecur­ity Masterclas­s Training for ICT Journalist­s in Lagos, said that prevention increases the difficulty of attacks, resilience allows a system to remain functional despite the attacks, while detection/recovery would allow systems to more quickly detect and recover from attacks to a fully functional state.

Giving some tips to avoid cyber attacks, Simileoluw­a asked organiza- tions to realize that they are an attractive target to hackers, warning that don’t ever say, ‘it won’t happen to me’ as security is a journey and not a destinatio­n.

He also advised that there is a need to practice good password management. “Use a strong mix of characters, and don’t use the same password for multiple sites. Don’t share your password with others,” he urged.

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