Cyberattacks on telecoms networks threaten national security – NCC

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned that cyberattacks on telecommunications networks pose a challenge to national security, as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to make cyber threats more sophisticated and difficult to detect.
NCC Executive Vice-Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer Dr Aminu Maida stated this while delivering a keynote address at the second edition of the International Cybersecurity Conference in Abuja on Tuesday.
Maida, who was represented by the Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Mr Abraham Oshadami, while speaking on the theme, “Cyber resilience in the age of AI: defending minds, networks, and nati...