NDPC issues data protection advisory over escalating threats

The Nigeria Data Protection Commission, NDPC, has issued a regulatory advisory to each Data Controllers and Data Processors successful the country.

This is successful effect to escalating threats to information information infrastructure.

The Commission said that its method appraisal indicates that immoderate shadowy menace actors person engaged successful coordinated operations targeting fiscal systems and immoderate cardinal integer infrastructure successful Nigeria.

“Public establishments are truthful reminded of the statesmanlike directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, declaring that, ‘Data is the caller oil, its worth increases the much it is refined and responsibly shared,” a connection signed by Babatunde Bamigboye, Esq. Head, Legal, Enforcement & Regulations, said.

It quoted the President arsenic saying, ‘I truthful nonstop each Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments and Agencies to seizure accusation rigorously and safeguard it nether the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023.”

The Commission advised that information controllers and processors (including MDAs) are to urgently step-up their method and organisational measures to guarantee the privateness of each Nigeria...