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The first and most basic mission for which the police exists anywhere in the world according to Sir Robert peel, is to prevent crime and disorder.

The above, however cannot be properly achieved without the guidance of an effective, unified and comprehensive legal, regulatory and institutional framework to check the excesses of some rather exuberant officers of the law and also to ensure that the rights of citizens are not violated in the process of apprehending cyber criminals.

With the huge amount of data and transactions carried out on the internet, there is therefore an urgent need to need carryout extensive awareness campaigns across the country to enlighten the citizens on safety measures to be implemented.

Where there are vulnerabilities, Cybercriminals see opportunities This is especially true in relation to #COVID19. Follow the following advice and learn how to protect yourself & #WashYourCyberHands.

In recent months, COVID-19 has taken over the world.

Take control of your remote working environment and protect yourself from cyber threats.

With the Covid-19 pandemic ravaging the world, and with measures such as social distancing and quarantine being put in place to curb the spread, there is the need to actively deploy the use of technology to reduce human contact and hence the need for a search for an effective and secure means of communicating with each other. 

Cyber criminals usually take advantage of matters arising to create a false story to enable them defraud unsuspecting consumers. Unfortunately, Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the spread of coronavirus to exploit and play on the fears of consumers.

Beware of investments on social media offering high returns within a very short period. Only invest if you’re prepared, and can afford, to lose your money. 

If high returns are being promised or even suggested, then this means there are higher risks associated with the investment

A keylogger (short for keystroke logger) is a Malicious software (malware) that tracks or logs the keystrokes on your keyboard typically in a covert manner so that you don’t know that your actions are being monitored.

A brute force attack, also known as an exhaustive search, is a cryptographic hack that relies on guessing possible combinations of a targeted password until the correct password is discovered. The longer the password, the more combinations that will need to be tested.

Malware is the collective name for a number of malicious software variants, including viruses, ransomware and spyware. Shorthand for malicious software, malware typically consists of code developed by cyberattackers/cyber criminals, designed to cause extensive damage to data and systems or to gain unauthorized access to a network