By SUNDAY ABBA, Abuja
The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office, NMCO, has collaborated with the Department of State Service, DSS, to train members of staff on cyber crime security.
A statement signed by the Agency’s head of Press and Public Relations, Shade Fatoke, said the move was part of the MCO’s commitment to curbing cyber crimes associated with the internet and ensuring safe online service delivery.
The Director General, NMCO, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom, charged the staff to adhere strictly to the Dos and Don’ts of the DSS training, adding that cyber security is very crucial for personal and organisational protection.
Stressing the need for the training, Nkom stated that MCO’s system has been web based since the launch of agency’s electronic Mining Cadastre Plus (eMC+), adding that it was expected of every user to be cautious and careful on their interactions online.
He particularly noted the importance of the agency’s system migration to online, saying it promotes efficiency and transparency in processing the application for mineral title and boost investment in the sector.
“I believe you all know that our eMC+ has been online since it was launched in November, 2022 and we have been receiving a lot of online applications. As such we need to be very careful and be able to identify such tricks as we are being taught today,” he said.
Speaking further, the NMCO boss said, “Everybody is prone to attack and this training is part of our strategy in reforming the office and the need to develop security alertness. We must therefore be committed to ensuring zero tolerance on cybercrimes.”
Highpoint of the training was the Declaration of Oath of Secrecy and Oath of Allegiance undertaken by members of staff to rededicate themselves in loyalty to national service.
Charging them thereafter, the DG said, “You’re all expected to protect government’s document and this is why we are taking you through this training.”
The interactive training session took participants through protection against threats like, malware, phishing, identity threat and the importance of security document among others.