The Nigerian Communication Commission on Thursday, said it had established an Internet Industry Code of Practice for internet service providers in the country to secure the country’s cyber space.
NCC’s Deputy Director, Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ismail Adedigba, made this known during the 106th edition of the consumer outreach programme held in Benin.
Adedigba said the internet code was a regulatory intervention expected to secure the country’ cyberspace against imminent threats from cyber attackers.
Adedigba stated that the demand for internet service was on the increase, adding that NCC had designed a number of programmes aimed at reducing the effects of cybercrimes on telecom consumers in Nigeria.
The resource person, who presented a paper during the programme, Abdulazeez Jide, urged telecom consumers to protect themselves by securing their password and changing it regularly.
According to him, constant consumer education and awareness forum such as this has to be sustained by regulator as well as the service providers.
