- Nigeria faced 586,130 cyber threats in six months, mainly targeting financial institutions and telecoms, according to Cybervergent’s half-year report
- Industries such as education, healthcare, manufacturing, and retail face unique cybersecurity challenges
- Experts highlighted best practices to safeguard against evolving cyberattacks from groups like Gelsemium and Equation Group
Cybervergent’s half-year cyber threat report indicates Nigeria faced 586,130 cyber threats between January and June 2024.
Photo credit: Serhaj CalkaSource: Getty ImagesCyber threats against Nigeria: Key findings
- 586,130 cyber threats were detected, with 226,103 resolved by Cybervergent through automation.
- 19,920 endpoints were protected by Cybervergent.
- Cybervergent’s Security Operations Centre (SOC) analysed 304,522 events.
- 42,200 potentially malicious events were analysed.
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