The Nigeria Mining Cadastre Office (NMCO), in its commitment to online service delivery and curbing cyber crimes associated with the internet, is collaborating with the Department of State Service (DSS) to train members of staff on cyber crime security.
The director general of NMCO, Engr Obadiah Simon Nkom who spoke on Tuesday charged MCO staff to adhere to intricacies of the training, adding that cyber security is very crucial for personal and organisational protection.
He stated that, “MCO’s system is web-based after the launch of the electronic Mining Cadastre Plus (eMC+), it is expected that every user is cautious and careful on their interactions online.”
He particularly explained the importance of the agency’s system migration to online, which he stated would promote the 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.
According to him, “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.”
According to a statement by Folasade Fatoke, the key highlight of the training is the declaration of Oath of Secrecy and Oath of Allegiance by members of staff to rededicate their loyalty and service delivery to the nation.
The DG further explained that undertaking the oath is to lay emphasis on ethics of service, adding that there is need to develop personal set of values which include loyalty, honesty, hard work, accountability and integrity.
“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.
