We Received Over 200 Cyberattacks During 2023 Presidential Election – FG

The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone, Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, on Tuesday, disclosed that the Federal Government blocked over 200 cyberattacks during the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections.

Abubakar made this disclosure at the opening session of a two-day ministerial training for GBB’s board members and management on Tuesday in Abuja.

The training was tagged “Positioning the GBB Team for Effective Management and Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution.”

The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Federal Government had on February 23 inaugurated a committee for cyberspace and Information and Communication Technology infrastructure protection ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Abubakar said, “On the election day alone, we were able to block more than 200 attacks and the next day, the attacks geometrically increased to about 1.2 million and all were blocked from our own businesses.”

He noted that the training was aimed at reviewing the agency’s performance while initiating alternative means of revenue generation.

He further disclosed that a business continuity and cyberspace protection committee had been formed to guard and regulate digital activities while optimising the GBB technical services.

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said the training was aimed at evaluating and re-calibrating Galaxy Backbone Limited in terms of management and leadership for optimal outputs.

Pantami, who served as the training facilitator, applauded GBB’s approach to digital infrastructural development while saving cost of governance.

“Training is key when it comes to improving our performance and at the same time training is key when it comes to our self-evaluation, self-judgement, self-assessment.

“We need to think out of the box to discover new areas for government revenue generation. We need to be proactive in our thinking; let us not maintain the same process everyday when it comes to revenue generation,” the minister added.

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