CYBER THREATS: IMPLICATIONS FOR NIGERIA’S NATIONAL INTEREST BY MAJOR GENERAL GG UMO OON GSS psc(+) fwc CMH MIMC MNIM RESTRICTED

INTRODUCTION RESTRICTED

 CYBERWARFARE AND CYBERCRIME ARE INTERTWINED  CYBERSPACE TECHNOLOGY IS FAST EMERGING AS AN INSTRUMENT OF STATE POWER  CYBER COULD BE EXPLOITED TO DEGRADE, DISRUPT COMMUNICATIONS AND THE FLOW OF INFORMATION  “WHEN YOU HAVE FORM, UNDERCOVER ESPIONAGE CANNOT FIND OUT ANYTHING, INTELLIGENCE CANNOT FORM A STRATEGY” – SUN TZU  IRAN CLAIMS TO HAVE THE SECOND-LARGEST CYBER ARMY IN THE WORLD RESTRICTED

AIM THE AIM OF THIS PAPER IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF CYBER THREATS TO NIGERIA’S NATIONAL INTEREST RESTRICTED

SCOPE  CONCEPTUAL DISCOURSE  NATIONAL SECURITY SPECTRUM  CRITICAL CYBER THREATS INIMICAL TO NATIONAL INTERESTS AND THEIR EFFECTS  CYBER STRATEGIES TO STEM THREATS RESTRICTED

CONCEPTUAL DISCOURSE  CYBERCRIME  CYBER TERRORISM  CYBER WARFARE  CYBER SECURITY  NATIONAL INTEREST RESTRICTED

CRITICAL CYBER THREATS INIMICAL TO NATIONAL INTEREST SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPHERE  ONE MILION ATTACKS DAILY ON ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES  CHILD PREDATION  CYBER CRIMES GIVES ILLEGAL MONEY MORE THAN DRUG TRAFFICKING  ALMOST USD 560M LOST TO CYBER CRIMINALS IN THE USA FROM JAN – DEC FIGURE UP BY 50% COMPARED TO 2008  GEORGIA’S AND ESTONIA’S CYBER ATTACKS BY RUSSIA UNDERSCORES THE FACT THAT A HOSTILE NATION WITH CYBER TECHNOLOGY EDGE COULD CONSTITUTE A SERIOUS THREAT RESTRICTED

POLITICO-MILITARY SPHERE  MILITARY ACTIVITIES USING COMPUTERS AND SATELLITES ARE PRONE TO EQUIPMENT DISRUPTION; SO, STRATEGISTS MUST BE AWARE THAT PART OF POILITICO- MILITARY CONFLICTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE INTERNET- Kenneth Geers  DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE ARE STRATEGIC NATIONAL ASSETS- President Barak Obama  HACKING IN USA MILITARY FACILITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2008  OPERATION ORCHARD  CYBER-SABOTAGE RESTRICTED

CYBER STRATEGIES TO STEM CYBER THREATS  NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK TO ALSO CAPTURE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS  PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT  CAPACITY BUILDING  GOVERNMENT- PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SYNERGY  RESHAPING THE INTERNET ARCHITECTURE  CYBER COUNTER-THREAT AGENCY RESTRICTED

CONCLUSION  CYBER THREATS ARE GETTING WORSE DAILY  THE NATION DOES NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR A CYBER TSUNAMI TO OCCUR BEFORE IT ACTS  A HOLISTIC APPROACH USING BDT ROADMAP  NATIONAL POLICY FRAMEWORK  PUBLIC ENLIGHTENMENT  CAPACITY BUILDING  GOVERNMENT-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SYNERGY  ESTABLISHMENT OF C2TA RESTRICTED

FOOD-FOR-THOUGHT ‘‘THE MODERN THIEF CAN STEAL MORE WITH A COMPUTER THAN WITH A GUN; TOMORROW’S TERRORIST MAY BE ABLE TO DO MORE DAMAGE WITH A KEYBOARD THAN WITH A BOMB’’ -DANIEL A. MORRIS …‘SO, THE TIME TO STEM CYBER THREATS IS NOT TODAY BUT NOW’ RESTRICTED

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