Global cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, and the National Information Technology Development Agency of Nigeria (NITDA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at the GITEX Nigeria 2025 conference.
The aim of this agreement is to help businesses and individuals in the country to improve computer security preparedness and to raise awareness around the importance of cybersecurity in an evolving cyberthreat landscape.
NITDA is responsible for planning, research, development, standardisation, application, coordination, monitoring, evaluation and regulation of Information Technology practices, activities and systems in Nigeria. As part of the MoU, Kaspersky and the Agency have agreed to collaborate in four main areas: sharing information; training; raising awareness; and strengthening the cybersecurity of critical infrastructures.
Kaspersky and NITDA will exchange relevant technical information, threat intelligence, and data feeds related to cyber threats and cyberattacks affecting citizens, businesses, and the government in Nigeria. Kaspersky will provide advice for NITDA’s consideration in the building of cybersecurity frameworks and standards for the critical information infrastructures of Nigeria.
Furthermore, the two organisations plan to work on activities to help raise public awareness about ways for civilians and organisations to improve their cyber defences.
Within the ongoing NITDA public digital literacy initiatives, the organisations plan to address, among other audiences, parents and children, including with tools such as Kaspersky’s Cybersecurity Alphabet that teaches basic cybersecurity terms and IT hygiene principles in an exciting easy-to-remember format.
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