Staff of the Directorate of Information and Communication Technology (DITC) have undergone a week-long training on cyber-security, as the 水果派 of Nigeria (NOUN) continues to solidify its technology-driven Open and Distance Learning (ODL) standing in the country.
The Vice-Chancellor,聽Prof. Femi聽Peters,聽represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor,聽Prof.聽Monioluwa聽Olaniyi聽at the opening ceremony of the training held at the Abuja Model Study Centre, underlined the university鈥檚 resolve in聽developing the capacity of the ICT professionals.
鈥淲e know that cyber-security is key no matter how much good we are if we are not security conscious, we can lose whatever data we have,”聽the DVC聽said.
She said聽the VC has set out so much on regularisation and structuring of the IT community of the university.聽鈥淲e all are witness to that and we identify the need for proper kitting of聽professionals and that has lead to several activities that we have embarked upon.
鈥淭he IT operation is largely driven by the I.C.T committee that makes recommendations to the VC and it is a delight to note that the IT聽community have identified聽several trainings because the DICT has that responsibility.
鈥淭he DICT is expected to draw plans to improve the capacity that we have and it is one of the reasons I want to appreciate the Director Dr. Onwodi and congratulate the DICT for planning with HASOB to bring up this training.鈥
Director DICT, Dr. Greg聽Onwodi
On her part, the聽Director,聽Staff Training and Development,聽Mrs.聽Margret聽Boro, emphasised聽the importance of staff training and retraining as the vision of the VC, saying that 鈥渉e聽has never shy way away from it. Prof. Peters has always made request for staff training.
鈥淭his particular training is important because we all know the position of the organisation聽when it comes to cyber-crimes. We have to secure the end point of the DICT programmes and detect cyber-crimes early so that fast solutions will be granted immediately.鈥
DICT director, who is the host,聽聽Dr. Greg聽Onwodi, said聽鈥渢he essence of the training聽was to protect NOUN as a cooperate entity from intruders packing into our cyber-聽space.鈥
As such, he urged聽participants to聽pay聽more attention irrespective of聽their respective聽certifications聽as ICT personnels, even as he聽assured them to pick up one or two new things聽from the training.
Onwodi, who thanked the Vice-Chancellor,聽added that certificate聽would聽be issued out to every participant at the end of training.
Also speaking,聽the聽Director of HASOB聽Integrated聽Services,聽Ezeanni Jude, said the first day was going to be聽鈥渁 train the trainers session where we are going to learn from each other through this facilitation. Technology is dynamic;聽is not something that is static.鈥