FIRSTBANK’s WEBINAR, PROMOTING INFORMATION SECURITY, HOLDS APRIL 16

<p><em>First Bank’s webinar holds this Friday<&sol;em><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>has gathered that First Bank of Nigeria Limited&comma; Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider&comma; has announced a webinar to sensitise individuals and businesses with useful information on being protected in today’s digital age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The virtual event is scheduled to hold by noon on Friday&comma; 16 April 2021 with &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Staying Protected Amidst the Pandemic Chaos” being the topic to be discussed at the event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Registration is ongoing for the event via the link https&colon;&sol;&sol;firstbanknigeria&period;zoom&period;us&sol;webinar&sol;register&sol;WN&lowbar;PUnqA7enTMG8o0OfOaWxlg<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Today’s world&comma; largely referred to as the digital age has been influenced by information technology which has optimised the way we carry out our individual and business activities&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; the current age has been marred by illicit activities like identity theft&comma; internet fraud amongst many others which poses a risk to the safety of individuals and businesses&period; Attending the webinar will have participants knowledgeably equipped with vital information that will ensure they make informed decisions&comma; thereby promoting their safety whilst staying protected against possible risks and malicious attacks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Tope Aladenusi&comma; Chief Strategy Officer &amp&semi; Cyber Risk Services Leader&comma; Deloitte West Africa&semi; Confidence Staveley&comma; Cyber Security Evangelist&sol; Founder&comma; Cybersafe Foundation and Harrison Nnaji&comma; Chief Information Security Officer&comma; <strong>First<&sol;strong> Bank will lead the discussion at the event&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking on the planned Webinar&comma; Dr&period; Adesola Adeduntan&comma; CEO of FirstBank Group noted that &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the world as a global village is associated with not just benefits but also risks of cyberattack and for individuals&comma; businesses and governments to make the best out of the digital and online opportunities&comma; they need to be deliberate in protecting themselves against cybersecurity threats”&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He further noted that&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;in today’s digital age&comma; which the pandemic has accelerated the embrace&comma; cyberattacks are occurring at an alarming rate across the world&period; As such&comma; no individual&comma; business or government entity with digital and online presence is immune to cyberattacks&semi; and the financial&comma; physical and legal implications of an attack can be significantly upsetting&period;’’<br &sol;>&NewLine;In concluding&comma; he enjoined everyone to participate in the forthcoming webinar as it is a viable opportunity to stay informed whilst being abreast with current trends that are pivotal to promoting safety in today’s world that is driven by information technology”&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;