Nigerian Government Websites Attacked 585 Times- Director Of National Cyber Security Strategy Submits

The Director-General of a newly commissioned Counter Cyber Intelligence Agency in Nigeria, The National Cyber Security Strategy Mr. Isa Patanmi, justifying the reason behind the setting up of the Agency said: 

 “A total of 585 government-owned websites were among the 2,175 Nigerian websites hacked in 2015, the Office of the National Security Adviser said recently. Of about 97 million internet users in Nigeria, about 14 percent suffered cyber attacks,” 

He also disclosed that Nigeria ranked as the 17th most attacked nation in the world in December 2015 in the global outlook.