Lagos State Ministry of Justice has inaugurated a security toolkit for small businesses to check cybercrime.
The toolkit is a cross-sector effort between the Lagos State Ministry of Justice and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international organisation.
It is dedicated to eradicating cyber risk and improving connectivity with the outside world.
It is also a free online resource that small businesses can use to significantly reduce their cyber risk.
The toolkit is designed to provide real-world tools and clear directions for taking immediate action for reducing cyber risk at a time when the need for such resources has never been greater.
Inaugurating the toolkit, Lagos Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Mr. Adeniji Kazeem (SAN) described the toolkit as a great asset to small businesses.
He said: “The major driving force for the deployment of the cyber security toolkit for small businesses in Lagos State is its apparent potential to reduce cybercrime which in-turn has a significant impact on our collective gains as a ministry that focuses on creating a crime free society.
“The nature of cybercrime goes beyond national boundaries; hence, there is need for international initiative and concerted trans-border joint actions in fighting cybercrime and also providing bulwarks against its perpetration,”he said.
To further its cyber security efforts, Kazeem said the Lagos State Ministry of Justice joined GCA as a partner in support of its mission to eradicate global cyber risk.
According to him, small businesses are the lifeblood of a community and provide all manner of essential services and support to individuals, enterprise businesses and government.
He pointed out that though a business may be small, when it comes to cybercrime the risks are great.
The Commissioner for Justice said the toolkit, which will be regularly updated with input from users, industry experts and public and private partners across the globe, was developed in partnership with Mastercard.
He said the Global Cyber Alliance also partnered with several additional organisations to create the GCA cyber security toolkit, including the Centre for Internet Security, the Cyber Readiness Institute, the City of London and the City of New York.
He stated that the state government would encourage and collaborate with relevant stakeholders in the business community and regulatory bodies to embrace the cybercrime toolkit for small business as a formidable initiative in fighting cybercrimes and related offences.
“To access the GCA Cybersecurity Toolkit, visit https://gcatoolkit.org/smallbusiness or the website of Lagos State Ministry of Justice www.lagosministryofjustice.org for a redirection to the GCA Website,” he said.
Kazeem added that the Ministry of Justice and the GCA would conduct a series of webinars on how to protect businesses from cybercrime. Detail will be announced on Lagos MoJ website soon.
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Global Cyber Alliance Philip Reitinger explained that what sets the Global Cyber Alliance Cyber-security Toolkit apart is that it is an action kit.
“Our focus is on producing a dynamic clearinghouse of operational tools that help small and medium businesses address risk and improve their cybersecurity posture, leveraging the deep expertise of our network of global partners, such as Mastercard, and the experiences of actual GCA toolkit users.
‘’As a thriving state, which encourages inward investment and also supports indigenous Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) which are vulnerable to cybercrime, this initiative is appropriate and timely,” he stressed.
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