It is important to define vulnerability first. The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre defines it as a “weakness in an IT system that can be exploited by an attacker to deliver a successful attack.” In other words, they are gaps that any group of unscrupulous individuals can use for malicious works.
Data privacy is a business function. Complying with the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR), therefore, is a critical component in building a successful contemporary business. Investment in data privacy and protection yields a great return by protecting the company’s physical assets, personnel assets, IT assets, and operational assets. Investing in data protection compliance helps a …
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As the world grapples with the unprecedented spread of coronavirus, the role of data gathering becomes prominent. Oliver Morgan, the Director of the Health Emergency Information and Risk Assessment Development at the World Health Organization (WHO) says “It is critically important that all countries are able to report their COVID-19 situation.” What WHO’s Morgan proposes …
The Nigerian Data Protection Regulation states, under Implementation Mechanism, that every data controller shall: • Designate a Data Protection Officer to ensure adherence to this [NDPR] Regulation, relevant data privacy instruments and data protection directives of the data controller; • [and] may outsource data protection to a verifiably competent firm or person. This is new. …
f anything, data protection compliance is something slightly new in Nigeria. It is new because Nigerian Data Protection Regulation (NDPR) is in its infant stages. As such, data compliance is relatively a new concept. The chance of any Nigerian company attaining a hundred percent compliance is minuscule. This article points out, in brief detail, certain data …
Nigerian companies must rebuild their dynamics to not only fit in what is called privacy-by-design but also ensure they maintain a privacy-by-default approach. They must also pay attention to the dynamic of their business and how it factors the Nigerian Data Protection Regulation. Compliance with GDPR is an opportunity for Nigerian companies to establish and …
Having got a historical glimpse of data protection regulations and its motivations, can one conclude that companies like MTN, Infinix, just to mention those two, who collect and process personal data about Nigerians violate human rights? The simple and short answer is yes. Read Infinix’s privacy policy and you would see this claim “[we] may …
In contemporary business, the collection, use, and possession of personal data remain vital. Without it, businesses would struggle to serve customers and carry out the necessary market analysis. Yet, most approaches to collecting and storing personal data borders on intrusion and trampling on human rights. In this three-part article, I give a historical background to data …
