Cyber alert: How to safeguard online accounts, by NCC

Telecommunication regulatory body in the country, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), is not only concern about creating enabling environments for the stakeholders in the industry to thrive, it is also very mindful of the need for the subscribers to enjoy the services being provided and how best they can secure themselves from cyber attacks.

On a regular basis, the NCC do educate Nigerian telecom subscribers by giving value adding tips on what the industry can give them.

The latest tips from the NCC was on cyber attacks and how the subscribers can safeguard their online accounts through creation of strong passwords.

The PAPERS reports that a cyber attack is a set of actions performed by threat actors, who try to gain unauthorized access, steal data or cause damage to computers, computer networks, or other computing systems. A cyber attack can be launched from any location. The attack can be performed by an individual or a group using one or more tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).

Password on the other hand is a string of characters that allows access to a computer system or service. Each user has a password in order to log on to the network.

The NCC on its official Facebook handle warned subscribers to always go for a strong password in order to safeguard unauthorized access to the data on their phones.

“Safeguard your online accounts (banks, digital media and others) by creating strong and complex passwords,” the NCC says.

If you have a strong and complex passwords in place, you are guarding against cyber attackers who have the intentional effort to steal, expose, alter, disable, or destroy data, applications, or other assets through unauthorized access to your network, computer system or digital device.