– Nigeria suffers a new generation of threats
– The new generation of terrorists will cause exponentially more damage than Boko Haram
– The country should start to prepare to fight against new terrorists
Nigeria soon will be shocked and suffer a lot of damage as new terrorists appear and can destroy the country.
Tope Aladenusi, the expert of Deloitte Nigeria, has prepared a research called “Cyberharam: Can Nigeria Prepare For The Next Generation Of Terrorists?”
New threat
The expert stresses that reality is that there is a new type of terror that is brewing and evolving at an alarming speed all around the world; this threat is more sophisticated and can cause exponentially more damage than Boko Haram. The author notes that new generation of terrorism may not be in close combat but will be in cyber space.
Recall that a director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2013 said he expects cyber threats to surpass the terrorism threat that nations will face in the years to come.
Stronger than Boko Haram
In 2012, it was reported that there was a 60% increase in the attacks on Nigerian government websites.
It should be recalled that in Nigeria, it was reported that the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was hacked on the day of the 2015 presidential election.
And these forms of attacks range from simple probes, website defacement, denial of service and espionage, to wide-scale terrorism.
Tope Aladenusi explains that we are seeing significant interest by terrorist organizations in leveraging cyber capabilities to further their cause. The Boko Haram sect gets media attention by leveraging social media.
Stronger than Boko Haram
In 2012, it was reported that there was a 60% increase in the attacks on Nigerian government websites.
It should be recalled that in Nigeria, it was reported that the website of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was hacked on the day of the 2015 presidential election.
And these forms of attacks range from simple probes, website defacement, denial of service and espionage, to wide-scale terrorism.
Tope Aladenusi explains that we are seeing significant interest by terrorist organizations in leveraging cyber capabilities to further their cause. The Boko Haram sect gets media attention by leveraging social media.
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