FG Blocked Over 200 Cyber Attacks During Presidential Poll- MD, Galaxy

Prof. Muhammad Abubakar, the Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone (GBB) said the Federal Government had blocked over 200 cyberattacks during the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Feb.25.

Abubakar stated this during the opening session of a two-day Ministerial Training for GBB Board Members and Management Staffers in Abuja on Tuesday.

“Positioning the GBB Team for Successful Management and Leadership in the Fourth Industrial Revolution” is the title of the training.

He announced the formation of a business continuity and cyberspace protection committee to safeguard and control digital operations while optimizing the GBB’s Technical Services.

According to Abubakar, the training was designed to assess the agency’s performance while also launching new revenue-generating initiatives.

“On the election day alone, we were able to block more than 200 attacks and the next day, the attacks geometrically increased to about 1.2 million and all were blocked from our own businesses,” he said.

The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, said the training was aimed at evaluating and recalibrating the Galaxy backbone Limited in regards to management and leadership for optimal outputs.

Pantami, who served as the training facilitator, applauded GBB’s approach to digital Infrastructural development while saving cost of governance.