FG Blocked Over 200 Cyber Attacks During Presidential, NASS Elections – GBB

ABUJA – The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone (GBB) Prof. Muhammad Abubakar has said the Federal Government blocked over 200 cyber attacks during the Presidential and National Assembly elections recently.

Abubakar who disclosed this at the opening session of a two-day Ministerial Training for GBB Board members and Management Staff on Tuesday in Abuja.

The training was tagged: “Positioning the GBB Team for Effective Management and Leadership in the 4th Industrial Revolution”.

He said a business continuity and cyber space protection committee has been formed to safeguard and regulate digital activities while optimising the GBB’s Technical Services.

He said the training was aimed at reviewing the agency’s performance while initiating alternative means of revenue generation.

Speaking on the cyber attacks, he said: “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.”

Also speaking, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami said the aim of the ministerial training was to evaluate and recalibrate the Galaxy Backbone Limited with regard to management and leadership for optimal outputs.

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

According to him, “In this training, I will be very much sincere with you to point some areas where we need significant improvement.

“Training is key when it comes to improving our performance and at the same time training is key when it comes to our self-evaluation, self-judgement and self-assessment.

“We need to think out of the box to discover new areas for government revenue generation.

“We need to be proactive in our thinking, let us not maintain the same process everyday when it comes to revenue generation.”

It would be recalled that the Ministry inaugurated a committee for cyberspace and Information and Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure protection on February 23, ahead of the 2023 general elections.