Cybercrime:Expert Recommends Homegrown Solutions

The Chief Executive Of- ficer of Cybervergent, Mr. Adetokunbo Omotosho,  has called for more homegrown solutions to solve cybersecurity challenges in the country.
Omotosho said this in an interview with The Tide’s source  in Lagos, recently.
He noted that bringing foreign digital cybersecurity solutions to solve challenges peculiar to Nigeria could  be cumbersome and might go through a lot of processes before adaptation.
According to him, Nigeria needed solutions that are developed locally either for cybercrime or physical crime that can be paid for in naira.
He said when cybersecurity solutions are too expensive, only few people would be able to afford them.
“Cybervergent has developed indigenous solutions that is helping the security architecture of Nigeria. Our own solutions are basically compatible with our needs, which do not necessarily require bringing foreign solutions to solve our cybersecurity challenges”, he said.
Also, Omotosho noted that it was essential to establish partnerships between government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector to promote innovation and the development of indigenous cybersecurity technologies.
He further urged the government to provide support, funding, and incentives to cybersecurity startups working on innovative cybersecurity solutions.
The expert recalled that these startups could  play a significant role in creating homegrown technologies.
The Tide’s source  gathered that Cybervergent is a technology company providing cybersecurity solutions for large scale and effective solutions.
The company also handles cybersecurity compliance solutions, security, risk and privacy programmes and data security.