By Racheal Ayodele Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised the alarm of ...
By Racheal Ayodele
Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Independent National
Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised the alarm of attempts by foreign hackers
to break into the commission’s database.
INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in
Abuja on Thursday at the annual National Conference of the National Association
of Judiciary Correspondents, NAJUC, with the theme, ‘2023 General Elections;
Judiciary and Sustainability of Nigeria’s Democracy.’
Yakubu, who was represented by the deputy director of ICT,
Dr Lawrence Bayode, explained that the attacks are from different parts of the
world, not just Nigeria.
“We were looking at the system on Wednesday, 25th of
January, and we were seeing that people were trying to come into the system
from France, but we are also putting some things in place.
“You cannot build a house without putting a door, burglary
or window. We have done our best to ensure that our system is secured,” he
said.
Speaking further, he assured that the Result Viewing Portal,
IReV, and the backend are well secured to prevent any attack, Daily Trust
reported.
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