Accounts Officers of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) have been urged to be vigilant and safeguard the Scheme’s online financial transactions always.
They assured that the scheme will address the challenges and danger posed by cyber criminality.
Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim, gave this charge on Monday at the interactive meeting of NYSC State, FCT and Ventures Management Accountants, with the Offices of the Accountant-General and Auditor-General for the Federation.
The workshop, with the theme; “The Importance and Challenges of Cyber Security in the Transaction of Public Business in the 21st Century,” was held in Abuja.
Ibrahim noted that the astronomical rise and sophistication of cybercrimes called for vigilance on the part of NYSC financial operators, in order to secure the Scheme’s data networks and devices from hackers.
He added that the present cashless economy has also brought lots of unintended consequences, such as hacking of data, spamming, ATM fraud, identity theft and other nefarious acts.
“This meeting is intended to adequately equip you with measures to mitigate, and even foil cyber-attack on our networks and devices which will ultimately safeguard all NYSC online financial transactions,” he said.
The NYSC DG noted that management is posed to address the challenges and dangers posed by cyber criminalities, while also entrenching transparency in NYSC financial administration.
He advised the participants to “use the workshop to evolve ways to prevent the vulnerability of NYSC financial information uploaded on the internet, develop and nurture a culture of cyber security, as well as guard jealousy, your log-on details including your passwords.”
While commending the general performance of State Accountants, the Director-General warned that management would not tolerate any shortcoming in the performance of their statutory responsibilities.
The Director, Finance and Accounts, Mr Mkinebari Adokor said beyond the demonstration of the age-long culture and ethics of honesty, accountability and hard work which are key attributes of accounting profession must be their watchword.
