By The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is in the process of what it called Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) to protect the country’s critical national infrastructure, which include telecoms infrastructure like base stations and fibre optic cables.
According to the Executive Vice Chairman of the NCC, Dr Aminu Maida, the initiative is the under the leadership of the Office of the National Security Adviser, and in collaboration with key stakeholders from the government, information infrastructure operators, and relevant private sector organisations.
He disclosed at the opening session of the Critical National Information infrastructure (CNII) protection and Resilience Workshop Series for policy makers and sector regulators, organised by the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centre (NCCC), office of the National Security Adviser. that TISN will be established to enhance information sharing and risk assessment related to Critical National Information Infrastructure.
He said further that the network will foster a crucial communication channel for sharing threats and vulnerabilities, promoting decentralized risk assessment and building capacity to implement effective security measures.
Maida said: “The Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) Executive Order emphasizes resilience—a principle that will ensure our networks can recover quickly from incidents, maintaining the trust of the public and businesses that rely on our infrastructure daily.”
