Director General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Dr. Isa Pantami has said the 2019 general elections may be disrupted if adequate information technology security measures were not put in place.
He sounded the alarm at the 10th annual conference organized by Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Abuja Chapter, Tuesday.
Dr. Pantami said terrorists may disrupt the national elections by hacking into the voter registration database of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
“If proper IT security measures are not put in place, terrorists may disrupt the national elections by hacking into the INEC voter registration database; they can disrupt the banking system by hacking into and taking over the Bank Verification Number (BVN) platform.
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