NITDA Mandates DNSSEC Implementation for Cybersecurity

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has mandated all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) of the Nigerian government to implement DNS Security (DNSSEC) as part of its cybersecurity assessment protocol. This directive aims to mitigate cybersecurity risks within government-owned organizations.

During a Cybersecurity Awareness Webinar themed “Securing Nigeria’s Digital Foundation: DNSSEC, the .ng Domain, and the Future of National Cyber Resilience,” NITDA's Director General, Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, represented by Mr. Oluwasegun Falayan, stressed the necessity of integrating DNS security into infrastructure architecture. He stated that every .gov.ng domain should be signed to enhance security.

NiRA President, Mr. Adesola Akinsanya, also spoke on the importance of prioritizing the quality and security of domain names, highlighting that improperly configured DNSSEC could lead to inaccessibility. He noted that Nigerian organizations faced an average of 4,361 attempted cyber attacks weekly, significantly higher than the global average.