Dizengoff a leading communications company in Nigeria has urged businesses and governments in the country to take a cue from trends across the world by adopting smart solutions to tackle growing security challenges in the economy.
The company gave the advice during a security conference organized recently by the company in Lagos.
Guy Rabinovich, General Manager Communications Technology, Dizengoff Nigeria, speaking during the event, urged businesses including government to take growing cyber security threats issues in the economy more seriously than is being done at the moment.
The forum tagged “Smart security solutions: Unification and Integration” was organized against the background of growing threats in cyber space as well as physical security issues and integrative communications systems. Participants at the forum were drawn from different sectors of the economy including ICT, financial and oil and Gas.
Genetec a top US security solutions company including Abloy and communications giant, Motorola provided faculties for the highly engaging event which provided insight into different threat vectors.
According to Rabinovich, with growing sophistication in the economy, criminals are also a step ahead. He urged a stronger push from businesses including government to do more in terms of awareness and knowledge and “deploy smart solutions to mitigate growing cyber threats in the economy.”
Also weighing in on the issue at the event, Anti Ritvonen, Dizengoff CEO/Country Manager, stressed that businesses and organizations including individuals need to take cyber security issues more seriously.
Everything in modern day living he emphasized, “is today interlinked weather domestic, business or even government. It is evident that as economies and indeed society are becoming more sophisticated, criminals are equally getting smarter.
“This is why we must “move away from the paradigms of the past by implementing smart systems that provide real and cost effective solutions.”
Dizengoff Nigeria is a subsidiary of Bolton CP with presence in 8 countries in Sub-Sahara Africa. Balton CP has international partnership with reputable manufacturers. Dizengoff is one of the leading Communications Technology companies in Nigeria, providing customers in the oil & gas, finance sector, transportation including government and telecommunications sector.