FG Gives Warning On Using Computer Systems For Sensitive Transactions

The Federal Government has warned Nigerians on the continued use devices running on Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System for sensitive transactions.

The Minster of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami) in a statement on Friday cautioned Nigerians to update to the latest operating system in order not to endanger themselves to hackers and other breaches.

The minister in the statement said the warning was upon the reality of the official End of Support (EoS) of the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System (OS) with effect from January 14, 2020.

He said that with that such systems will progressively become more exposed to viruses and malware.

The minister therefore called on Nigerians to quickly migrate to the latest versions of the system in order to secure themselves from such breaches.

He said:

‘‘With the official End of Support (EoS) of the Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System (OS) which came into effect on 14th January 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support and security or software updates for the platform.  Systems running on Windows 7 OS will continue to work, however they will be progressively more vulnerable to viruses and malware.

‘‘In light of this, the Minster of Communications and Digital Economy Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim (Pantami), is alerting the general public on the risks of using Windows 7 powered devices for internet-based services that require the use of sensitive information such as internet banking. The best way to remain secure is to use the latest Operating Systems available.

‘‘We are therefore calling on all Windows 7 users to immediately implement some precautionary measures to help to protect themselves from breach of privacy and loss of critical data, the measures are: Keeping security software up to date; keeping all other applications up to date; and being more sceptical on downloads and emails accessed.

‘‘The minister in his efforts to propagate the importance of cyber security and to ensure that cyber threats are quickly identified and contained, will from time to time alert the general public on important event and measures to ensure that people can feel safe online.”

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