The Federal Government said it has foiled 66 malicious attempts by hackers from Europe to compromise the virtual meetings of the Federal Executive Councils (FEC).
Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, gave the revelation in Abuja at the 19th edition of the President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023).
Presenting the scorecards of his ministry, Pantami said since the unveiling of the National Policy on Virtual Engagements for Federal Public Institutions in October, 2020, not less than, 108 virtual FEC meetings had been held.
According to him, during the 108 virtual FEC meetings held, the 66 malicious attempts to compromise the meetings were made from Europe but all failed.
All the cases were reported to the appropriate authorities for the record and actions.
He recalled that the the National Policy on Virtual Engagements was launched to formalise government online meetings such as FEC and Council of State meetings, he said.
The minister said that with the policy developed with the office of the Head of Service of the Federation, government’s virtual meetings could be held effectively and legally.
He said the implementation of the virtual meetings had saved the country over N47 billion which could have been used if they were held physically.
