MTN Bright Conversations: Media Educated On Cybersecurity

As part of activities to mark the Cybersecurity month, MTN, the leading telecom company in Ghana on Monday, October 28 organised a meeting at the MTN House at Ridge for the media practitioners to inform and educate them on Cybersecurity and related issues.

The Cybersecurity Awareness Month is under the theme “Living with Security.”

The speaker was Mr. Bernard Acquah, Chief Information Officer, with Mr. Koby Spiky Nkrumah of EIB Digital / CEOctrl. IT, the moderator.

The programme attracted journalists in physical attendance and others joining by zoom.

A number of issues concerning how people use their mobile phone, computers and social media platforms were discussed.

Mr. Acquah who has many experience in IT advised people to always put off their wifi and blue tooth as well as other devises when not in use.

He cautioned people to guide and guard their identity always to be safe from hackers, giving example of letting out ID Card information and other personal documents.

He also advised users of devices to upgrade very often to block cyber attacks and not answer to everyinformation that comes on the phone.

“You can never win a lottery that you have not stake, so be very careful about informations or alerts that say you have won something” he expressed.

Mr. Acquah tasked parents to always observe what their children are watching or playing with on the phone and educate them on the dangers of Cybersecurity to enable them exhibit good Cyber behaviours.

He highlighted the importance of Cybersecurity, saying, “Cybersecurity is a fundamental aspect of living in the digital age. At MTN, we are dedicated to empowering our community with knowledge and tools for online safety.”

He urged people to use AI to learn and not for fraud.

There was an inscription of an MTN banner that read “don’t let your smart device outsmart you” which Mr. Nkrumah warned people to be always protective, and not even give devices to anyone as it is not safe but dangerous.

By Sammy Heywood Okine