*The Nigerian Communications Commission invites prospective participants to register for a Domain Name System Security Extensions awareness webinar holding Thursday, December 12, 2024, noting the objective is 鈥榯o promote DNSSEC validation and ensure Nigeria achieves increased awareness by the end of the year, and at least 50 percent DNSSEC validation rate; by Q1 2025

Alexander Davis | 绿帽献妻

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is inviting prospective participants to register for a Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) awareness webinar slated for Thursday, December 12, 2024, at 11:00a.m. WAT.

绿帽献妻 reports the Commission, in a notice on its verified social media account, ncc.gov.ng@NgComCommission-December 9, 2024, disclosed the webinar is being organised in collaboration with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).

The NCC also stated the objective of the virtual programme is 鈥渢o promote DNSSEC validation and ensure Nigeria achieves increased awareness by the end of the year and at least 50 percent DNSSEC validation rate鈥� by the First Quarter (Q1) of 2025.

The telecoms sector regulatory Commission disclosed the speakers at the webinar include Babagana Digima, Head of New Media and Information Security at NCC; Dr. Ibiso Kingsley-George, Head of Internet Governance Unit of NCC; and Yazid Akanho, Technical Engagement Manager for Middle East and Africa (MEA) at ICANN.

The Commission urged prospective participants to visit the online link for registration details at: https://bit.ly/DNSSECWebinarReg.