ABSTRACT
As cyber-attacks continue to evolve, posing real threats to businesses, individuals and national security, there is an urgent need to respond with concerted effort to counter the threats. Nigeria is the 8th country in the world with most internet users and the threat of cyber-attacks can only get worse. An effective response would require a collective approach revolving around public and private sectors working together to deliver real-world outcomes and ground-breaking innovation to tackle the challenge. This will involve developing and harnessing relevant cyber skills and capabilities. We propose that the first vital step in this direction is to identify and locate existing cyber related-skills. This research seeks to map existing centres of expertise in the field of cybersecurity in Nigeria into a "Cybersecurity Atlas". This paper focuses on academic institutions of higher learning as a prelude to a wider scope focusing on other public and private cybersecurity centres as well as businesses. A preliminary result shows that only 36 Innovation Enterprise Institutions and 5 Universities offer cybersecurity related programmes in Nigeria.
Keywords:
Atlas, Cybersecurity, Nigeria, tertiary institutions
