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Meet CFA• Chief Encouragement Officer of CFA

Leverage (Digital Marketing Consultants)

• Entrepreneur, Public Speaker and Author• Founder, www.CFAgbata.com

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About CFA Leverage• Vision - To be one of the most innovative

and customer-centric Internet solutions and related services provider.

• Mission - Helping Businesses and Individuals Leverage the Internet (technology) for

increased Profit and/or Brand perception.

Services

• Digital Marketing• SEO, SMM & PPC (Internet Ads)• Mobile Apps Development• Training & Consulting

Internet Revolution

• The Internet has caused a massive revolution.

• This revolution has had both positive and negative effects.

• Use of the Internet needs to be regulated.• Regulation ensures it is positively used.• We all have an image to protect online.

Some Basic facts:• Nigeria has tenth largest internet user

population• Estimated 48 million users• Almost 30% of population

Source: www.internetworldstats.com

Factors affecting Internet usage in Nigeria• High cost• Lack of Infrastructure i.e. Power• Education• Culture

Opportunities on the Internet

• A huge number of opportunities are available

• Unfortunately not fully being utilized now• All hands need to be on deck

How the Internet helps?

• Technology drives down the cost of doing business.

• Increase in knowledge• Employment generation

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Challenges faced by online businesses:

• Distribution challenges• Payment challenges• Fraud • The issue of trust

Increasing Internet Patronage Innovations such as payment on delivery

(POD) – a situation where a customer shops online and pays only when it gets delivered to them has helped to increase Internet patronage.

Parents & Social mediaParents need to:• Be conscious of how and who their

children interact with on social media• Also, what they do on social media• But it starts with parents understanding how to use social media.• Ultimately, be their Friends online.

Cybercrimeand

How to Protect Yourself?

A brief Background• Cyber crime has come to stay.• We all information to be protected while

online so no one is exempted.• Almost all sites ask for a Password.• Precautionary measures• Some tools to help you• Types of cybercrimes

Information to be protected:• Passwords• ATM & Credit cards• Personal information• Account information

These information should be protected at all cost.

What are Passwords?• A password is a secret word or characters

that is used to prove identity, or to gain access to a resource.

• Virtually all websites require you to maintain passwords

• They should be regarded as toppriority and should be changed

frequently.

Precautionary measures• Don’t Use simple passwords such as

fred1920• Simple passwords are easy to guess• Don’t use the same passwords for multiple

sites• Use alpha-numeric passwords ONLY i.e. contains words, numbers, symbols

Tools to prevent password theft

• Use www.lastpass.com to store your different passwords.

• It 100% free and save to use.• All you need to remember is a master

password• It is based on Cloud technology.• All passwords must be changed monthly or bi-weekly.

Certain types of Cyber Crimes• Website hacking• Email accounts hacking• Codes stealing personal info, pictures• Spam mails• Codes, malwares and spyware

downloaded by clicking on unknownlinks.

Prevent Data Loss

• Install applications that can allow you erase your data remotely in case of theft or misplacement such as lockmypc.com

• Don’t click on links from your email as it is an easy way of becoming a victim.

Who are these Hackers?

• Hackers are regular people• They are cool guys and ladies.• Some do it for fun while others have

motives.

What do Hackers do?• They take control of your account.• Send fake emails asking money from your

friends• Misuse your account for illegal activities• Use your personal info ,pictures etc.• Delete all your information once done.

Role of Security Agencies to Prevent Cyber Crimes• Security agencies play an extremely

important role in enforcing cyber laws.• However, they need to be properly trained• Plus learn the principles of hacking• Develop understanding of hacking is a must as hackers are smart people.• Will be helpless if they don’t

understand hacking.

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