By FUNMILOLA GBOTEKU

Mr Adetokunbo Omotosho, the Chief Executive Officer of Cybervergent, has called for more homegrown solutions to solve cybersecurity challenges in the country.

Omotosho said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.

He noted that bringing foreign digital cybersecurity solutions to solve challenges peculiar to Nigeria could be cumbersome and might go through a lot of processes before adaptation.

According to him, Nigeria needs solutions that are developed locally either for cybercrime or physical crime that can be paid for in naira.

He said when cybersecurity solutions were too expensive, only few people would be able to afford them.

Speaking on what the company was doing to tackle cybersecurity issues, he said: Cybervergent has developed indigenous solutions that is helping the security architecture of Nigeria.

Our own solutions are basically compatible with our needs, which do not necessarily require bringing foreign solutions to solve our cybersecurity challenges.

We have provided solutions that will help stabilise the economy because we know that without security, companies or individuals could become victims of cybercrime, Omotosho said.

Also, Omotosho said it was essential to establish partnerships between government agencies, academic institutions, and the private sector to promote innovation and the development of indigenous cybersecurity technologies.

He also urged the government to provide support, funding, and incentives to cybersecurity startups working on innovative cybersecurity solutions.

Omotosho noted that these startups could play a significant role in creating homegrown technologies.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Cybervergent is a technology company providing cybersecurity solutions for large scale and effective solutions.

The company also handles cybersecurity compliance solutions, security, risk and privacy programmes and data security. (NAN)