Nobody can give 100% assurance INEC database can’t be hacked – Jega
Former Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Professor Attahiru Jega, has said that there is a possibility that the commission’s database can be hacked.
Commenting on issues surrounding INEC’s preparation ahead of the Saturday polls, Jega commended the level of preparedness by the electoral body, adding that he can’t guarantee that the commission’s database can’t be hacked.
He said;
“You see, in this modern age, nobody can give you 100 per cent assurance that a database cannot be hacked, unless the database is not online.
“In 2015, when we did the elections, our database wasn’t online. But now, particularly because there’s the issue of electronic transmission of results, it has to be online.
“But all over the world, databases are used and they are relatively safe to be used because people now deploy effective cyber-security systems.”
Jega disclosed that INEC had confirmed employing an excellent cyber security for their databases. He added;
Jega also said that the ongoing Naira notes scarcity in the country is a poor decision by the government as it is ill-timed. He said;