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We Enforce Minimum Password Length and Complexity to Protect Company’s Server - MANIR LAWAL SHUWA

 

CCD: Briefly tell us about yourself?

MUNIR L SHUWA, ICT OFFICER SOKOTO AO

MLS: My Name is Manir Lawal Shuwa, ICT Sokoto North Area Office, I was born and brought up in Kebbi State, I attended Sokoto State polytechnic where I obtained my Higher National Diploma HND in Computer science. 

CCD: What are your primary responsibilities?

MLS: My primary responsibilities as an ICT Officer is maintaining and upgrading systems, network and hardware in the Area Office, we also monitor the network services, business and operational support application’s and performing monthly maintenance procedure.

CCD: Can you share with us some of the support ICT Dept. Is rendering to other departments?

MLS: The internet today is among or one of the most significant services needed for one to have access to information and communication. We support and monitor the network services of our various Departments across the Area Offices, we also train our fellow colleagues on how to deliver their reports, and computer operations in general.

CCD: How do you ensure the Company's server is being protected from scammers?

MLS: The first thing we do is to set password requirements and the rules must be followed by all members on the server. We don’t allow empty or default passwords, we also enforce minimum password length and complexity.  We have a lockout policy and do not store passwords using reversible encryption, we constantly update and upgrade the software regularly.

CCD: What do you do to ensure stability to the Server?

MLS: To ensure stability of the server we must protect our network from outsiders, monitoring network data, and we also need to be checking network connectivity to make sure that internet service within the Company is up and running with required access authorizations based on Kaduna Electric policy.

CCD: What's the most challenging part of being an ICT Officer?

MLS: Lack of support and recognitions.

CCD: What do you do at your leisure time?

MLS: During my leisure time: I browse the internet so that I can learn a lot on the web. Visit blogs, forums, websites, read news and also watch videos online.

CCD: Any appeal or suggestion to Staff or Management?

MLS: I'm appealing to my fellow Staff to understand that the success of the Company is our success at large, so we must put our hands together to move the Company forward.

The management should bring more sustainable strategies that will make this Company move forward.