Impact of cyberspace on the cybersecurity of critical national assets infrastructures in Nigeria: A review of education and financial sectors

Unprepared with a fragile digital infrastructures, and hurriedly tossed into the depth of cyberspace in Fourth Fifth Industrial Revolutions (4IR 5IR) by Covid-19 pandemic measures, lockdown needs for remote learning. The educational sector became most vulnerable; streams cyber-attacks stalling virtual classes compromising data integrity, which financial was not exempted, despite evolvement cyber insurance policy. end users are aggravated left at mercy internet fraudsters called “yahoo-yahoo” boys, coupled hacking SWIFT, crypto currency thefts, Nations’ Central Banks falling cyber-attacks, thus leaving no unconquered space cybercriminals, even as literacy security siloed away under stand-alone arrangements interconnectedness cyberspace. It against this background, that study leverages on Theory Endogenous Growth Model to interrogate impact protection critical national assets infrastructures Nigeria. deconstruct education sectors assess existing impact. This adopts qualitative research design using exploratory publicly available archive documents. Empirical evidence from revealed has expanded learning horizon while attacks still remain minimal. Findings emanate positively impacted Nigeria Financial through inclusion transaction conveniences damaging effect cyberattacks remained largely covered up. recommends all players should invest widely cybersecurity days imminent is seen evolving developed clime. Study also recommend government firm up policy, inject collectivism plans an improvement present stand alone banks