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Welcome to the Fatimah Loves Cyber podcast, season 2!

In the first episode of my second season, I am honored and excited to have as my guest, Dr Muktar Bello, a cybersecurity forensics expert, and lecturer at the University of Salford.Fun Fact: Dr. Bello is, amongst these other amazing accolades, listed as a professional member of the British Computer Society (BCS), UK Academy for Information Systems (UKAIS), and Association of Crime and Intelligence Analysts (ACIA).

He highlights some of these progressive steps such as how Rwanda and Kenya have found remarkable ways to bring technology and advancement into agriculture; how universities are adopting STEM courses into their curriculum; how African economies can unite to cater to digital rights, privacy, and more. Below are some interesting highlights of our conversation.

Key Points

• We discuss the importance of cyber security in Africa today. [03:54]
• We share our takes on the mass migration of cybersecurity talents from Nigeria [12:12]
• Dr. Bello gives us a broader perspective of one of the toughest problems facing cybersecurity in Africa today. [17:49]
• Dr. Bello shares his insight on the popular debate “Certification vs. Experience” [22:23]
• “Wherever you find yourself, start somewhere, especially your area of interest” Dr. Bello gives a dose of advice to those waiting to join the cyber security space.[25:40]
• A bonus fun question: “If you weren’t in tech, what other sector would you be in?” Find out Dr. Bello’s apt response to this! [30:08]

Tune in to listen to Dr. Bello share from his well of wisdom.

Connect with Dr. Bello on LinkedIn @Dr. Muktar Bello

Connect with me on LinkedIn @Fatimah Adelodun