
Zarifa Mustafa
Zareefa Mustafa (Zarifa), PhD — Senior Manager, Cybersecurity at NITDA (Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency).
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Aug 30, 2026
More Than A Password : The Human Side Of Cybersecurity
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6:10AminaHOST
Dr. Zarifa, if you can tell us, how did that typical Northern upbringing shape problem-solving in your cybersecurity role, how you approach problems, and how you think critically?

Zarifa MustafaGUEST
Like I mentioned, whe-whenever I have an issue, I just don't rush into fixing it.

Zarifa MustafaGUEST
I have to think about it and see the best way of solving it, especially when it comes to dealing with people.
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13:37AminaHOST
Now, talking about the actual job in itself, you have been in cybersecurity for over a decade, right? Could you tell us, um, a few of the myths about cybersecurity that you want to debunk right now?