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Zarifa Mustafa

Zarifa Mustafa

Zareefa Mustafa (Zarifa), PhD — Senior Manager, Cybersecurity at NITDA (Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency).

Aug 30, 2026

AminaHOST
6:10
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?
6:20
So I don't know if it has made much impact.
6:24
Uh, I'll leave that for you to judge.
6:26
Like I mentioned, whe-whenever I have an issue, I just don't rush into fixing it.
6:32
I have to think about it and see the best way of solving it, especially when it comes to dealing with people.
6:39
I'm a bit of an introvert, so I don't like dealing with people that much.
6:44
I'd rather just work with my computers.

7 MINS LATER

AminaHOST
13:37
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?

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