Securing our precious data in cyberspace: What you need to know and do

Two months ago, I heard the story of a pastor from Sierra Leone who discovered a very large diamond. The good pastor, Emmanuel Momoh, handed over the 706-carat diamond to the Sierra Leonean government for valuation and subsequent sale. Pastor Momoh was going to benefit from part of the proceeds of the sale of the diamond.

I am not an expert in the sale of diamonds but imagine if this “momoh diamond” was sold at an auction in one of the European or US cities by a lone auctioneer without any security. If you heard that such an auctioneer was robbed of the momoh diamond, you would probably think that he was not very wise to attempt selling such a precious commodity without the requisite security.