NITDA tightens cybersecurity rules for MDAs, mandates DNS security assessments

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has officially issued a strict directive ordering all federal Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to immediately bolster their institutional cybersecurity postures. Under the newly tightened regulatory stance, the apex IT governance body has formally integrated Domain Name System (DNS) security into its national cybersecurity compliance assessment framework, making comprehensive DNS Security Extensions (DNSSEC) mandatory acr