Obadare Peter Adewale

Obadare Peter Adewale is a Nigerian technology entrepreneur and cybersecurity expert. He is a professor of practice in cybersecurity in Nigeria, and widely regarded as the most certified Pan-African leader in cybersecurity. He is also the co-founder of Digital Encode Limited and Forbes Best of Africa Outstanding Digital Trust Leader Awardee.

Career Adewale serves on the Cybersecurity Advisory Board for the Government of Lagos State. He has contributed to the development of Open-Source Security Testing Methodology Manual and holds a lifetime membership with the Open Worldwide Application Security Project. In 2024, he was appointed first Professor of Practice (Cybersecurity) by Miva Open University, Nigeria.

Digital Encode Limited

In 2003 Adewale co-founded Digital Encode Limited is a Nigerian-based cybersecurity and IT assurance firm. The company which specializes in providing risk management and compliance solutions for businesses in Nigeria, West Africa, and other regions has established itself as a key player in the financial and telecommunications sectors, serving a significant majority of financial institutions and telecommunications companies in Nigeria. The company is known for its vendor-independent approach to enterprise network security and IT infrastructure management and has served as a strategic partner to the Central Bank of Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum.

Awards and recognition 2022 – Business Day Lifetime Achievement Award 2018 – African Leadership Award & Medal of Honor in Business (ALM) 2020 – ICT Watch Magazine Cybersecurity Personality of the Decade 2023 – Forbes Best of Africa Outstanding Digital Trust Leader