The latest articles on DEV Community by Okeke Chukwuchebem (@okeke_chukwuchebem_d9487b). https://dev.to/okeke_chukwuchebem_d9487b https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3947724%2F80142a41-5c84-4e07-8814-70b6c657a8d0.webp https://dev.to/okeke_chukwuchebem_d9487b en Okeke Chukwuchebem Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:13:09 +0000 https://dev.to/okeke_chukwuchebem_d9487b/i-built-an-ndpa-audit-toolkit-as-a-cybersecurity-beginner-heres-what-i-learned-4fkp https://dev.to/okeke_chukwuchebem_d9487b/i-built-an-ndpa-audit-toolkit-as-a-cybersecurity-beginner-heres-what-i-learned-4fkp <p>"Two months ago I started my cybersecurity journey with zero IT background. Today I shipped my first real tool: the NDPA Audit Toolkit, an interactive compliance checklist for Nigeria's Data Protection Act 2023 that generates a gap analysis report.</p> <p>WHY I BUILT IT<br> Most Nigerian businesses don't know if they're compliant with the NDPA. Consultants charge a fortune. I wanted to build something small businesses could actually use, and learn GRC by doing.</p> <p>WHAT IT DOES<br> • Structured audit questions across NDPA requirements<br> • Gap scoring per section<br> • Plain-language remediation suggestions<br> • Generates a report you can share</p> <p>WHAT I LEARNED</p> <ol> <li>You don't need a degree to build useful security tools, you need a problem and patience</li> <li>Breaking a big framework into questions is the whole job of GRC</li> <li>Python + CSVs + a little structure = a working tool</li> <li>Shipping &gt; perfecting. v1 was ugly, v1 works</li> </ol> <p>NEXT<br> ISO 27001 gap analysis toolkit + a SOC home lab write-up with Wazuh.</p> <p>Repo: github.com/okekechukwuchebem-blip</p> <h1> cybersecurity #GRC #python #NDPA #buildinpublic" </h1> beginners cybersecurity learning showdev