Azerbaijan boosts information security in response to Armenian hacker attacksSeptember 26, 2012 - 21:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on measures to boost information security. The decree states that the Special Communication and Information Security State Agency was created on the basis of the Security Department of Special Communication and Information of the Special State Protection Service. The agency aims to ensure the protection of information processes, to protect the stability and security of information resources of state authorities, to prevent risks in this field, analysis and warning, to coordinate the activities of state and non-state institutions and users of the infrastructure, as well as to assess and manage risk cyber security, to ensure national preparedness and awareness. According to the decree, a center of coordination structure of electronic security is created under the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology Center to coordinate information structures in cyber security, information on existing and potential electronic dangers at the country level, in the fields of public education and private sector cyber security, according to apa.az. It’s noteworthy that after extradition and pardon of Azerbaijani murderer Ramil Safarov, Armenian hackers repeatedly targeted websites of Azeri ministries and information agencies. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |