NATO should cooperate with partner states to combat cyber attacks

PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 13-17, Heritage faction leader Stepan Safaryan, Republican Party MPs Karen Avagyan and Artak Zakaryan, as well as NA Secretary Zabela Kazaryan attended NATO General Assembly's 55th session in Edinburgh.



On November 14, Stepan Safaryan delivered a speech in committee session which focused on the report on "NATO and Cyber-protection."



"Armenia was this year twice subjected to cyber-attacks. Our society has already perceived and realized the importance of cyberspace, as well as the threats of cyber attacks," Safaryan said, adding that several government Web sites and Armenian news portals recently fell victim to such attacks. "Hackers posted Azerbaijani state and national symbols on some official sites," he stressed.



Armenian representative highly assessed reports submitted by NATO delegation, Sverre Myrli, representative of the sub-committee on the Future Security and Defence Capabilities, and Rex Hughes, Director of Cyber-Protection Programs at Royal Institute of International Affairs.



He also noted that NATO partner states are already involved in initiatives like "Cooperation for Peace" or "Knowledge for Peace" and it's now time for Alliance to cooperate with member states in combating cyber attacks.



"Such initiative will help resist new wars," Heritage faction's press service quotes Safaryan as saying.