TIRANA, March 13/ATA/ Prime Minister Edi Rama assured today that Albania holds a top-tier position in European cybersecurity capabilities.
In answer to question on the cyber-attack on the Parliament system, Rama stressed that, “The Parliament is not included in the cyber defense system”.
“We are highly regarded within European and NATO circles for our advanced cyber defense capabilities. But, our problem is that the sector system is not yet fully integrated into the defense network”, Rama said.
The prime minister emphasized further on that, “We are constantly attacked by Iran. Our cyber defense systems have a reading and can trace every attack. But, their attacks have never been successful in the critical infrastructure”, Rama stressed.
The prime minister assured that other institutions that are not yet in this system will also be included step by step, but this also requires funding.
Regarding the private sector, Rama emphasized that recognizing the critical nature of these issues, the banks have got integrated into the operational framework.
“The others have to join because of an entire criminal system of fines imposed by the hackers. They completely block data and ask you to pay so that to release it,” said Rama.
The prime minister assured that they cannot do any major damage since we have managed to build a superior defense system that proactively neutralizes threats, ensuring absolute data integrity. /a.f/p.s./
