TIRANA, June 13 – President Bajram Begaj convened the National Security Council on Tuesday to discuss the state of cyber security and the measures taken to strengthen cyber defense in Albania.
The presidency announced that in this meeting, which was also attended by PM Edi Rama, an analysis was made of the state of cyber security and the measures taken by institutions to strengthen cyber protection in critical and important information infrastructures.
The reports of the institutions and the discussions of the members of the National Security Council revealed that progress has been made in strengthening the capacities and cyber protection in the country throughout the year.
It was concluded at the meeting that the Islamic Republic of Iran has expanded its threatening activity and cyber attacks have increased in quantity, but have also become more sophisticated and complex.
The institutions of AKSHI and AKCESK and other institutions emphasized that they will continue cooperation with strategic partners US, EU, NATO, as well as other partner and allied countries for strengthening cyber defense.
“We will continue with the appropriate legal improvements, investments in technology, education, training and awareness of specialists, experts and all users who have access to technological systems for the creation of cyber security culture,” the announcement said.
The meeting also discussed other issues of importance for national security, which are mainly related to the threats coming from Iran in propaganda or hybrid forms.
Law enforcement institutions and those responsible in the field of national security emphasized that they will continuously evaluate and inform partners and other international actors regarding the threats coming from Iran and Albania’s determination that it will not allow the activity of any individual or group to damage the national security of Albania. /argumentum.al