Dozens of cyber-attacks received daily by the websites of ministries and other government organizations are “repelled” by the National Cyber ​​Security Authority, as stated by its general director. Thomas Dobridisspeaking at an event held at the University of Macedonia

Every day the protection service, which monitors more than 40 government domains, faces 2 to 3 “larger”, as it called them, attacks about which it sends alerts. “The small ones are cut without sending notifications to the big ones, we already notify them”, he explained.

On her website National Authority a cybersecurity manual and information systems assessment guide are available for any organization interested in assessing their level and improving.

The annual cost of cybercrime for 2021 has been measured globally at 5.5 trillion. euros, while it is expected to exceed 10 trillion. euros for 2023, pointed out, for his part, the head of the strategic planning department of the National Cyber ​​Security Authority, Ioannis Alexakis:

For the new European directive on NIS2 cyber securitysaid that it has an expanded scope and includes public administration, but also companies (with at least 50 employees or 10 million euros turnover) that are active in critical sectors such as food production, processing and distribution, waste management, construction industry .

Member States should establish very detailed risk management measures, an incident reporting schedule and comprehensive oversight measures.

The event with the theme “Cybersecurity at the service of the digital community” was organized by the “Law and Informatics” Interuniversity Graduate Program (MPS) of the Department of Applied Informatics of the University of Macedonia and the Department of Law of the Demokriteio University of Thrace and the Department’s Alumni Association.