Comment on cybersecurity for Al Arabyia
Pawel Fleischer, Warsaw-based Project Officer for Security and Defense Domain, admits there are cases, e.g. at inter-state level, where cyber threats are exaggerated. However, like sectors, countries too differ in terms of their approach when it comes to tackling cyber threats.
“It should be remembered that the state uses similar ICT technology (especially in the case of American-Chinese competition). So far, there has been no Copernican revolution introducing the technology, to a large extent minimizing the risk of attack,” says Fleischer. According to Fleischer, it is also a case of who has the wherewithal to tackle this challenge.
“In the United States, for instance, great emphasis is placed on building one’s own cyber defense capabilities in the defense sector. Only large companies, such as Google, Amazon or specialized consulting companies with a long tradition are allowed to implement joint projects with government administration,” he says.
End of the day, each sector is vulnerable to cyberattacks, depending on the intention of the attacker. Fleischer believes both governments and cyber security institutions are trying to implement new legal and procedural solutions to better safeguard against attacks.
