Armenia's NSS prevented 140 hacking attacks this year

YEREVAN, 20 DECEMBER, ARMENPRESS. Ensuring the safety of information resources within the public administration system of the Republic of Armenia and protection from hackers’ attacks remain the priorities of Armenia’s National Security Service. This is whatDirector of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia Gorik Hakobyansaid during the solemn session convened on the occasion of the Day of the National Security Service Officer of the Republic of Armenia.“This is a relatively new sphere of activity for the National Security Service, butwe have to state that the efficiency of complex measures is compatible with the highest international criteria, and that is thehonor of the governmental Department of Communication and Information, as well as the General Department of Counterintelligence,”Hakobyan mentioned, as “ArmenPress” reports.

He informed that the National Security Service prevented 140 hacking attacks and nearly 1,000 attempts to insert viruses and destructive software into the Internet of public administration bodies.