On October 5, the Second Internet Governance Forum “ArmIGF 2016” commenced, which was organized by the interagency group “RA Internet Governance Forum” with the support of the Ministry of Transport, Communication and IT Industry, as well as the “Internet Society” NGO. The topics on the agenda included internet governance for sustainable and inclusive development, challenges in IT labor market, social networking as a business tool, cybersecurity as the imperative of the day, development of internet governance skills, as well as many other issues concerning the field. At the Conference’s discussion titled “Cybersecurity – the imperative of the day” participants addressed the challenges and solutions related to cybersecurity. Questions such as the definitions of cybersecurity, special critical information infrastructure, electronic signature, encryption systems, etc. were also discussed.
The Discussion “Cyber security – the imperative of the day” was attended by the Head of the National Defense Research University (NDRU), MoD, RA, Doctor of Political Science, Professor, LTG Hayk Kotanjian and the Head of the Center for Information-Communication Technologies and National Security Policy (NDRU, Institute for National Strategic Studies) Arman Grigoryan. They expressed their professional assessments on the topics under discussion at the conference.
During the discussion, Dr. Kotanjian noted that the NDRU devotes considerable attention to cybersecurity and information resources’ management. The establishment of the University’s Center for Information-Communication Technologies and National Security Policy and, on the basis of its development, the creation of the Institute for Cybersecurity and Information Resources Development Strategy are targeted to the abovementioned areas. The young research fellows of the NDRU, cybersecurity experts, in close cooperation with international partners from prestigious research universities, learning their experience and adapting it to Armenia, strive to develop and improve the level of security studies, for the benefit of the enhancement of the state’s security.
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