The sensitivity of information security issues in Armenia is so crucial and urgent, that should be tackled on military, not political level, Executive Director of the Union of IT Enterprises Karen Vardanyan told NEWS.am-Innovation.

“In particular, defense ministry should create cyber-troop units involving the best experts of the country,” Vardanyan said, adding that he holds the information such units are already created in developed countries.

“Internet and digital technologies are currently on the fast track and in this regard national security issues are not accounted for. Presently Armenia is in &‘cyber-confrontation’ as Azeri and Turkish hackers break our websites, but luckily are unable to considerably harm us so far. Meanwhile, as a result of one-two day hackers’ attacks Armenia might suffer heavy financial losses like those at the Karabakhi war if our defense is slack,” Vardanyan concluded.

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