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Following the warning that Europe needed to better protect itself from Russian meddling, Italy created a national cybersecurity organization, says Security Week.
The new agency was approved by the cabinet in an all-night meeting on Thursday.
The Italian government said in a statement that it must defend national interests along with the resilience of the state’s services and critical activities from cyber threats.
Draghi noted on May 25 in Brussels that urgent action is needed to combat digital risks. Mario Draghi stated, “We need to strengthen ourselves, we need to strengthen ourselves a lot, especially in terms of cybersecurity, all of us, at national level and at EU level… because the level of Russian interference both with spies and with manipulation of the web has become truly alarming”.
Earlier this year, investigators arre…
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