Expert warns of lack of preparation of Portugal in the face of cyberattacks — DNOTICIAS.PT
Computer systems specialist José Tribolet warned today of Portugal’s lack of prevention and resilience to respond to cyberattacks, also advocating greater regulation of cyberspace.
“When talking about Portugal, it makes you want to cry. What is Portugal in cyberspace in cyberspace? I don’t know anyone who is asking that question and trying to structuredly understand the full professor, who spoke in a ‘webinar’ promoted by the Instituto Jurídico da Comunicação ( IJC) of the Faculty of Law of the University of Coimbra, entitled “(In)Security in the Network — Planning of the Virtual Space”.
For the researcher, it is essential for the country to define what is “important to preserve programs” that can destroy information or change functionality.
“What is the Treaty that we have to preserve in order to be resilient and restore a minimum of social life in the face of an attack?”, he asked, noting that there is no work done in this direction, except in the context of NATO (North Atlantic Organization) and which always follows “in a spirit of strict military understanding”.
José Tribolet for those who need preservation, for example, are given as in the Institute of Registries and Notaries.
“It is the responsibility of the State to be the source of truth regarding institutional elements for the life of the nation. Information bases and in how long [serão repostas]?”, he asks.
For the specialist in a situation “it is very worrying”, considering that there is no training or thought around the issues.
“The preservation of essential structure and information for the structuring and importance of life is fundamental.
According to the professor, the world is “at an accelerated risk of losing control of evolution”, because the age “without understanding the dynamics of systems”.
“We need emergencies to make it more robust. It is necessary to define the acts of computer engineering so that we can hold computer engineers responsible for the acts. .
Making an analogy with the construction of bridges, José Tribolet noted that in construction “it is necessary projects, preliminary projects, engineers who supervise and everything is responsible”.
“In the IT area, zero”, noted the specialist.