The Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office participated in a meeting to take technical security measures and address possible electronic attacks on critical infrastructure during the 20 / 09 / 2015.
The Greek Police's Electronic Crime Prosecution Directorate, in every electoral process, actively participates through its Head and other executives in the Election Security Coordination Group and the Electoral Cyber Security Group operating under it.
In this context, the Directorate for Electronic Crime, in view of the upcoming parliamentary elections, participated yesterday (01-09-2015) in a preliminary technical meeting, aiming at better preparation, organization and coordination of all stakeholders, measures for the safe and seamless conduct of elections and the countering of any electronic attacks on critical electronic - digital systems.
The meeting was held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administrative Reconstruction and the Electronic Crime Prosecutor's Office was invited by the Directorate-General for eGovernment and Elections and participated in a joint meeting with officials from the Ministry, the National Integrity Response Agency (CERT) and the Prime Minister .
In particular, the Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution has requested that officials be placed at the headquarters of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administrative Reconstruction and, in particular, at the critical points in which the information systems supporting the electoral process are in place and in order to prevent attacks and protect them against any malicious energy.
In the next meeting, technical issues will be identified and the key contact points of all the actors involved in the electoral process will be defined, as well as the critical points of hosting the information systems, to which the specialized police personnel will be assigned.
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