BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 19. Baku hosted the first day of International Cyber Security Days (ICSD-2024) conference today, Trend reports.
The conference, dedicated to the topic of "Cybersecurity for the Green Economy", organized by the State Service for Special Communications and Information Security of Azerbaijan and PROSOL, brought together local and foreign experts working in the field of cybersecurity, as well as persons responsible for this area in government agencies, private enterprises and organizations.
As part of the event, a press conference of the head of the State Service for Special Communications and Information Security of Azerbaijan Tural Mammadov and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of PROSOL Babek Aghayev has been held.
Aghayev said that Azerbaijan prioritizes the task of ensuring cybersecurity.
He pointed out that Azerbaijan needs strong cybersecurity companies.
"The event is being attended by around 300 companies. Cooperation between public and private companies is important in this field," he added.
Mammadov mentioned that the Service for Special Communications and Information Security will soon begin simulating cyber attacks in all state entities.
"For several years, we have been implementing a cybersecurity hygiene project in our country. There are two main directions in this project. One involves developing an information security calendar and organizing various seminars based on it.
The other direction has been the implementation of a pilot project on cybersecurity hygiene, which has now reached a new level. This involves transitioning from practical training to a reactive training method.
We plan to soon measure their response by simulating cyberattacks across all government institutions. With this method, we aim to enhance their training skills and response capabilities," he added.
Azerbaijan's first cybersecurity product - the PROCYBERLAB platform has been also presented in the first day of the conference.
It was noted that PROCYBRLAB is an educational platform covering a wide audience, and differs from others.
The event will take place on September 19-20.
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