Global Cyber Security for Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani Government through the Foreign Ministry and the Secretariat of the International Telecommunication Union (International Telecommunication Union - ITU) has signed a joint convention of cyber security.

According to the official Telecommunications Union, the issue was discussed and the intention was confirmed in the last year's visit to Azerbaijan of ITU Secretary-General Hamadoun Toure. The implementation of the project is connected with the Azerbaijani Embassy in Switzerland.

It is noted that the current practice of humankind moving to telecommunications is due to the problem of crime and terrorism in the segment of cybernetics that is becoming increasingly important. Today, all the developed countries are thinking of collective action to shield against global risk, which need to ensure the protection of personal data.

According to UN statistics, every year more than 1.5 million people are victims of identity theft over the Internet. Economic losses from such criminal activities are estimated at $ 1 billion. - 17D-