“Cybersecurity knows no borders”
April 17, 2013
Marco Obiso, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Cybersecurity Coordinator, noted that the Internet was not designed to take into account security-related challenges, which is why enhancing international cooperation to face major challenges in this area is key.
Obiso believes that the lack of national and international legislation conspires against effectively dealing with the most common computer security problems worldwide.
In his interview with Lacnic News, Obiso remarked that, in order to continue to support the development of a stable Internet, an adequate balance must be achieved between security and privacy.
In your opinion, what are the most common security issues at global and regional level?
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We need to overcome several problems. We don’t have appropriate national and regional legal frameworks and applications to face major security challenges. We also lack secure software and appropriate national and global organizational structures.
Human resources are another weakness, as we need more computer security professionals and skills at government level. In addition, users’ lack of basic knowledge has also become another problem.
Finally, because this is a global challenge, it is important to enhance international cooperation among industry experts, law enforcement agencies, regulators, academia, and international organizations.