Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) Meeting Dedicated to Cyber-Security

Wed, Mar 7th 2012, 08:05 PM

 

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The
Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José
Miguel Insulza, inaugurated today the twelfth annual meeting of the
Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE), to discuss and adopt
a declaration on "Strengthening Cyber Security in the Americas."

The
Secretary General stressed the power of rapid technological advances to
provide new and valuable services to citizens, but noted that it also
offers criminals new ways to attack. In this sense, he warned that
"Cybercrime incidents can adopt a multitude of forms and lead to the
gravest consequences," also mentioning their connection with a variety
of illegal activities, from arms trafficking and drugs to terrorism
itself...

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