Information governance

WASHINGTON - China's recent breach of the innermost workings of the US telecommunications system reached far deeper than the Biden administration has described, the chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday, with hackers able to listen in on telephone conversations and read text messages.

The Minister of Justice Giorgos Floridis spoke about the Greek 13-year-old hacker who managed to hack into the systems of all ministries.

Although the large listed companies have complied with the new legal and regulatory corporate governance provisions on the number of independent members on the boards of directors and the minimum 25% participation of women in them, the substantial change in mentality seems to still be taking time.

The Digital Labor Card will be fully implemented in the industry and retail sectors as of July 1, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security said on Monday.
 
The decision has already been published in the Government Gazette, and takes into account the two sectors' demands, the ministry said.
 

The draft law on cybersecurity will be tabled in the relevant parliamentary committees next week, so that "there will be one body in charge of all the organizations and services - both public and private - that will protect us from attacks," Digital Governance Minister Dimitris Papastergiou said on Friday in an interview with Skai TV.

Prosecuting authorities from 17 countries, coordinated by their Greek counterparts, dismantled an international hacking ring, which "unlocked" online stores and stole account details of their customers, which they then sold on the dark web.

Deputy Sports Minister Giannis Voutsis introduced new measures to combat fan violence on Wednesday which include restricting each team to a single fan club, mandatory electronic security systems in Super League and Basket League stadiums, and €10,000-€100,000 fines for "low-level fan violence."

A national cybersecurity authority will be created with a bill to protect the public sector, as well as private companies in sectors such as the manufacturing and distribution of chemicals and food products.

The Greek National Intelligence Service's (EYP) new cybersecurity center will be launched in September, EYP sources have said.

The Security Operation Center (SOC) will operate within EYP's Cyberspace Directorate and will be tasked with monitoring, detecting and responding to cyber threats and security breaches of the country's government digital infrastructure.

Data protection laws are not used to protect data but to hound journalists, says Veysel Ok, after his MLSA organisation exposed a massive data breach that the government has yet to comment on.