Cyber Security in Azerbaijan (Week 10)

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            The cyber security in Azerbaijan… Usually, if you ask this to the educated citizens of our country, they will reply to you by saying that “It is really awful, and it is not getting any better in the near future”. One of the biggest reasons why it is considered to be awful is the salary as I mentioned in the previous week’s blog. The wages in government-related jobs are really low so no well-educated security analyst would even try to work in such companies. In the following paragraphs, I would like to further discuss this topic by referring to the “Mitnick formula” and analyzing the overall security in my country.

Security in Azerbaijan

         Over the last few years, Azerbaijan has confronted a lot of cyber-security-related threats and it has been growing since then. For instance, let’s refer to the year 2019 from September to January when 42 percent of the computer users in Azerbaijan have encountered cyber-attacks who were mostly dealing with the distribution of malware to various data storage devices such as hard drives and memory cards [1]. Furthermore, with the use of antivirus software, there have been seen many occasions of phishing attacks. For example, in the middle of 2019 Kaspersky spotted 7,500 malicious programs and stopped 388,000 attacks which would lead the Azerbaijani Internet users to phishing websites [1].

            For the sake of the training in such cyber occasions, the president of Azerbaijan approved the “National Strategy for Information and Communication Technologies for the Development of the Republic of Azerbaijan (2014-2020)” [2]. This event established the foundation of the information society and the cybersecurity strategy in Azerbaijan. Throughout those years, a proper legal framework was developed which introduced the adoption of many vital laws and other legal acts [1].

            When we look at the legal basis of cybersecurity in Azerbaijan, it can be said that it needs new enhancements as there have been many occasions in which cyber weapons have tried to demolish the cyberinfrastructure of Azerbaijan government [1]. Furthermore, in order to prevent the hazards of cyber-attacks in the digital infrastructure of our country, we are in need of a powerful and well-secured cyber network [1]. The introduction of the new cyber laws would be a very great step as currently, we do not have a lot of examples of such laws. However, we have some laws (international and national) that are in effect:

·       Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on approval of Convention of Budapest “On Cybercrime” [3]

·       Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive) [4]

·       … (the list goes on)

Conclusion

            In conclusion, Azerbaijan has some gaps in the sphere of cyber security and its development which requires maximum focus from the government itself so that gap can be minimized. Besides this, I can also proudly state that my country has also seen good advancement in the analysis of cyber threats together with the progress in the area of ICT

 

References

[1]

N. Spînu, "Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Governance Assessment," 2020.

[2]

"Azərbaycan Respublikasında informasiya cəmiyyətinin inkişafına dair 2014-2020-ci illər üçün MİLLİ STRATEGİYA," 2 April 2014. [Online]. Available: https://president.az/az/articles/view/11312. [Accessed 26 February 2022].

[3]

"Law of the Republic of Azerbaijan on approval of Convention “On Cybercrime”," 30 September 2009. [Online]. Available: https://mincom.gov.az/upload/files/9dd20fa1b4035d04117ea2e286a26bfc.pdf. [Accessed 26 February 2022].

[4]

"Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive)," 6 July 2016. [Online]. Available: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32016L1148&qid=1609855280441. [Accessed 26 February 2022].

 

 

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