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ARMENIAN IT EXPERT CALLS FOR RAISING POPULATION'S INTERNET LITERACY
15:30 ~U 03.07.13
An Armenian IT security expert says internet literacy appears to be
a major problem in terms of sharing sensitive information on social
networking sites.
At a news conference on Wednesday, Samvel Martirosyan stressed the
importance of raising the internet users' literacy level to educate
them on the consequences of sharing information containing a state
secret.
"The question here is whether it isn't important for those knowing the
secrets to receive a proper training. Social networks are now better
tools than public opinion surveys, with over half a million Armenians
being active on Facebook every day. Half of Armenia's population is
represented on the social networks, bearing open information," he said.
The expert noted that the Russian Odnoklassniki is of special concern,
with users leaving posts not being often the ones who they appear to
be. He said it would be important to keep the personal profiles and
passwords of Defense Ministry employees under superiors' control to
avoid risks.
Tigran Kocharyan, a blogger also attending the news conference, said
the situation in the social networking site used to be even worse. He
remembered that they had once found a group of spies at the Vazgen
Sargsyan military academy.
"Many are not educated at all. It is important to inform them - in
the final years of school - of the hazards open information may pose,"
he said.
As for officials' activeness in the social networks, Kocharyan admitted
that there are real problems here too. "Any kind of information can
be used, including the 'likes' of an official," he said, stressing
the importance of giving more attention to the problem.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian
15:30 ~U 03.07.13
An Armenian IT security expert says internet literacy appears to be
a major problem in terms of sharing sensitive information on social
networking sites.
At a news conference on Wednesday, Samvel Martirosyan stressed the
importance of raising the internet users' literacy level to educate
them on the consequences of sharing information containing a state
secret.
"The question here is whether it isn't important for those knowing the
secrets to receive a proper training. Social networks are now better
tools than public opinion surveys, with over half a million Armenians
being active on Facebook every day. Half of Armenia's population is
represented on the social networks, bearing open information," he said.
The expert noted that the Russian Odnoklassniki is of special concern,
with users leaving posts not being often the ones who they appear to
be. He said it would be important to keep the personal profiles and
passwords of Defense Ministry employees under superiors' control to
avoid risks.
Tigran Kocharyan, a blogger also attending the news conference, said
the situation in the social networking site used to be even worse. He
remembered that they had once found a group of spies at the Vazgen
Sargsyan military academy.
"Many are not educated at all. It is important to inform them - in
the final years of school - of the hazards open information may pose,"
he said.
As for officials' activeness in the social networks, Kocharyan admitted
that there are real problems here too. "Any kind of information can
be used, including the 'likes' of an official," he said, stressing
the importance of giving more attention to the problem.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: Baghdasarian