Against cyber attacks, the cost of which is estimated at 10.5 trillion worldwide. euro until 2025, seek to protect important government organizations and institutions. In this direction, competitions are held or are being planned with the object of creation data security systems and cyber security operations centers (Security Operations Center – SOC). SOC, together with the mechanism for detecting network anomalies and denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, are the “line of defense” of companies and governments around the world from cyber attacks.

To date, the creation of a National Cyber ​​Security Operations Center to be run by the National Intelligence Service (NIS) is the largest ongoing project worth 40.4 million euros aimed at the digital defense of the state. To this end, a tender is being held with the executive body of the Center for Technology Support, Development and Innovation (KETYAK) of the Greek Ministry of Education and Culture, where Cosmote is in joint ventures with two technology and IT companies and Vodafone is in a joint scheme with two more companies. According to the information, the next period will be decisive for the course of the competition, which is expected to move into the second phase. The project under consideration, according to people familiar with it, is the most comprehensive in the field of preventing government cyber attacks, with a planned cybersecurity operations center covering the entire state, with the exception of the Department of National Defense.

The budget for the creation of a national cybersecurity operations center is 40.4 million euros.

The General Secretariat of Public Information Systems also intends to hold an international tender for the provision of security services (SOC and DDoS) in critical infrastructures of the state cloud (G-Cloud). The goal of the €10.3 million project is to ensure continuous monitoring of the security of GISSDD systems, timely detection of confirmed security incidents, and taking appropriate measures to prevent and eliminate these incidents around the clock. clock base.

The third project of this kind, worth 3 million euros, includes the creation of security systems in the Independent State Revenue Authority (AADE), which yesterday, by decision of Deputy Finance Minister T. Skilakakis, joined the Recovery Fund. The goal is to protect AADE from cyberattacks.

To date, quite a few government agencies have been attacked by cybercriminals. These are, among others, Taxisnet, DESFA, PPC and the Greek Post Office. By 2025, the amount of (digital) data is estimated at 175 zettabytes (1 billion terabytes), which means that the scope of cybercriminals is expanding. As a result, it is not surprising that the cost of cyber attacks this year is estimated at about $8 trillion. Euro.