Cybersecurity

Italy Boosts Cybersecurity With a New Unit Under Draghi

  • Prime minister will directly run cybersecurity strategy
  • New plan could be approved at cabinet meeting on Thursday
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Italy’s government is speeding up plans to create a new cybersecurity unit directly under Prime Minister Mario Draghi to shield the country’s digital network from criminal attacks.

The cabinet approved the plan at a Thursday evening meeting according to a statement from premier’s office, confirming a report by Bloomberg News. The new unit will set centralized strategy for cybersecurity and be managed by a committee based in the prime minister’s office, it said.