The Czech Republic has been exposed to a large hybrid attack by Russia in recent weeks, the Czech Interior Minister and Chairman Stan Vít Austrian said on Tuesday’s press briefing. In his words, however The course of this week’s elections before possible cyber attacks well secured and the authorities also have backup technical solutions. TASR reports this according to CNN Prima News reports.
“The Czech Ministry of the Interior, as well as other institutions, have done their best to make the elections in the country fair and safe,” He told the Czech media. He informed about the steps adopted by the Ministry of the Interior in connection with the elections. He stated that his resort was in charge of technical and organizational elections. In this context, they founded the so -called. “Group for cyber security”.
“It includes all relevant actors. Its role is to monitor and protect all the systems that fall under the jurisdiction of the ministry and are needed for elections,” He said Austrian at a press conference.
In addition, any changes to state systems will be suspended for the period before the election to the announcement of official results. According to the Minister, the aim of this step is to ensure the resistance and stability of the system.
At the same time, the Austrian summoned a meeting of all bodies and organizations that supervise the elections. “I can assure you that in case of extensive attacks on home cyber infrastructure we have prepared backup technical solutions to ensure that the voting process is not disturbed in any way,” stressed the minister.
Despite various concerns Austrian believes that the Czech electoral system is durable and the country is ready for a smooth election course. He added that he would make calls with the likely future Prime Minister of Moldova on Thursday to discuss the situation in the country before the elections and the risk of possible hybrid interference in the vote.
He also responded to the publicized situation on the TIKTK platform. The social network appears fake accounts that, in his words, support the “pro -Russian narrative” and the parties that are “close to the Russian scene”.
“The best way to prevent this Russian hybrid effect from continuing as intensely as we see today in some other countries is simply to choose democratic parties that are certainly not pro -Russian,” He referred to the voters in this context. The elections to the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic will take place on Friday and Saturday (3 and 4 October).
