The next episode of the security-focused “Dilemma” podcast addresses information security, its different perceptions in the West and East, information wars and circulating disinformation, restrictions imposed on the internet, and strategic communication.
The podcast guests were Albert Nerzetyan, cybersecurity and information security policy expert, and Armine Margaryan, military-political expert. The conversation was hosted by Areg Kochinyan, head of the Research Center on Security Policy.
Albert Nazaretyan
“It is the cybercrimes that drive states to consider cybersecurity as one of the primary threats to national security.”
Armine Margaryan
“Very often, those who lose in information wars don’t even understand that they are losing at that moment. Very often, enemy state interests are being served within society itself, but the society doesn’t even realize it.”
“For information security to be placed on solid foundations, there is one crucial prerequisite. Perhaps one of the most important prerequisites is that national interests must be clear because information attacks are directed immediately against national interests.”
Areg Kochinyan
“Every escalation, crisis, be it the Surmalu market explosion, fire, or traffic violation… any crisis or near-crisis situation is attempted by certain forces (which often aren’t even located in Armenia, these are external attacks) to contrast with democracy and the democratization process in general. And these are serious information attacks.”
