Experts: Iraq's financial system is safe from the virus "malicious ransom"

Experts: Iraq's financial system is safe from the virus "malicious ransom"


Range / Zahraa Al-Jassem

Cyber attacks that called - infected "malicious ransom" ransomware "" and hit dozens of countries , whether banking their sectors or health services , and even security, has raised serious concerns even among the rest of the countries that have not exposed so far have, including Iraq, where quick media and communications, on Monday, to issue a statement as a precautionary measure , warning it falling victim to this attack , which can inflict considerable material losses to banks, companies and institutions as well as individuals.
in an effort to investigate it shows (range) that the material loss will be significant in the case of Iraq subjected to these attacks up for the departments and institutions pain Rafiyeh to millions of dollars, but for members of the losses were estimated at a few hundred dollars for each individual, but an economist reduces the financial risks reasoned by saying, that the electronic banking system we have fragmented, however it has cons, but his pros also lies in the difficulty of a break.
Says Director of information Technology Department of the CMC Imru Qais Hashim, in an interview (range), the virus that hit nearly 100 European countries as well as Australia, Canada and Russia, arrived in Egypt on the banks and financial departments and service by 45 thousand attack, called - infected " ransom ", as after entering and control On the phone or computer and information inside the device does Bagaflh then ask a ransom, a fast - spreading, in the case was able to enter the computer for any organization that can penetrate through the internal Cheir "share information" for computers of that institution and steal all their information.
He adds Hashem, that was released yesterday from a statement to the media and communications, is a proactive and did not record we have no breakthrough in the institution or government departments or private citizens organs, we wanted through him to warn the institutions and citizens of the possibility of the arrival of these attacks to Iraq, and the statement included steps prevention of this virus, noting at the same time, the financial loss if we were to attack, certainly would be great, they are as up for individuals from $ 300 to $ 600 in the case was hacked their phones, up for enterprises, financial and government departments to millions dollars per day for retrieval Each institution was attacked, adding that according to information available to him, the people who control this virus know the difference when the physical penetration of a normal citizen penetration of the Ministry, financial or bank or the ministries of defense or internal important institution in any country.
The Association of Information and Communications has warned in its statement, all computers users of smart phones with Android programs not to open any electronic links or files that reach them from the source unknown destinations , which could lead to a breach of those devices and damage to their data, and are advised to take back up files to computers and stored on a memory external electronic, In addition, the media and communications technicians formed a team of information technology specialists to follow up and provide tips and instructions to those who may be exposed to the penetration of this virus, and we renew our warning of the dangers of this electronic virus , which my Work on the destruction of electronic systems.
And confirms Hashim in the context of his speech, that the countries that come under this attack is very developed countries the issue of this technology in addition to secrecy in general, and in time we hope to be far away from these attacks , please be our recommendations and our guidelines are taken in this regard into consideration, especially with regard to Chambers the sections in iT important financial institutions and departments in the Iraqi state have, and they have to be more vigilant in this matter, through attention to the computer operating system "windows xp" because the system is easier in terms of penetration in addition to "Android" system phones , and as far as Maitalq mother Our body media and communications, we disconnect all computers allocated for translation only running this system for the Internet "and Alamtrani" to ensure the integrity of penetration.
Economic expert Ahmed Bureihi reduces, the economic risks that could be left behind by the electronic attack on Iraq in the event of their occurrence , which rules him also, noting: that in the event got this attack and is too far away, the economic harm caused will not be great, again saying that I ruled out the occurrence, Iraq has no electronic wars, so the probability of exposure to these attacks too far, but he also, but in case I got , I doubt that have financial or economic damage , loss, and we will be able to control them because it would be partial, especially since the banking machinery is still limited in the use of systems For electronic and fragmented, and we have no unified integrated system at the national level, which is difficult to penetrate, and with these retail by cons but also have the positives , including the prevention of such attacks. It stresses Bureihi the need, to learn the media and communications and the Ministry of Communications is the economic electronic in Iraq activities that may be exposed to these attacks, and it must possess statistics and inform the extent of adoption of financial institutions in Iraq , including banking electronic systems viable for the invention of the attacks, and whether Iraq can now the hedge in anticipation of such attacks.

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