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Shane Superville
2 Hrs Ago
Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Timothy Antoine said more regional and international partnerships between governments and private sector institutions were critical in developing cyber resilience and risk management against online attacks.
Antoine made the remarks during a virtual forum hosted by the Caricom Implementing Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) last week, in which he highlighted the importance of building local and regional capacities in defending against cyber crime.
He said just like the new coronavirus, cyber attacks have the potential to spread rapidly because of how dependent the world had become on information and communication technologies and were capable of damaging global economies if the necessary measures were not taken.
“Since we’re talking about hand hygiene, we must also think about cyber hygiene in the covid19 pandemic. The high rate of contagion of cyber viruses means a cyber virus can engulf the world and can spread faster than a biological virus.
“The financial carnage caused by a cyber attack could dwarf…
