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Brussels has assured Portugal of its support and announced measures to bolster the resilience of networks, aiming to better protect critical infrastructure and communications from disruptions.
João Adrião argues that the country's response must evolve in the face of increased exposure to risk and greater dependence on critical infrastructure. The CNN Portugal guest emphasises that phenomena of this magnitude are not unprecedented, but require more prevention, adaptation and seriousness in the debate on climate change.
In the 21st century, threats rarely come through conventional means. They can manifest as the collapse of an information system, the disruption of a power grid, or the paralysing of a hospital.
With suspicions of sabotage of submarine communications cables or accusations of cyberattacks on infrastructure, the current geopolitical moment puts telecommunications and connectivity in the spotlight, at a time when Europe's security must be ensured. “Hospitals, power grids, transport infrastructure, supply chains, financial markets and also the systems ...”
The Sustainable 2030 Programme will include “the resilience of critical infrastructure”, the Minister of the Environment confirmed.
The minister says the government has €25 million available to reinforce critical infrastructure and prepare for a potential future blackout.
Portugal has already received the green light from the European Commission and will launch by April the first tender for so-called “critical infrastructure resilience” covering hospitals, airports and telecommunications-related buildings. The aim is to prepare essential services to continue operating even in emergency situations, such as major failures in the power supply.
Space systems are increasingly targeted with cyberattacks, as the global hybrid warfare rages.