YEREVAN, AUGUST 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia is a vulnerable country from the viewpoint of information security. Economist Tatul Manaserian expressed this opinion during the August 30 seminar-discussion "The Efficiency of Modern Communication System in Armenia" held by the Armenian Center for National and International Studies. In his words, having declared the IT sector a priority sector of the economy, the government is not taking "any serious steps" for IT development. Speaking about problems related to information security in Armenia, the economist noted that information security has a direct relation to national security. Out of threats to information security, T. Manaserian pointed out numerous computer viruses on the websites of all state structures, particularly, of the National Assembly and the government. In his opinion, the IT sector should not be viewed as a separate branch as it has certain influence on all sectors of the economy. "If the IT sector is not at a satisfactory level, we cannot expect, for example, a growth in the economy's competitiveness," he said.

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