Founder and ex-President of INESC (Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores), and Instituto Superior Técnico Emeritus Professor José Tribolet, was interviewed for the RTP3 information programme 360, which aired on 08 February at 9pm Lisbon-time.

Professor Tribolet was invited to comment on the cyberattack that targeted the telecommunications company Vodafone in Portugal early that week. In his interview, Professor Tribolet reminded viewers of the pervasiveness of similar attacks on democracies worldwide, highlighting the importance of individual companies and governments building the relevant cybersecurity infrastructures in a manner that matches the needs of the 21st century.

Security and Privacy is one of the four major Thematic Lines around which INESC-ID’s research and innovation activities take place, spanning over 20 years in this particular area. In recent times, INESC-ID has been particularly active supporting the European Commission, the Portuguese government, public entities and national companies in developing public policies and technological solutions for improving the security and privacy aspects of their presence in the Internet.

The 08 February edition of 360 is available in this link (with Professor Tribolet’s intervention starting at 9:12pm, minute 13′ of this episode).