Baku hosting Critical Infrastructure Defence Challenge 2023 event 

The Critical Infrastructure Defense Challenge 2023 (CIDC-2023) event has kicked off at the Baku Congress Center, Report informs.

The event, which will end tomorrow, was jointly organized by the State Service of Special Communication and Information Security and the State Security Service (SSS).

14 local and 27 foreign companies, 5 state institutions, and 8 startups are represented at CIDC-2023, which is attended by more than 1,700 guests. SSS chief Ali Nagiyev, the head of the Central Bank of Azerbaijan, Taleh Kazimov, and the Chairman of the State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ulvi Mehdiyev, are also among the participants.

Within the framework of the event, for the first time in Azerbaijan, the "Cyber War" competition will be held in order to develop the ability to protect critical information systems from cyber-attacks and manage information systems during crises.