In just its third year of operation, the U.S.-funded Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (CYCLOPS) has far exceeded expectations. On Monday, a group of Cypriot and Egyptian officials started a two-day seminar on maritime cybersecurity led by the U.S.-based Sandia National Laboratories. “There’s such a huge interest by different agencies of the U.S. and the U.N. too, because they have seen the value of utilizing CYCLOPS because of its proximity to their neighboring countries,” Chrysiliou said. The center's managers want to procure an expansive virtual reality system enabling officials to safely train on biological, chemical and radiological agents. It’s still early days for the center to count on headline-grabbing cases where WMD materials have been seized at any given border.

Source: Libya Today November 04, 2024 16:47 UTC