By Prior Beharry
MINISTER of Public Utilities Marvin Gonzales launches a full-scale investigation on cyberattacks against TSTT.
In a statement on Sunday, he said, “I have therefore spoken with the Chairman of TSTT and mandated that the Board of Directors commissions an independent inquiry into the matter and to make public the facts and findings, in so far as the details do not compromise TSTT’s customer confidentiality or further put at risk the integrity of TSTT’s data or digital infrastructure.”
He said he was deeply concerned about the recent cyberattack on TSTT.
Gonzales said, “Digital security invasions are becoming an increasingly frequent phenomenon worldwide, and while no organisation (or individual) is immune to such attacks, the breach of TSTT’s digital security apparatus is a matter of grave concern to the Government and by extension the citizens, especially given TSTT’s importance on the country’s telecommunications landscape.
“The gravity of the situation warrants a thorough and full-scale investigation to ascertain the facts and circumstances that caused the breach, TSTT’s communications regarding the matter, and the actions the organisation is (and has been) taking to reduce the possibility of future cyber incursions.”
