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Delcy Rodriguez announced measures to strengthen Venezuelan cyber defense
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The acting president emphasized that “extremism will not be able to break us.
We are open to dialogue, but not to further aggression,”Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, announced during her appointment ceremony as Commander-in-Chief the creation of the National Office of Cyber Defense and Security, attached to the Council of Vice Presidents, with the objective of protecting the nation’s cyberspace.
RELATED:FANB and Citizen Security Agencies Swear Allegiance to Delcy Rodríguez as Commander-in-ChiefGabriela Jiménez, Minister of Science and Technology, was appointed to head this new agency, in a call to unite “forces in the fields of defense, science, and technology to defend our cyberspace,” stated the acting head of state.
Later in her address, Rodríguez reiterated her sorrow for the losses suffered on January 3, expressing: “Honor and glory to the heroes of January 3,” and emphasized the responsibility of the armed forces to guarantee the peace and tranquility achieved on that date.
She also reaffirmed the popular, governmental, and international demand for the release of President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, stating: “President Maduro, we have no doubt of victory, but that victory must be lasting for our people.”The acting president emphasized that “extremism will not be able to break us.