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The number of cyber incidents of high and medium importance in Lithuania increased by 40 percent last year, the country's Defense Ministry revealed in a report on Wednesday.

The Lithuanian Army established on Tuesday its new Communications and Information Systems battalion amid developing new forms of security threats.

Russia poses the biggest cyber threat to Lithuania, Vice Minister of National Defense Edvinas Kerza says.

The Lithuanian Defense Ministry has for the first time drawn up a national cyber security strategy.

EU member states are starting the formation of rapid response cyber forces at the initiative of Lithuania.

Lieutenant Colonel Robert A. Mcvey was on Tuesday accredited as the United States' new defense attaché to Lithuania, the Defense Ministry said.

Lithuania has signed a Government Security Program (GSP) contract with Microsoft Corporation, one of the world’s largest software and hardware manufacturers, the Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

Lithuania's Defense Ministry in charge of cyber security has suggested first of all testing electronic voting in election of elders before deciding on using the system during parliamentary elections.

Lithuania is holding talks with the United States on establishing a regional cyber security center in Kaunas, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

The Lithuanian government proposes to sanction directors or other responsible personnel of budget-funded institutions failing to comply with cybersecurity requirements by administrative fines of between 30 and 1,400 euros.

Lithuanian security experts will shortly start examining how secure fintech and blockchain technologies are, Deputy Defense Minister Edvinas Kerza said on Thursday.

Energy last year was the Lithuanian sector with the largest number of recorded malicious software infections, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said in a report on Thursday.

Lithuania's government is ready to go to court with Russia-based computer security company Kaspersky Lab over the government's decision to restrict the use of its software on sensitive computers, says Defense Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza.

After US intelligence agencies have warned that American citizens should not use products made by Huawei, Lithuania's telecoms company Telia Lietuva says that the Chinese manufacturer's equipment that it uses is safe.

After US intelligence organizations recommended the country's citizens to refrain from using Huawei telephones manufactured by Chinese manufacturer Huawei, Lithuanian institutions plan to hold talks with Telia telecommunications company on the safety of its network, Defence Vice-Minister Edvinas Ker...

After Russia has been listed responsible for the last year's cyber attack NotPetya, Lithuania can demand that Moscow compensated the damages caused by the attack, says Defence Vice-Minister Edvinas Kerza.

The Lithuanian National Security Commission, headed by the prime minister, on Wednesday decided to set up a closed communication network for the key state institutions.

Russia-based Kaspersky Lab has said that it considers contesting the Lithuanian government's decision to restrict the use of its software on sensitive computers, Reuters reported on Thursday.