Our growing dependence on technology brings to the forefront new, critical, and — most importantly — invisible threats.
Hackers with specialized knowledge exploit every vulnerability to gain access to data and infrastructures — with consequences that affect everyone: individuals, organizations, and entire nations.
In the new episode of Medousa, an officer from the National Intelligence Service (EYP) speaks under full anonymity, revealing how hacker networks operate. He emphasizes that the first line of defense begins with each of us and describes cybersecurity as “a constant chase.”
He identifies three main types of hackers, explaining that the third type is the most dangerous — hackers who remain “invisible within systems to achieve their goals,” which usually fall within the realm of cyber-espionage.
Michalis Bletsas, Head of the National Cybersecurity Authority, outlines the current state of cybersecurity in Greece:
“We still have a long way to go, while many public services remain stuck in the ‘paper era’,” he notes.
Panagiotis Pierrros, Cyber Security Consultant and Managing Director of TicTac, highlights the scale of the threat: ransomware attacks occur almost daily, with ransom demands reaching up to 10 million dollars.
Spyros Papageorgiou (retired Navy Captain, former Director of Cyber Defense at the Hellenic National Defense General Staff, and KPMG associate) explains why the internet is now internationally recognized as the fifth domain of warfare — alongside air, land, sea, and space — with particular strategic importance in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Katerina Papasminasian (Forensic Psychologist, CyberX.gr) explores the psychology of hackers and their victims — their motives, vulnerabilities, and the cycles of manipulation that define their behavior.
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