{"id":18650,"date":"2026-11-11T11:10:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idd.md\/rezilienta-institutionala-noile-amenintari-panel-2-conferinta-regionala\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:10:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:10:21","slug":"rezilienta-institutionala-noile-amenintari-panel-2-conferinta-regionala","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idd.md\/en\/rezilienta-institutionala-noile-amenintari-panel-2-conferinta-regionala\/","title":{"rendered":"Institutional resilience in the face of new threats: the question is not whether the Republic of Moldova will be tested, but how prepared it is to intervene and respond"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Republic of Moldova is already facing cyberattacks, and institutions are increasingly aware of this risk. This was one of the main conclusions of Panel 2 \u2013 \u201cFrom Vulnerability to Resilience: Institutional Integrity in the Face of New Threats\u201d, held on 10 November 2026 in Chi\u0219in\u0103u as part of the regional conference \u201cIntegrity and Institutional Resilience in the Home Affairs Sector in the EU Accession Process\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moderated by the Director of the Institute for Democracy and Development, Cristina Lesnic, the panel brought together representatives of security, law enforcement and anti-corruption institutions from the Republic of Moldova, Romania and Ukraine, as well as Europol. The central message of the discussion was clear: the question is no longer whether the Republic of Moldova will be tested, but how prepared it is to intervene and respond to cyber and hybrid threats and to new forms of corruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cybersecurity: from awareness to \u201csecurity by design\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Participants stressed that public institutions in the Republic of Moldova are targeted by cyberattacks and that the digitalisation of public services expands the attack surface. In this context, speakers emphasised the principle of \u201csecurity by design\u201d: security must be built into information systems and digital services from the design stage, rather than added later in response to incidents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the perspective of the Information Technology and Cyber Security Service (STISC), the cyber resilience of government institutions and the protection of critical infrastructure depend on the capacity for prevention, detection and rapid response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fighting corruption: growing results and new tools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Representatives of the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor\u2019s Office and the National Anti-Corruption Centre highlighted that the value of assets recovered from corruption offences has increased, confirming the importance of financial investigations and asset recovery as a deterrent. They also underlined the importance of planning integrity measures at institutional level in order to identify and manage corruption risks at an early stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The panel also addressed the recommendations issued by the Council of Europe\u2019s Group of States against Corruption (GRECO) following its Fifth Evaluation Round, which focuses on preventing corruption and promoting integrity in central governments (top executive functions) and law enforcement agencies, as well as the status of their implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Romania\u2019s experience: an approach built on four areas of interaction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Representatives of Romania\u2019s Special Telecommunications Service and of the General Directorate for Internal Protection of the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs shared an experience considered useful for the Republic of Moldova. According to this approach, resilience must be built on four areas of interaction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n