Eurovision: Basel budgets CHF500,000 to tackle cyber attacks
Basel budgets 500,000 francs to defend against cyber attacks
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The Basel City Council has announced the expected expenditure for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in detail. This includes a request for half a million francs for defense against cyber attacks.
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Basel budgetiert 500’000 Franken zur Abwehr von Cyberangriffen
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The local parliament will decide on the net expenditure of around CHF35 million ($42 million) on September 11. The local parliament expects the largest expenditure item to be around CHF14.6 million for infrastructure and revenue loss in the St. Jakob area, as it wrote in a statement.
In the area of security, rescue and cyber security, it anticipates expenditure of around CHF7.9 million. Cyber defense is playing an increasingly important role at international events.
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