Addis Ababa — The trainings provided to members of the Ethiopian National Defense Force will reinforce the army's capability to protect the country from cyber-attacks, Minister of Defense Aisha Mohammed remarked.

The minister made the remark at the successful completion of a three-month training program organized to members of ENDF in collaboration with the Information Network Security Administration (INSA) to effectively foil cyber-attacks.

Minister of Defense, Aisha Mohammed, INSA Director General, Tigist Hamid, Commissioner General of Ethiopian Federal Police Commission, Demelash Gebremichael and other invited guests attended the graduation ceremony.

On the occasion, Aisha said that Ethiopia has a heroic national army that always safeguards the sovereignty of the country.

In this regard, she added that the training will strengthen the army's capability to protect the country from cyber-attacks based on knowledge and skills.

INSA Director General Tigist Hamid for her part highlighted the multifaceted activities carried out to strengthen national capability in various aspects to safeguarding the sovereignty of the country from cyber-attacks.

The efforts so far exerted in this regard are bearing fruits in protecting the country from such attacks, she added.