Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Cyber security in the public sector can no longer be viewed strictly as an IT problem, but must be recognized as a critical issue of national economic stability, finance, and governance, stated Dr. Parakrama Dissanayake, Chairman of Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), delivering his opening speech at the CPFA & APFA Annual Conference held in Colombo on Friday (2).

Addressing the audience Dr. Dissanayake emphasized that protecting public finance is fundamentally about protecting public trust and highlighted the urgency of establishing robust cyber security frameworks as governments accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Pointing to the Sri Lanka Ports Authority as an example, he noted that while port terminals a...