Tajani warns of Russian cyber threats and AI disinformation

Antonio Tajani says Italy is stepping up cyber defense and warning about Russian-linked threats, disinformation, and AI misuse in politics.

• Tajani says the foreign ministry has been reorganized since 1 January with a 24/7 cyber operations room linked to the National Cybersecurity Agency, and he says Italy has already repelled a major attack on the Farnesina site during Zelensky’s Rome visit.
• He says he will raise the issue at Monday’s G7 Foreign Ministers meeting and has already written to his French counterpart; he also urges vigilance against attacks on critical infrastructure, industrial secrets, and the use of AI in election campaigning.