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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Sunday, January 26, 2014

Social media : A possible threat to national security in Sri Lanka


Saptha's Blog -By- Saptha Wanniarachchi

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Fig 1 : Dreams and expectations vs organized propaganda
The balance between estate military and electronic/cyber power has become a questionable and valuable fact on national security. Thanks to ethical hackers and cyber security experts who has taken this topic to the market, so that we are aware of the situation where cyber security is also a critical element in national security.
Since war has ended and the country is moving towards its development, many organizations and groups have taken steps to prevent the country from making its progress. As a country, we experience many external attacks sponsored and organized by Diaspora, politicians, NGO’s etc. Most of them are visible and we can practically take an action to defend them. But despite the visible threats, the latest weapon they took in hands is electronic media.