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Sri Lanka Parliament Faces High Risk of Cyberattack, Audit Warns
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Sri Lanka Parliament Faces High Risk of Cyberattack, Audit Warns

From Lankadeepa · () Sinhala

Translated from Sinhala, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Sri Lanka's Parliament faces a significant risk of unauthorized access to its digital systems, potentially leading to the theft of sensitive information, according to a national audit report.
  • The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SRILANKA CERT) has warned parliamentary officials about the dangers of data breaches, operational disruptions, and reputational damage through website tampering.
  • An assessment found 46 out of 56 cybersecurity issues in Parliament to be at a very high risk level, highlighting urgent needs for improvement.

Sri Lanka's Parliament is vulnerable to cyberattacks, with a high risk of sensitive data theft and operational disruption, a recent national audit report reveals. The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SRILANKA CERT) has alerted parliamentary leadership to these critical cybersecurity threats.

The audit highlights that unauthorized access could compromise sensitive information and damage the institution's reputation through website content manipulation. SRILANKA CERT's assessment of Parliament's digital systems identified 56 potential issues, with a staggering 46 classified as posing a very high risk.

There is a risk of unauthorized access to the digital systems of Parliament and the theft of sensitive information.

— Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Response Team (SRILANKA CERT)Warning parliamentary officials about the potential cybersecurity threats.

SRILANKA CERT, the nation's primary cybersecurity center, is responsible for combating cyber threats and resolving network security incidents. The audit, included in Parliament's 2025 annual performance report, flags these vulnerabilities under the heading of management weaknesses. A parliamentary official acknowledged the risks and stated that measures are already being implemented to prevent such incidents.

We have already taken various measures to prevent such risks.

— Parliamentary officialResponding to inquiries about the cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
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Originally published by Lankadeepa in Sinhala. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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