by Chris Panagiotou
If the government is right that we’re facing a foreign cyber or disinformation attack, then the real question is: how prepared are we to face it?
The real danger isn’t only who attacked us but what our own security services are doing with their power. Too many reports suggest their focus is drifting from defending the state to intruding into private lives listening, following, and intimidating citizens. That is not security.
That is misdirection Intelligence work must serve the Republic, not individual agendas. Surveillance without clear legal justification crosses a line from wrong to unlawful. Every time power turns inward instead of outward, public trust collapses.
If Cyprus was attacked, the answer is not panic or propaganda. It’s professionalism, transparency, and strength: protect systems, defend democracy, and speak truthfully to the public.
A democracy is strongest when power protects the country not when it polices its people.Protect the nation. Respect the law. Let journalism do its job.