Vatican Employees Watch Porn Using Official Email Addresses
In 2022, Shenouda founded the Vatican Cyber Volunteers, a group of about 110 cybersecurity specialists from around the world who support the Vatican free of charge.
When he first examined the systems in 2022, he found that the Vatican's cybersecurity was extremely weak, with open networks, outdated systems and simple passwords such as “welcome123”.
Shenouda also noticed that he could see the Pope making video calls on a tablet and that email addresses belonging to Holy See employees were being misused and sold. There were also fake Wi-Fi routers in St Peter's Square.
The Vatican ranks at the bottom of the UN Global Cybersecurity Index, alongside countries such as Afghanistan, Eritrea and Yemen.
Shenouda said with a smile: "Vatican email addresses are also being used to watch pornography, which is not very smart. Use your personal email address instead."
His résumé: "We are talking about a state with ministries and diplomats who are out of touch with the times, and which does not have its digital security in order."
He advised the Vatican to appoint a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). Shenouda plans to visit Rome soon to explain the urgent need for serious cybersecurity leadership.
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