The alphabet of safe internet

We often consider the internet to be a safe place, however what we do not think about that much are the dangers of it. The Cyber Security Competence and Certification Centre, the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization, the National Security Authority and the Office for Personal Data Protection set up an information campaign…

EU has presented a new cybersecurity strategy

European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has presented a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy. As a key component of Shaping Europe’s Digital Future, the Recovery Plan for Europe  and the EU Security Union Strategy, the Strategy will bolster Europe’s collective resilience against cyber threats and help to ensure that all…

Guardians 2020 focusing on current cybersec topics

Scientists and doctors are currently under constant, graduating pressure. World is waiting for its first, vital vaccine against COVID-19. Their work is obviously getting loads of unwanted attention among hackers. And this is what this year’s participants of Guardians 2020 IT competition stand against. The 4th edition, symptomatically called Corona Edition, is hosted by Binary…

European Cyber Security Month

October is the European Cyber Security Month during which a campaign is organized under the auspices of the European Commission, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and their partners in order to raise interest in cyber security within the European Union and to raise awareness in this area. Awareness activities include…

The Vulnerability Reporting Guideline

On 7 October 2019 the National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT has published The Vulnerability Reporting Guideline. This guideline is a tool for security researchers, software developers, hardware manufacturers as well as for the general public. It provides a detailed procedure and recommended steps for reporting newly discovered vulnerabilities and also a procedure for reporting already existing vulnerabilities found…

National Cybersecurity Centre SK-CERT

National Security Authority established the National Cybersecurity Centre SK-CERT by transformation of the National Unit SK-CERT.     By establishing the National Cybersecurity Centre SK-CERT (www.sk-cert.sk) the Authority performs the task of the Action Plan of Cybersecurity Concept Implementation of the Slovak Republic within the years 2015 -2020.     “Building the capabilities of the Slovak Republic…

High Level Table-Top Exercise BlueOLEX2019

A High Level Table-Top Exercise BlueOLEX2019 Joined Representatives of Member States in Response to Critical Cybersecurity Situation On 2 and 3 July 2019 Paris was hosting a high-level Table-Top exercise BlueOLEx 2019 based on Commission Recommendation on Coordinated response to large-scale cross-border cybersecurity incidents and crises.       The exercise was organized by French L’Agence Nationale…

CyberSOPEx Exercise Tested the Cooperation of National CSIRT Units

On 15 May 2019 the National Unit SK-CERT of the National Security Authority took part in the international exercise CyberSOPEx. The exercise organized by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) was aimed at enhancing of coordination and cooperation of EU Member States in handling of large scale cybersecurity incidents which is one of…

First of Series of National Table-Top Exercises Successfully Behind Us

The National Unit SK-CERT of the National Security Authority conducted the first of a series of the National Table-Top exercises on 14 May 2019. The exercise was named “A Suspicious Mail is Just the Beginning”. The Table-Top exercises are a kind of non-technical exercises focusing on decision-making, as well as practising and testing of own procedures and…