In May Roman Konečný, the Director of the National Security Authority (NSA), presented the Report on Cybersecurity in the Slovak Republic in 2022 to the members of the National Council of the Slovak Republic. At the beginning of spring, the legislators had the opportunity to look at the Report on the activities of the NSA…

Director of the National Security Authority Roman Konečný received the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity Juhan Lepassaar. During his two-day visit, he held meetings with representatives of the National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT, representatives of operators of the basic service, public administration and the media. The main topic was the NIS…

The director of the National Security Authority (NSA) Roman Konečný and the United States Ambassador Bridget Brink have signed an intergovernmental treaty to protect classified information. The document was approved by the government in February and the director was entrusted to sign it. The agreement was initiated by the NSA, because its original wording was…

The members of the National Security Authority received a visit from Indonesia. The predominantly parliamentary delegation came to Slovakia and was interested in the topic of digitizing the state. Today, digital transformation and e-government reform are Jakarta’s priorities for the coming decade. Cyber security is an essential pillar in the event of such a change….

In 2021, the National Security Authority published an action plan for cyber security. Thanks to it, Slovakia has a comprehensive process of developing this area in all aspects: capacity building, coordination between organizations and also education. The Cyber Security Competence and Certification Centre (KCCKB), a contributory organization of the NSA, has been granted additional role….

The National Security Authority has signed a memorandum of cooperation with several top IT companies in Slovakia. As a guarantor of cyber security, the NSA also has in its long-term tasks the development of relations with the private sector in this area. The plan is currently being accelerated and intensified by the security situation in…

The United States has accused three Russian FSB (Federal Security Service) officers and a Russian Defense Ministry researcher of their involvement in a series of attempts to infiltrate the systems of hundreds of companies. Investigators believe the trio belongs to a special group called Military Unit 71330 (also known as Center 16, Energetic Bear and…

The Council of the European Union has introduced further restrictions in response to Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. As of March 1, EU member states are urgently suspending Sputnik and Russia Today (including all language versions). The National Security Auhority therefore asked the operators in Slovakia to carry out the blocking in accordance with the…

Today the Slovak government approved an agreement on security measures for the protection of classified information between Slovakia and the United States of America. The intergovernmental agreement was initiated by the National Security Authority and presented to the government cabinet by Roman Konečný, the director of the NSA. The aim of the agreement is to…

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…