National Cyber and Information Security Agency - EU certification of cybersecurity

On 16 April 2020, NÚKIB organized a video conference on the EU cybersecurity certification for leading experts on cyber security, information technologies and law. The participants of the video conference were representatives of academic and public service institutions, Czech accreditation institute, CESNET, CZ.NIC and Czech National Agency for Communication and Information Technologies (NAKIT).

The discussion was focused on the process of the implementation of the EU Regulation 2019/881 (Cybersecurity Act) in the Czech Republic. The Regulation lays down, inter alia, a framework for the establishment of European cybersecurity certification schemes with a view to ensuring the proper functioning of the internal market while aiming to achieve a high level of cybersecurity in the EU. The participants of the virtual meeting were informed about the actual state-of-play of the implementation of the Regulation into the national law. The video conference also addressed the planned EU certification schemes and the functioning of the European cybersecurity certification scheme (see picture below). The participants of the meeting agreed that there is a need to deepen the cooperation in cybersecurity certification in order to enhance the capabilities of the Czech Republic in this field.

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Ing. Hana Švecová
NÚKIB
e-mail: h.svecova@nukib.cz
tel.: +420 702 287 504

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NÚKIB Representatives Co-Organized a Cyber Security Exercise in Albania

On 3 April 2024, a cyber exercise was held in Tirana, Albania, which was designed as an interactive, non-technical tabletop exercise aimed at high-level decision-makers, including security and strategic communication experts. The National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NÚKIB) was represented by Irena Adler Pavelková and Miroslava Čavojská from the Exercise Unit, who were directly involved in the preparation of the exercise scenario, its presentation, and moderation of the discussion among the participants. The exercise was organized within the framework of the EU Cybersecurity Capacity Building in the Western Balkans, which the Estonian governmental organization e-Governance Academy led in cooperation with the Dutch non-profit organization CILC.

In collaboration with colleagues from the Albanian National Authority for Electronic Certification and Cyber Security (AKCESK), a scenario was prepared for participants from various government institutions and bank representatives, including the Bank of Albania. The scenario focused on the escalating cyber crisis in the banking sector and highlighted the multidimensional nature of cyber threats. One of the objectives of the simulation was to discuss Albania's new cybersecurity legislation and to focus on cooperation and crisis communication between the institutions involved. The cyber exercise was also attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, Bellinda Balluku, who expressed her support for the project while emphasizing the importance of cyber security and increasing the resilience of the whole society in cyberspace.

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