A current situation, connected with the spread of COVID-19, has caused that many people had to change their daily habits and are spending most of their time at home. Many people are engaged in various hobbies that might be limited at the moment, so they try to look for other ways of using their spare…
ENISA and the European Commission published a joint report describing the progress in the implementation of 5G toolbox in Member States. The 5G toolbox was published on 29 January 2020. It contains a common approach to an objective assessment of identified risks and proportionate mitigating measures. Following the release of the toolbox, the Member States…
On 15 July 2020, the National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT (hereinafter referred to as “SK-CERT”) issued a security warning V20200715-01 about critical vulnerabilities in Microsoft products. The most serious vulnerability, known as “SIGRed”, can completely compromise a computer. Even worse is the fact that a vulnerable Windows DNS Server application is both a core component and an…
Each operator of essential services is obliged to verify that he has effective security measures and meets the essential requirements. A cybersecurity audit is used for this purpose. The operator must be audited within two years since registration. A cybersecurity audit can be performed only by a cybersecurity auditor. The auditor must be certified beforehand…
Today, the National Cyber Security Centre SK-CERT (hereinafter referred to as “SK-CERT”) issued a security warning addressing the vulnerability of SAP products, tracked as CVE-2020-6287[1]. SAP company is one of the largest software manufacturers in the world. Its products focus mainly on management of relations with customers, supply chain management, human resources, expenditure management and…
With the development of information and communication technologies and their use for usual human activities, there are also growing concerns about the fundamental human right – privacy. Given the evolution of the situation, it can be said that the methods for misusing the private data are becoming more and more diverse. Payment cards of entrepreneurs…
Slovakia is among the 10 best countries according to internationally recognized National Cyber Security Index (the NCSI). It is an e-Governance Academy think-tank project. Currently, regularly evaluated index ranks 160 countries around the world. Respective countries can add data any time and advance in ranking. This is not our best position – in 2018 Slovakia…
The popular Firefox Send service has been a target of an active abuse by attackers to distribute malicious software aimed to damage or steal information from the victim’s device. The attacks are still ongoing and have been reported in Slovak cyberspace. Firefox Send providing users free private file transfers. It also offers optional security features that…
Responsibility for assessment of cybersecurity auditors in Slovakia was recently taken over by a brand-new Conformity Assessment Body, the Cyber Security Competence and Certification Centre. The point is that along with it: a completely new certification scheme has been introduced. The certification scheme is based on accreditation according to the ISO/IEC 17024 Conformity assessment –…
Protecting organizations from cybersecurity threats is particularly a matter of implementing security measures and, subsequently, implementing cybersecurity incident response processes. “Panta rhei” is Plato’s abbreviated interpretation of the ancient philosopher Heraclitus’ claim that everything is constantly changing. Nothing is permanent and nothing is forever. Every industry, technology or environment is gradually undergoing natural but also…
