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Cryptojacking – Will Rob You Without Your Knowledge

The beginning of the year 2018 has brought a constantly growing threat in the field of cyber security which impacts a huge amount of Internet users. Either societies with a large infrastructure or a teenager with a notebook. Despite the fact that it is not anything new, the growth of cases and new methods of implementation deserve a due attention. Let’s…

Participation of the Slovak Republic within Locked Shields 2018 Exercise

Locked Shields 2018, an internationally recognized exercise, was held on 24 – 26 April 2018. The exercise is annually organized by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) in Tallinn and represents the most comprehensive and the most advanced cyber security exercise organized at international level.   Within the simulated environment the teams…

The First of a Series of Workshops on Cyber Security Act

The workshop aimed at clarification of status and responsibilities of operators of essential services and digital service providers was held on 13 April 2018 in Bratislava’s hotel Bôrik.  The Act on Cybersecurity came into force on 1 April 2018. It is the first legislative act which comprehensively approaches the issue of security in the national…

The Slovak Republic takes first place in the National Cyber Security Index

The National Cyber Security Index have been expanded by inclusion of eight new countries. One of these countries is the Slovak Republic, which has also become its new leader. This position reflects the high level of efforts invested in the development of cyber security over the past years. Slovakia achieved the maximum score in 7…

Act on Cybersecurity enters into force on 1 April 2018

Historically first legislative act, regulating the issue of cybersecurity in the Slovak Republic was published in the Collection of Laws of the Slovak Republic on 9 March 2018. On the following links you can download the complete version of the Act on Cybersecurity no. 69/2018 Coll. in Slovak and English versions. The Act systematically and…

FakeApps World

Today, a term smartphone is in fact used in every person’s vocabulary. The use of modern technologies is a standard which cannot be denied. The ownership of such products is a commonplace in the society and a kind of social status by using particular brands and their iconic devices. The spread of mobile devices has…

Smart Does Not Always Mean a Wise Solution

Digitization and informatization are the two most inclined words of modern times. They affect more or less all areas of life of ordinary people. Modern technologies are no longer the privilege of a limited group of geeks. The availability and ease of use of technological gadgets over the last decade has brought about the revolution…

Abuse of Memcached Servers for Massive Amplification of DDoS Attacks

Memcached is an open-source software which serves as a cache of the web content. Its aim is to speed up the web applications by caching often used items in memory and thus alleviate the database load. It increases the site performance and the total scalability of web applications. The cache of the web content is…