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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/24/2024
In September, the Czech Cybersecurity Working Group of AFCEA (CCSWG) held the 12th edition of the Cybersecurity Conference, which also marked the celebration of 25 years of collaboration between CCSWG (and AFCEA) and the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, as well as the celebration of the 100th physical event of the working group.On this occasion, Petr Jirasek, chairperson of CCSWG and regional vice president of Central Eastern Europe, and Chapter President Tomas Muller, honored the supporters of AFCEA, active members of the working group and long-term partners of CCSWG by presenting them with certificates of appreciation. At the suggestion of Jirasek, the chapter council approved and awarded the silver AFCEA Medal of Merit to Brig. Gen. David Dlouhý (Ret.), the rector of the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague, and Lukas Kintr, director of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency. Muller also honored Jirasek with the gold AFCE ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/29/2024
The chapter organized its 75th Security Seminar dedicated to current trends in the field of cybersecurity. The seminar took place on the premises of the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague with the participation of experts from the state administration, the army, the private sector and the academy.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/01/2023
The chapter organized another security seminar dedicated to current trends in the field of artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The seminar took place on the premises of the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague with the participation of experts from the state administration, the army, the private sector and the academy.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/13/2023
Members of the chapter in cooperation with the Czech CyberSecurity Center and representatives of CIMIB again took part in the Army Day event, where they prepared a fun, sports-educational game called CYBERTHLON for children and adults. Several hundred participants took part in the event and gained a lot of new information in the field of cybersecurity, defense and cryptography. This event also allowed the attendees to familiarize themselves with current trends in the military fields.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 04/12/2023
In April, the chapter's cybersecurity working group, in cooperation with the National Police Academy of the Czech Republic and the National Cyber and Information Security Agency, prepared a one-day professional program focused on the current state of cybersecurity in the Czech Republic, recent technological trends and digital transformation. More than 50 experts from government, military, academia and the private sector also discussed supply chain security issues and the new European Union (EU) cyber certification scheme and shared best practices in cybersecurity. Petr Jirasek, regional vice president, Central Eastern Europe, opened the seminar and also presented information about Czech cybersecurity projects run by the chapter as well as the Czech Cyber Center. The seminar will be followed by two other security seminars focused on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence and new EU Network & Information Security 2 directive. |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 04/27/2023
The finals of the national competition in cybersecurity of the Czech Republic organized by the Center for Cyber Security z.u., Czech Cyber Security Working Group (AFCEA) and a number of state, academic and professional organizations took place in April at the Skoda Museum in Mladá Boleslav.The finals were attended by 60 top male and female students from primary, secondary and higher schools from all over the Czech Republic, who competed in three age categories. The contestants made their way to the final by successfully completing two online elimination rounds, in which more than 7,100 students participated. Once again, girls comprised more than 31% of the competitors. Several accompanying educational, professional and entertaining activities were organized as part of the national final of the competition. A teachers' conference focused on digital technologies, cybersecurity and the new framework educational program Nová Informatika took place in the main hall of Laur ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 10/18/2022
In October, in cooperation with the Czech Chapter, TechNet Europe was held in Prague over a two-day period.Tina Jordan, vice president of Membership at AFCEA International, was in attendance and recognized several outstanding volunteers from the Czech and Slovak Chapters. The volunteers were nominated by Petr Jirásek, regional vice president for the Central Eastern Europe Region; Tomáš Müller, AFCEA Czech Chapter president; and Miroslav Brvnišťan, AFCEA Slovak Chapter president, for their tremendous support of AFCEA. The nominees were the following: Lt. Gen. Jiri Baloun, CZAF, an honorary vice president of the Czech Chapter, an AFCEA member since 2005 and a Life Member since 2018. Gen. Baloun actively supported many local AFCEA events and activities. He is the holder of the AFCEA Regional Medal of Merit Award. Lt. Gen. Jan Kase is an honorary vice president of the Czech chapter. He has been an AFCEA member since 2002 and a Life Member since 201 ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/13/2022
The European Cyber Security Challenge 2022 (ECSC 2022), the European championship for up-and-coming hackers and cybersecurity talent, took place in Vienna in September.Since the first European Championship seven years ago, the ECSC has become an international success story. In cooperation with 29 European nations and the European Network Security Agency (ENISA), the competition model for cybersecurity talents and young talent has been a permanent fixture in the European region. This year, the European championship title will be awarded for the eighth time, and the championship records an international participation record. More than 18,000 young talented people from all over Europe participated in the national cybersecurity challenges in 2022 to qualify for the final in Vienna. This makes the ECSC the largest and most important young cybersecurity talent competition in all of Europe. The participation of additional guest teams from the United States, Canada, Is ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/15/2022
The Communication and Information Systems Agency, in cooperation with the chapter and under the auspices of the Communication and Information Systems Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic (MoD CIS), organized the sixth annual Conference of the Signal Corps of the Army of the Czech Republic in Lipník nad Bečvou June 15-16, 2022.On the first day, the conference was opened by Brig. Gen. Šnajdárek, director of the MoD CIS, together with Vladimír Dzurilla, director of the National Agency for Communication and Information Technologies. The directors delivered an introductory speech on the topic of cooperation between the Czech Armed Forces and the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic in times of pandemic and refugee crisis. Subsequently, the Deputy Director of MoD CIS Col. Hubálek informed attendees about the development plan of the Communication and Information Systems Division of the Czech Republic in the coming years and the needs and opport ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/24/2022
Following the successful completion of the sixth year of the National Cyber Security Competition of the Czech Republic, which took place in May 2022 in Pilsen, in which almost 5,500 students participated, the first part of the Cyber Security Summer School was held at the end of June at the Czech Technical University, Prague campus.More than 20 of the Czech Republic's best ethical hackers aged 16-25 participated in the summer school. Over the course of four days, they deepened their existing knowledge, got acquainted with new technologies and competition partners and completed several cyber exercises. In August 2022, the second part of the summer school will take place in Brno with the support of the University of Defense and Masaryk University. As part of this summer school, a 10-member national team will be selected to represent the Czech Republic at the ECSC 2022 European finals in Vienna. The national finals, summer schools and the Czech team's participation ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/19/2022
The sixth national finals of the Czech Republic's Cyber Security Student Competition, organized by the AFCEA Cyber Security Working Group and a wide range of state, academic and professional organizations, took place in May this year in Pilsen, Czech Republic.The final was attended by 42 of the best male and female students from primary, secondary and higher schools in the Czech Republic, who competed in three age categories. Nearly 5,500 students made their way to the final by successfully completing two online elimination rounds. As part of the competition's national final, a four-hour live studio broadcast featured interviews with cybersecurity and information and communication technology experts. The recording of the broadcast is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6Vcw2hlAh0. All the finalists demonstrated excellent knowledge. Peter Melnicek, Masaryk University in Brno, scored 3,120 points and was the overall winner and the winner of the over- ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/09/2022
In June, the traditional conference on current security topics entitled Soft Target Protection 2022 was held in the Congress Hall of the Olšanka Hotel in Prague.It was the largest regularly held conference with this focus in the Czech Republic. The Czech branch of AFCEA was one of the three organizers of the event. The conference was attended by almost 200 representatives of the professional community, including security directors from public and state administration, private companies, hospitals and educational institutions. The aim of the conference was to unify the perspectives of public and private actors in the security system of the Czech Republic on the protection of so-called soft targets and their cybersecurity and physical and personal resilience against potential attacks. There were also presentations focused on the refugee crisis, the use of drones and the possibilities of anti-drone protection. |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 10/01/2021 Since 2014, the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), with the help of the European Commission, has supported the European Cybersecurity Challenge (ECSC) as a part of the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM). Each year, one of the organizers of the national competition in cybersecurity is selected to organize the ECSC in cooperation with ENISA. 'AFCEA Czech chapter has been organizing a national competition in cybersecurity since 2016. The Czech national competition is one of the most successful European competitions. More than 5,000 primary, secondary and university students aged nine to 25 participate in the national competition every year. This was one of the reasons why the Czech Republic was chosen to organize the seventh year of ECSC 2021,' says Petr Jirásek, chairman of the ENISA ECSC Steering Committee and founder of the Czech National Cyber Security Competition, and regional vice president, AFCEA Central Eastern Europe. The event gathered 271 parti ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 08/05/2021
Tomas Pribyl, a graduate in technical cybernetics at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, has been working in cybersecurity since 1996.He is the founder, co-owner and chairman of the board of Corpus Solutions a.s., a consulting and technology company helping customers cope with the growing risks of cyberspace. Pribyl places great emphasis on education and practical skills training in the detection and management of cyber incidents. He found inspiration in Israel and tries to transfer this knowledge to customers. In 2016-2019, he was the chairman of EUCYBSEC, a professional platform for sharing the latest in cybersecurity. Currently, he is actively involved in the AFCEA Czech Cyber Security Working Group. In addition, he cooperates externally with the University of Economics in Prague, where he teaches cybersecurity. Corpus Solutions supports the activities of the AFCEA Cyber Security Working Group a ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 07/20/2021
Following the national finals of the Czech Republic's Cyber Security Student Competition organized by the AFCEA Cyber Security Working Group and a wide range of state, academic and professional organizations, which took place online in May this year, a ceremony of results was held in July at the University Club of the University of Defence in Brno.The formal meeting was opened by the rector, commander of the University of Defence, Brig. Gen. Zuzana Krocova, Czech Army. The ceremony was attended by representatives of the state administration, including Vladimír Dzurilla, government commissioner for ICT and Digitization, Brig. Gen. Lenka Šmerdová, adviser to the chief of the general staff of the Czech Armed Forces; Col. Jiří Vavra, deputy head of cybernetic and information warfare command; Lubos Fendrych, head of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency; and other guests. Tomáš Pribyl spoke on behalf of the chapter and the general partner of the competition, C ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/20/2021 The national finals of the student competition of the Czech Republic in cybersecurity organized by the Czech Cyber Security Working Group of AFCEA and many governmental institutions and academic and professional organizations took place online in May. The finals were attended by 44 of the best students from 25 primary, secondary schools and universities, who competed in three age categories. Competitors made it to the finals by successfully completing two online elimination rounds, which were attended by more than 3,700 students from almost 200 schools from all over the Czech Republic. The national finals were broadcast live from the studio. They were organized by the Czech Cyber Center with students from the Preslova Media House. During the nine-hour educational broadcast, six professional discussion panels, nine professional presentations, 13 interviews and other live and pre-recorded interviews took place. The recording of the broadcast is available here: https://ww ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 04/09/2021 The chapter's CzechCyberTeam (an AFCEA student club) won the qualifiers of Midnight Sun Capture the Flag (CTF) competition (https://midnightsunctf.se) in the AFCEA category and will attend the finals in Sweden. Midnight Sun CTF is one of the world's largest CTF events. In 2021, 662 teams from 87 countries took part. The chapter's team scored 882 points and placed 42nd in the overall standings. A CTF competition provides the opportunity for teams (or individuals) to challenge and compete in the art of computer security. In the simplest case, the team gathers points by finding and exploiting vulnerabilities to gain access to hidden or protected data, known as the "flag." |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/01/2020
Recently, the traditional world has changed dramatically and very quickly. The conditions for the activities of the association have also changed. Emergencies, quarantines and other measures do not allow for the organization of traditional events. Governments and entire societies are justifiably focused on saving lives and supporting people on the front line. We also must adapt to survive and offer members and partners with services that match tradition, knowledge and capabilities. Modern companies are already dependent on information and communications technology (ICT), and now are even more reliant (working from home, video conferencing, reliance on advanced technologies, technologies in the healthcare sector, etc.). Unfortunately, this dependence carries a number of risks. We must be more cautious, knowledgeable and prepared. We need to work together and help people and institutions for whom ICT is needed, but not as a core business. Examples of best practices include chapter ac ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 10/12/2019
The chapter's Cybersecurity Working Group has been implementing awareness, educational and professional activities in cybersecurity and defense since 2004. The group regularly organizes security seminars for the employees and professionals from among the state, academic and private sphere. The group compiles and updates (as required by the dynamic development of cybersecurity) the Cybersecurity Glossary, which has become an official publication and has won several professional awards. The group also organizes lectures, practical workshops and exhibitions of modern security trends and technologies, and closely cooperates with the universities. At the end of 2015, activities of the Working Group gave birth to the idea of a nationwide cybersecurity competition aimed at secondary school students. Preliminary efforts to implement the original idea accelerated in the spring of 2016 thanks to the offer of the European agency ENISA to nominate the Czech national team. The team is made up of ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/26/2019
In September, the chapter's cybersecurity working group, in cooperation with the National Police Academy of the Czech Republic and National Cyber and Information Security Agency (NCISA), prepared a one-day professional program focused on the current state of cybersecurity in the Czech Republic; recent technological trends and solutions for cybersecurity and defense; and artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. More than 100 experts from government, military, academia and the private sector also discussed supply chain security issues and shared best practices in the implementation of cybersecurity. Dusan Navratil, director, NCISA, opened the seminar. Petr Jirasek, regional vice president, Central Eastern Europe, who also presented information about Czech cybersecurity competitions for high school students-part of EU/ENISA [European Union Agency for Cybersecurity] European Cybersecurity Challenge. The Czech Republic is Europe's leader in preparing young talent for the future cyber w ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 11/04/2019
In November, The DAP Hotel Prague hosted the second SCADA [supervisory control and data acquisition]/ICS [industrial control systems] Security Conference, which is part of the Future Forces Forum (FFF) project. Participants and partners evaluated the conference positively. Being part of the FFF portfolio, the SCADA Security Conference has long-term ambitions to address current and future threats and track trends and to determine the right direction for development in these areas. The chapter was the main program guarantor. The conference was attended by more than 150 participants from seven countries. A total of 44 speakers and panelists from six countries and 111 guests from five countries (146 registered from eight countries) exchanged experiences for two days, along with a SCADA party. The topics of the conference were divided into several sections and workshops: Current and Future Cyber Threats - protect your SCADA systems; New Technological Trends in ICS Security; Industry 4.0 ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 11/13/2019
At the chapter meeting in November held at Prague Castle, Petr Jirasek, regional vice president, Central Eastern Europe, presented the AFCEA International Medal of Merit and Regional Vice President Coin for outstanding service to Maj. Gen. Jan Kase, chief of staff of the Military Office of the President of the Czech Republic. Gen. Kase has supported AFCEA and its activities for almost a decade as chapter honorary vice president. He is the former commander of Czech Signal Corps and security director of the Ministry of Defence.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 11/13/2017
The first round of the Czech High School Cyber Security Competition completed successfully in November, and the official results are published at www.kybersoutez.cz. The competition is organized by AFCEA's Czech Cyber Security Working Group as well as several state, academic and professional organizations. More than 3,000 participants took part in the first round of the competition, which is in its second year. All the competition criteria were met by 2,053 students from 86 secondary schools. Going forward to the second round of competition are 1,852 representatives from all regions of the Czech Republic. South Moravia, Prague, Pilsen and Karlsbad will have the most students competing in the second round. Students from technology-oriented schools and from language, health and hotel-management schools attended the first round. Some schools sent individuals to compete, and others sent large groups of participants. The Secondary School of Informatics and Communications in Brno had the ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/20/2017
The AFCEA Cyber Security Working Group, in cooperation with the National Cyber And Information Security Agency (NUKIB) and faculty of the engineering department at Czech Technical University, organized another security seminar in September. The event was again dedicated to issues of cybersecurity, mainly to the current state of cybersecurity in the Czech Republic. Representatives of the newly created NUKIB introduced their agency, its competencies and individual workplaces, informed attendees about the implementation of the network information systems directive into the national legislation, presented an amending law on cybersecurity and informed about the priorities of the agency and the Czech Republic in the cybersecurity area. The second part of the seminar contained a number of presentations devoted to the new generation of intrusion detection and prevention systems, advanced persistent threat attacks, forensics and threat analyses. The presenters included an important foreign g ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/23/2017
In September, a Children´s Day event at the Signal Corps in Lešany was organized by the Cyber Security Working Group together with representatives of the Signal Corps of the Czech Army, VTU a.s. and members of the Competition Committee. Many security-related activities for children aged three to fourteen were prepared. Visitors to the chapter's stand could try various tasks from the security and crypto analysis area, both simple and difficult brainteasers, number sequences, word searches, deciphering encrypted messages or just drawing a picture of what they understand about security. Participants could also acquaint themselves with the activities of the Signal Corps and the Czech Chapter, and get information about the Czech Security Competition for secondary schools. More than 400 children visited the booth.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/01/2017
The finals of the Czech National High School Cyber Security Competition organized by the Czech Cyber Security Working Group and a number of government, academic and professional organizations ended in June at the International Defense and Security Technologies Fair in Brno, Czech Republic. Twenty-nine students from 17 secondary schools took part in the finals. The students competed both as individuals and randomly selected teams, and solved real-life security scenarios and hacker roles. Apart from other tasks, they analyzed network communication and searched for vulnerabilities in a web application, or tried to break a complex cypher. The winner was Jakub Smejkal, a student from the Secondary School of Informatics and Communications in Brno who earned 118 points. He was closely followed by Jiri Kucera, a student from the Otokar Brezina Secondary and Vocational School in Telc, and Krystof Macek, also from the Secondary School of Informatics and Communications in Brno. The Secondary S ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 03/22/2017
The C4ISTAR conference in March was organized by the chapter and the Communication and Information Systems Agency as part of the 100th anniversary of Czech Signal troops. The conference drew attention to the historical origins of the Military Telegraph Service, as well as speakers focusing on the future development of signal troops, communications systems and cooperation between Czech and international organizations. Col. Frantisek Ridzak, CZAF, director, Communication and Information Systems Agency of the Czech Ministry of Defense, opened the conference with a brief history of Czech military signals on its homeland. He then set out the objectives of the meeting, which were primarily to facilitate and stimulate the exchange of expert knowledge and experience. The principal speaker was Lt. Gen. Jiri Baloun, CZAF, first deputy chief of the general staff. He presented an exhibit from the Military History Institute, a 100-year-old field telephone device produced in Japan that was operat ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 03/14/2017 The second round of the Czech National High School Cyber Security Competition organized by the Czech Cyber Security Working Group and a number of government, academic and professional organizations ended successfully in March. The second round was attended by 283 students from the entire country, of which 263 met all the required criteria. The second selective round of competition was much more difficult than the first. Students suggested solutions to complicated security tasks that dealt with social engineering, technical aspects of cybersecurity, cryptanalysis, logic and forensic analysis, or monitoring network traffic analysis. High job demands were reflected in the final results, when only 74 students managed to stand up and defend their knowledge in the field of cybersecurity. The committee selected 30 finalists. Nineteen were rated as having very good to excellent knowledge. Detailed results are published on the competition website www.kybersoutez.cz. The most successful schoo ... READ MORE |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 03/28/2017 On March 28 around 300 experts discussed implications of the new EU regulation focused on data protection, the General Data Protection Regulation. The regulation brings new requirements on how to protect personal and sensitive data and defines what personal data is. It will soon be implemented into the national legislation system, what creates a challenge not only for national regulators but also for many organizations. Experts from the Czech Office for Data Protection introduced the regulation, explained its implications and responded to all questions asked during the seminar. The event was organized by the Czech Cyber Security Working Group in cooperation with the National Police Academy, European Cyber Security Excellence Center (EUCYBSEC) and other Czech national professional associations. |
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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/15/2015
In September, Maj. Gen. Klaus-Peter Treche, GEAF (Ret.), general manager of AFCEA Europe, and Petr Jirásek, AFCEA regional vice president, Central Eastern Europe and Baltic, made a formal office call to Gen. Petr Pavel, the new chairman of the NATO Military Committee. The officials, who met in Brussels, discussed past NATO and AFCEA cooperation, when Gen. Pavel was chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces, as well as future opportunities. Gen. Pavel expressed his gratitude that AFCEA addresses topical issues, such as cyber-related themes, and brings together NATO authorities, member governments, industry and academia to increase NATO's capabilities in all areas of command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. He offered his support for major events commonly organized by NATO entities and AFCEA, like NITEC 2016, which will be held in June in Tallinn, Estonia. At the end of the meeting, Jirásek presented Gen. Pavel the highest ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/20/2015
The 13th International Fair of Defence and Security Technology (IDET) was held in May in Brno, Czech Republic. The chapter, which has partnered with the fair since its beginning, presented two main activities: a professional educational seminar, “Fundamentals of Cybersecurity for Executives,” and live demonstrations of capabilities in cybersecurity. The objective of the seminar was to impart basic knowledge to executives about cybersecurity in the Czech Republic and the impact of current legislation. Eighty-two people attended the seminar, and almost 50 verified their learnings in a final test and received certificates. The seminar was held under the auspices of the director of the Czech National Security Authority, chief of the general staff of the Czech Armed Forces, the rector of the University of Defence and the rector of the Police Academy of the Czech Republic. Live examples, presentations and shows of the capabilities of AFCEA professional partners in cybersecurity were held ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/19/2015
The chapter and its working group on cybersecurity actively supported the international Security Trends conference that opened the International Defence and Security Technologies Fair IDET 2015 in May in Brno. Martin Stropnický, minister of defense of the Czech Republic; Maj. Gen. Jiri Baloun, CZA, first deputy of the Czech army chief of staff; and Dusan Navratil, director of the National Security Authority of the Czech Republic, addressed the conference. Representatives of EDA, Europol EC3, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the Czech Fire Rescue Service and NATO attended the conference. The conference program committee, led by Petr Jirasek, chairman, Czech Cyber Security Working Group, prepared an exclusive program divided into three topics: the security situation in Europe; cybersecurity; and state critical infrastructure and the protection of citizens. It was a solemn opening of the technical accompanying program of IDET and confirmed the high standard of events supported ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/20/2015
A ceremonial launch of the Glossary of Cyber Security was held in May during the Fair of Defence and Security Technologies IDET 2015 in Brno. This third extended and amended edition was published by an editorial team in cooperation with the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague and the chapter under the auspices of the National Security Authority of the Czech Republic and the National Cyber Security Centre. Attending the launch were co-authors Petr Jirasek and Josef Pozar; Josef Strelec, chapter president; and editor Milan Kny of the Police Academy in Prague. Additionally, Luděk Novák and Karel Vavruška participated in the revision and translation of the glossary. The glossary is distributed both in print and electronic formats (visit www.afcea.cz).
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CZECH CHAPTER - 11/04/2014
A group of AFCEA student club members, along with representatives of both AFCEA International and the Czech Chapter, visited with officials at the Czech University of Defense (UD) in Brno, Czech Republic, in November. UD Rector-Commandant Brig. Gen. Bohuslav Přikryl welcomed Petr Jirásek, regional vice president of AFCEA International; Czech Chapter President Josef Strelec; and Tomas Muller, Czech Chapter vice president for program activities. They discussed educational issues in the areas of cybersecurity and population protection. AFCEA and UD representatives met with the AFCEA Student Club members during the event. Lt. Col Petr Hruza, the University of Defense AFCEA Student Club president, summarized the club's 2014 activities and plans for 2015. The Student Club at the University of Defense was founded in April 2013. The club organized the first "international" meeting of AFCEA student club members from the Czech and Slovak Republics in 2014. Cpl. Miroslav Hovorka, a member ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 10/15/2014
The Future Crises Conference was held in October in Prague as part of the 16th AFCEA International ITTE conference. The conference was devoted to the issues of cybersecurity, defense and crisis management. The program committee, which was composed of prominent experts on security and representatives of important state, academic and private organizations, prepared a rich program with more than 40 presentations and practical demonstrations to inform about trends in cybersecurity, draw attention to the need for broad national and international cooperation and share experience in lifelong education, science and research in new information technology. Experts at the conference discussed how active cyber defenses may integrate with traditional military operations across the spectrum of international conflict as well as how such defenses influence national responses related to deterrence and escalation and how the effects of such operations impact other military missions. They argued that ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/04/2014
The Czech Cyber Security Working Group, AFCEA and the Police Academy organized the 47th Security Seminar, focused on Multimedia Communication & Security, in June. Fifty experts attended the seminar, mainly from government and academia. Because multimedia data can be shared easily, the need to ensure their secure transmission and usage has become urgent. Multimedia communication such as sharing images, audio or using videoconference services has become an important part of daily life. The wrong security techniques can burden the data with excessive impact to business. Three industry representatives from ATS Telcom, TTC Telekomunikace and CISCO Systems and two representatives of academia presented their views with regard to potential threats, multimedia solutions, security and legal aspects. The organizers offered two students the opportunity to speak, members of AFCEA student clubs. Lubomir Almer from University of Defense focused on security for PDF files and how to analyze them aga ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/14/2014
A number of events were held in Brno in May that involved direct and major participation of teachers and students of the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague. A conference, "Cyber Security–Results and Challenges," was held at the International Best Western Hotel. The event had "all-star cast," since the organizers invited true legends in the field of information security—from home and abroad—to participate as speakers and panelists. The event was preceded by a tour around The National Cyber Security Centre. The tour and both days of the conference were attended by Josef Pozar, Ph.D., dean of the Faculty of Security Management, National Police Academy (NPA) of the Czech Republic. He was joined on day two by the vice dean of the same faculty, Oldrich Krulik, Ph.D., and five students. The second afternoon was marked by a considerably less formal but all the more dynamic event, the very first "international" meeting of AFCEA student clubs' members in the Czech Republic and Sl ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 10/03/2013
The Czech Cyber Security Working Group (CSSWG), the chapter, the National Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague and the Czech National Security Authority (NSA) organized the chapter's 44th Security Seminar in October focused on technical aspects of the new cybersecurity law. The Czech Republic is preparing new law regarding cybersecurity and protection of state critical infrastructure. Representatives of the NSA (the guarantor of cybersecurity in the Czech Republic) presented the legislation and technical aspects of this law. The seminar attracted 178 participants, mainly representative of the government and military and providers of the state critical infrastructure. Wide discussion showed the importance of the law and the topic as well. More information available on the website of the CSSWG and the chapter.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/22/2013
In May, the chapter held its 16th ITTE Conference and Exhibition, focused not only on theoretical speeches but on practical and real-life demonstrations organized by the chapter's Cyber Security Working Group in cooperation with the Computer Incident Response Capability of the Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic (MO CIRC), the National Security Authority (NSA), the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and other partners. The conference, which was accompanied by many workshops and an exhibition, focused primarily on defense against cyber attacks on state critical infrastructure. More than 200 cyber experts from government, military, academia and industry discussed all the aspects of recent vulnerabilities, current distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the Czech Republic, as well as preparedness of the security teams and existing solutions and technologies supporting the protection of systems. Dusan Navratil, director, NSA, opened the conference explained the role of ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/21/2013
In May, the chapter along with the Police Academy of the Czech Republic published the second edition of a Cyber Security Glossary, published with support from the National Security Authority of the Czech Republic and the National Cyber Security Centre. Members of the chapter's Cyber Security Working Group worked with Czech cybersecurity experts previously to publish the glossary, and they presented the first draft at the Cyber Security and Defense Conference – ITTE 2011. At TechNet Europe and ITTE 2012, the chapter and the Police Academy of the Czech Republic published the first official version (ISBN 978-80-7251-378-9). The latest extension and adaptation is ISBN 978-80-7251-397-0.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/21/2013
A group of 42 individuals and corporate members founded the chapter on May 5, 1993, and on its 20th anniversary, the chapter's board of directors organized a gala dinner to thank current and former AFCEA members, partners and supporters. More than 140 guests attended the event, including AFCEA representatives from the Slovak Chapter, the Rome Chapter and the United Kingdom Region, along with distinguished guests from the Czech government and military. Josef Strelec, chapter president, opened the evening with a speech, followed by Gen. Vlastimil Picek, CZAF (Ret.), minister, Ministry of Defense of the Czech Republic, and Jaroslav Smid, deputy director, National Security Authority. During the dinner, many individuals and corporate members received chapter awards. The chapter presented its highest award, the Silver Medal of Merit, to Lt. Gen. Petr Pavel, CZA, chief of the general staff of the Czech Armed Forces; Petr Jirasek, member of the Executive Committee and regional vice presiden ... READ MORE
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CZECH CHAPTER - 04/16/2013
In April, Josef Strelec, chapter president, and Col. Bohuslav Přikryl, CZA, rector of the Defense University in Brno, Czech Republic, confirmed a long-term cooperation between Defense University and AFCEA and signed a new memorandum of understanding. The memorandum defines future cooperation between chapter and the university sharing information and professional experience in field of command, control, communications, computers and intelligence, crisis management, and cybersecurity and defense. The memorandum signing coincided with the inauguration of a new student club at the university made up of six students. It is the second club in the Czech Republic, and the fifth student club in Europe.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 03/19/2013
In March, more than 80 professionals met during the 42nd chapter security seminar focused on demilitarized zone (DMZ) concepts. The chapter's Cyber Security Working Group and the National Police Academy of the Czech Republic organized the seminar. Six speakers, mainly from industry, presented their views about traditional and modern DMZ concepts; bring your own device; and network security. Some speakers focused their remarks on recent distributed denial of service attack issues and presented some solutions. During the seminar, Josef Strelec, chapter president, presented an AFCEAN of the Month pin to the chapter's March winner, Josef Pozar, dean, Faculty of Security Management.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 11/27/2012
Early in this year, the chapter established the first Central European student club at National Police Academy in Prague. The club is incorporated as a subchapter of the chapter. In October, the chapter's Grant Committee and the Prague Student Club awarded two students with a grant from the AFCEA International Educational Foundation. The winners, Petr Pacher and Alexandr Strach, received a cash stipendium and a trip to AFCEA TechNet International in Rome to meet other students and AFCEA members and to receive new information useful for their studies. The grant recognizes their outstanding achievements in education. In November, the chapter presented the grants during a ceremony at the National Police Academy.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 11/27/2012
In November, government, academic and industry experts met at the National Police Academy in Prague to discuss big data trends, solutions and other issues. The 79 professionals from government, military, academia and industry attended the event organized by the chapter's Cybersecurity Working Group. During the event, eight speakers from three countries presented their experiences, ideas and solutions. Their presentations are available on the official website of the AFCEA Czech Cybersecurity Working Group.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 09/19/2012
The chapter's third security workshop this year was held in September and focused on cloud computing and its security. Seven speakers and 42 attendees from government, academia and the private sector discussed all the aspects of cloud computing, including security and its use for confidential information. Josef Prokes, deputy director, Office For Personal Data Protection, introduced a new European view on how to protect personal data in the cloud. This view was adopted by all European Union nations this July. Martin Luk, a lawyer from Weinhold Legal, explained all the legal aspects of cloud computing. He focused his presentation not only on data protection but also on which aspects are important when preparing a service-level agreement about cloud computing.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 06/20/2012
"Monitoring is legal." That notion resounded at the June security seminar focused on "Monitoring and Network Security" organized at the Police Academy of the Czech Republic in Prague. The information and communications technology and security experts discussed not only technical but also legal and ethical aspects of monitoring network traffic. Extensive discussions touched in particular upon the legality of monitoring network traffic and data storage. The seminar also heard the view that monitoring and record keeping of data traffic is legal if the activity is not used to obtain private and sensitive data. In any event, the seminar pointed out deficiencies in the legislation, as well as various interpretations of this issue. The speakers at the seminar were representing public administration (e.g. the Czech Telecommunication Office), the legal community, academia and the private sector.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/29/2012
In May, the Rome and Czech chapters organized the first European business-to-business (B2B) speed-networking meeting in Prague. Twenty-two representatives from nine companies and four countries (Czech Republic, Italy, Slovakia and Slovenia) met to discuss potential cooperation in information and communication technology, cybersecurity and the defense area. During the seven-hour meeting, they shared company information and experiences and offers to potential partners. Eight potential partnerships resulted from the meeting. The next B2B meeting will accompany AFCEA TechNet International Conference & Exhibition in Rome this October.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 05/31/2012
In May, attendees gathered for a VIP dinner organized by AFCEA Europe in honor of the TechNet Europe and ITTE 2012 conferences. During the dinner, Kent Schneider, president and chief executive officer of AFCEA International, presented an engraved plaque on behalf of the AFCEA Educational Foundation's Board of Directors to Petr Jirasek, a member of AFCEA's Executive Committee, for his contribution and service to the Czech Chapter. Schneider also presented Rear Adm. Carlos R. Rodolfo, PON (Ret.), Portugal Chapter President, with a Model Chapter Award for 2012. Attendees included Gen. Vlastimil Picek, CZA, chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces; Lt. Gen. Petr Pavel, CZA, future chief of the General Staff of the Czech Armed Forces; Maj. Gen. Klaus-Peter Treche, GEA (Ret.), general manager of AFCEA Europe; and 35 additional attendees representing 14 European chapters.
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CZECH CHAPTER - 04/04/2012
The chapter established the first Central European AFCEA student club in Prague at the National Police Academy in April. The club has six members with a goal of attracting 10 to 15 members by the end of this year. In addition, the student club will support a student symposium organized by AFCEA Europe in Prague in May 2012 along with supporting the chapter's cybersecurity activities and other association-wide student initiatives.
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