Spring Event Addresses Cybersecurity Challenges in Public Administration

Cybersecurity-level assessment, trends in cyber crime, detection of security incidents and methods of protection of information systems were addressed during an event intended for employees of the public sphere, which was organized in March by the chapter, Comenius University in Bratislava and Microsoft Slovakia. "The public sector in Slovakia faces current information threats and is becoming a target for attackers in cyberspace," said Marek Stevcek, chancellor of Slovakia's largest university, praising the platform that brought together the private and public sectors on campus to map current cybersecurity topics with an aspect to public administration and practical recommendations.

Recognized experts in this field in Slovakia and the Czech Republic gave speeches assessing the current situation and identifying sufficient education and lack of information technology (IT) staff as key problems in the public sphere. They agreed that prevention, creation of employee safety awareness, safety testing and systematic solutions adopted in accordance with new technologies, practice and valid legislation are essential.

During the day, participants had the opportunity to observe specific demonstrations of a team of IT experts. They learned what to focus on in their daily work, what to monitor and how to protect most effectively IT structure, information, data, identity or email security.

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