Introductory Remarks by the Director Ladies and gentlemen, We are proud to present you with our tenth annual Report on the State of Cybersecurity in the Czech Republic. As in previous years, 2022 brought new challenges and, unfortunately, also new threats. The Russian invasion of Ukraine, which began on February 24, was undoubtedly the watershed moment, fundamentally changing the security situation on our continent. This war has had great impact on the cyberspace as well. The mission of the National Cyber and Information Security Agency (the NÚKIB) is to provide cybersecurity for the Czech Republic. As every year, we have been working hard to fulfil this role in 2022. We continuously addressed the effects of cyberattacks and strived to prevent them. We participated in a number of domestic and international events, organized exercises, trainings, seminars, and conferences, and continuously worked to educate the public and our employees. We did all this with one main objective: to make the Czech Republic a safer place to live. One of the major undertakings for our country in the second half of 2022 was the presidency of the Council of the EU, in which the NÚKIB participated along with several other domestic institutions. The NÚKIB succeeded in fulfilling all the three priorities set ahead of the presidency. We reached consensus among member states on the proposal for a European Parliament and EU Council Regulation setting out measures to ensure a high common level of cybersecurity in EU institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies. We prepared the Cyber Resilience Act draft and, finally, we managed to raise awareness about supply chain security of information and communications technologies. In addition to the large number of meetings held during the presidency, we also organised a number of educational and social events in which hundreds of people from within and outside of EU attended, in-person as well as virtually. Without hesitation, I can proudly say that the Czech Republic and the NÚKIB did an excellent job, as evidenced by the reactions of our European partners. During the six months under our leadership, the EU indeed made great progress in the field of cybersecurity. At the same time, we have demonstrated that Czech institutions can work as a team. In this critically important period, during which the attention of all of Europe and allies turned to our country, the Czech Republic clearly proved a capable and reliable partner in crisis. Just as cyberspace knows no borders, cybersecurity is boundless; and therefore, in this modern and increasingly digital world, it concerns all of us. In order to succeed in it and to keep the world and the people around us safe, we have to cooperate and communicate. Just like in the past, cooperation constituted one of the NÚKIB‘s main activities in the last year: from international cooperation with the EU and allied partners, domestic coordination with various entities, to cooperation with our constituents. I greatly appreciate all of our strong relationships and alliances that we have been able to build and bolster. Finally, I would like to thank the 317 organisations that contributed to this report by completing our questionnaires. We greatly appreciate your trust and feedback. By participating, you are showing that you are not indifferent to the security of the Czech Republic and that you are determined to contribute to its promotion. Cohesion and cooperation are key ingredients to ensure the safety of all our fellow citizens. Lukáš Kintr 1