contribute to cyber security. The Czech Republic must therefore set up and support
a cyber security policy that will consistently incorporate all of society into cyber
security processes and thus increase its resilience to cyber threats.
Finally, the Czech Republic will continue to update its laws to create
understandable, effective, and rational regulations concerning cyber security in order
to be able to effectively react to current security situations, trends, and discoveries
from the relevant technical and social sciences. This process will take place through
the implementation of EU law into national legislation and the interpretation of
binding international legal standards, to which the Czech Republic will continue to
contribute.
1.2 Secure Infrastructure
The Czech Republic will continue to primarily focus on further increasing the
resilience of its strategic information infrastructure. A culture of resilience will be
created among all the bodies mandated through the Cyber Security Act on the basis
of mutual trust and cooperation. They are the keystone of cyber and subsequently
national security. Cyberattacks against the information and communication systems
of these bodies and individuals could weaken and possibly have devastating results
for the national economy, or limit the ability to provide for the population’s
fundamental needs. The failure of one infrastructure component could lead to the
failure of other parts, causing a domino effect. This is why their defence and security
is of the highest priority for the country, and why it is necessary to continually increase
infrastructure resiliency.
Due to the extensive automation and
The Internet of Things
digitalization of industry, the cyber security of
The name for a network of physical
industrial management and SCADA systems has
devices, such as cars, home
a specific position in the Czech Republic as the
appliances, etc., that are equipped
Internet of Things expands. These specific
with electronics, software, sensors,
moving parts, and a network
systems are often part of the state’s critical
connection that allows them to
infrastructure. The Czech Republic thus aims to
connect to one another and
maintain their continual analysis and the
exchange data.
monitoring of their security. In this respect, the
country will continue to advocate the building of secure next-generation
telecommunication networks, and thus continue the systematic and rigorous
evaluation of the risks associated with creating and maintaining resilient
infrastructure.
Another trend that has taken root in the Czech Republic is the gradual shift
towards cloud solutions in both the private and public sectors. This shift will also
concern bodies mandated through the Cyber Security Act, and bring about not just
new opportunities and expansion in functionality, but also increased demands on
security. In this respect, the country must effectively react by establishing effective
measures and overseeing their compliance.
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