3.2 Creation and Adoption of a Legal Framework for Cyber Security At present, the highest priority for a substantial increase in the efficiency and effectiveness of the protection of cyber space in the Slovak Republic is the formal legal regulation of the cyber security control system. For this purpose, it is necessary to: 1. Adopt a special Cyber Security Act, that will, without limitation: • Formally ensure the coordination of the formation and implementation of a unified state policy in cyber security, • Explicitly establish the material powers and competences of public authorities as well as the scope and method of exercise of their competences, • Explicitly define the powers and competences of other actors, as well as the scope and method of application thereof, • Establish duties for entities using information and communication technologies in cyber space, • Will guarantee the rights, legally protected interests of other legal entities and natural persons and will define their duties. 2. Establish binding terminology and standards for the area of cyber security. 3. In individual sectors, issue a methodical guidance for the practical application of the Act and of standards in the system of the sector’s management and operation. 15