Competences and responsibilities: • Systematically monitors the status of security and adherence to security standards of information systems in its material area, • Ensures and bears responsibility for the execution of reactions to incidents and/or cyber attacks in its area of powers, • Prepares operating procedures for reactions to incidents within its scope of powers and submits them for approval to the Central state administration authority for cyber security, • Executes immediate warnings and early notification of cyber threats in its scope of powers, • Assesses the reliability and security resistance levels of security mechanisms in relation to new security threats and risks in its scope of powers, • Prepares regular reports on security incidents in its scope of powers, • Ensures professional training and systematically administers training courses in the area of cyber security in its scope of powers, • Cooperates with other incident resolution units. Based on experience from international cooperation, membership in international organizations, as well as the experience of other countries, the efficient exercise of measures of cyber security requires wide-spectre cooperation not only between state administration and territorial selfadministration but also with the academic sector, scientific institutions, and of the private sector. The Concept proposes the formation of a formal platform for collaboration on a national level, ensuring the participation of representatives of the corporate and academic sectors in the preparation and formulation of government decisions by submitting recommendations and/or opinions on the development and continuous improvement of the cyber security system of the Slovak Republic. 14