Introduction Cyber security is emphasised as a priority in many planning and strategic documents of the European Union (“EU”) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (“NATO”) as well as in documents of other important organisations around the world where cyberspace disruption is recognised as one of the key threats of the modern age. For this reason, progressive governments are moving to deploy effective measures focused on building up and strengthening cyber capabilities with the goal of preventing, registering, defending against and recovering from cyberattacks. The EU defined starting points and cyber security goals within its cyberspace in the EU Cyber Security Strategy, while the principles, goals, priorities and processes of building cyber security in Slovakia are linked in particular to strategic and legislative documents in addition to this important document. − National Strategy for Information Security in the Slovak Republic, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 570/2008, − Information Encryption Concept, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 771/2008, − Proposed System of Education in the Area of Information Security/Cyber Security in the Slovak Republic, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 391/2009, − Proposal of organisational, human, material, technical and financial resources to create a specialised computer incident response unit in Slovakia – CSIRT.SK, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 479/2009, − Draft Action Plan 2009 – 2013 for the National Strategy for Information Security in the Slovak Republic, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 46/2010, − Legislative intent of the Information Security Act, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 136/2010, − European Union Cyber Security Strategy: An open, safe and secure cyberspace, approved by the European Commission 7 February 2013, − Directive 2013/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 August 2013 on attacks against information systems and replacing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA, − Progress reports for the National Strategy for Information Security in the Slovak Republic and the Action Plan from 2009 to 2014, submitted to the Slovak government, − Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union, − Cyber Security Concept of the Slovak Republic for 2015 - 2020 (“Concept”) approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 328/2015, − Progress reports based on the Preparations to fulfil cyber defence tasks based on the competence objectives of the Slovak Republic material, approved by Slovak Government Resolution No. 334/2015. Creating conditions to build up national cyber capabilities was characterised with other activities in the area of preparation, creation and submission of strategic and planning materials for the area of cyber security in Slovakia. As such, the Director of the National Security Authority was assigned Task B.3 from Slovak Government Resolution No. 328/2015 of 17 June 2015 to 3