The Czech Police, specifically the National Headquarters for Fighting Organized
Crime of the Criminal and Investigations Service is the national contact point for
cybercrime and for reporting malicious content on the Internet. The fight against and
the prevention of cybercrime is primarily left to law enforcement bodies.
The ability to mount an effective cyber defence against the most serious threats
is an area that is continuously growing in importance. Cyber defence is an
autonomous and specific area of the wider cyber security concept in the Czech
Republic, as well as part of the broader concept of ensuring the country’s security.
Compared to cyber security, cyber defence is chiefly characterised by the different
nature of activities in cyberspace – and the different intensity of the attacks to which
it reacts. Military Intelligence is responsible for building the cyber defence system in
the Czech Republic.
The Czech Army, specifically Cyber Forces Command, participates in providing
cyber security by acting independently and in coordination with ground, air, and
special forces. The command and leadership of military cyber operations closely
cooperates with Military Intelligence and their capabilities are mutually
complementary.
Ensuring Cyber Security in the Czech Republic
Government of the Czech Republic
Ministry of
the Interior
Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
NÚKIB
National Centre
for Cyber
Security
Police
Security
Information
Service
Office for Foreign
Relations and
Information
Ministry of Defence
and Armed Forces
Military
Intelligence
General Staff of
the Czech
Armed Forces
National Cyber
Operations
Centre
Cyber Forces
Command
public
contract
Government
CERT
(GovCERT.CZ)
and other
National CERT
(CSIRT.CZ)
National Headquarters for
Fighting Organized Crime
of the Criminal and
Investigations Service
The Czech Republic’s cyber security system is not created purely through the
above-listed institutions endowed with specific security mandates and agendas. The
digital economy and the development of the telecommunications market are closely
related to cyber security, meaning the roles of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and
the Czech Telecommunications Office are also important. Other institutions also play
vital roles, such as the Ministry of the Interior with its focus on building e-government
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