Material scope: cyber security at a national level. In this authority, it also fulfils the duties of the “relevant national authority for the area of network and information system security” in the sense of Article 6 of the Proposal for a Directive19. Competences and responsibilities: 12 • Prepares the concept of state policy in the area of cyber security and directs its implementation in individual administration sectors, • Prepares drafts of generally binding regulations and methodology, prepares rules for accrediting incident resolution units, • Methodically directs the preparation of operating procedures for reactions to cyber threats at a national level, • Coordinates the preparation of action plans for material areas with relevant central state administration bodies, • Coordinates, monitors, controls and evaluates the execution of tasks in the area of cyber security at a national level, • Serves as the national contact point for the EU and NATO in the area of cyber security/defence, • Provides and coordinates the execution of tasks implied by international cooperation, represents the Slovak Republic internationally in the area of cyber security, • Based on documents from other sectors, processes and prepares consolidated opinions for the Slovak Republic in the area of cyber security, • Prepares Reports on the state of cyber security in the Slovak Republic and submits them for approval to the Cyber Security Committee of the Security Council of the Slovak Republic, • In crisis management of the Slovak Republic, proposes and submits procedures for the case of cyber attacks, • Continuously monitors the national cyber space and analyses potential and current threats, • Performs state supervision over the activities of incident resolution units. 19 Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high joint level of network and information security in the Union.