Mr Kaucký stressed that it is not
sufficient to only wait for global solutions. The objective should be reaching
the highest level possible of autarky in the technical aspects of data
protection.
“This autarky will namely offer us a control over the real-life
treatment of our data as well as over the knowledge that there will nowhere be
a back-up copy of the deleted data. In the area of ICT administration and
development, unfortunately, the government has been facing lasting security
problems which is the fact confirmed by more than one report of the Security Information
Service (BIS) or of the Supreme Audit Office (NKÚ) over the past years“, he
said.
Now we´ve got momentum as to the cybersecurity during the current measures
designed to contain the COVID-19 pandemic when working from home has become
standard. Such practice has proven to be a big security challenge, not only for
SMEs that not necessarily were prepared for such contingency, but for the
public administration as well. In case of the latter, risks arise in respect to
the big public databases of the government.
However, a European or even a global regulation cannot fully work in the dynamic
digital environment. It is necessary to involve all citizens to be successful. “Namely
important is a responsible approach by individuals and a continuous enhancement
of protection, either through appropriate technical measures or by evaluation
of probability and gravity of security risks ensuing from our own behaviour,“
Mr Kaucký emphasized.
The 21st edition of the international conference
IS2 – Information Security Summit that again took place in the premises of
the Charles University this week has set as a goal to raise awareness of
important trends in the field of the information security.
