Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic

On 17 April 2026, a trial began at the District Court in Vilnius that is shifting the European debate on the protection of critical infrastructure from the technical level to a very concrete one. Five men are charged with sending, in July 2024, in cooperation with the Special Tasks Department of the Russian military intelligence service GRU, incendiary parcels via DHL and DPD from Vilnius....

The KYBER2026 conference of the National Security Authority and SK-CERT, held on 27 and 28 April 2026 at Hotel Sitno Vyhne, confirmed what operators of essential services and critical entities had already suspected since the beginning of the year. 2026 is not a year of preparation — it is a year of demonstrable functionality.

Slovak Investment Holding offers AKI SR members support in financing resilience

On 9 April 2026, Slovenské elektrárne, the Czech ČEZ, the Finnish Fortum and the Hungarian MVM Paks NPP signed a contract with the company Framatome for the development of the VERA-440 fuel assembly, which is a 100 % European fuel for VVER-440 reactors...

An actor operating under the name “FlamingChina” claims to have obtained more than 10 petabytes of data from China’s National Supercomputing Centre in Tianjin, including military simulations, weapons system schematics and classified research materials

A large-scale power outage is no longer a hypothetical scenario. Recent months have brought a series of incidents showing that the stability of Europe's electricity systems is exposed to a combination of threats on a scale we have not previously encountered.

Artificial intelligence is changing the rules of the game in critical infrastructure protection. It is no longer merely an aid in defence — it is also becoming a weapon in the hands of attackers. The question is no longer whether AI will enter the critical infrastructure environment, but how quickly we can prepare for this change.

The Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic has prepared a series of expert articles aimed at gradually introducing all critical infrastructure sectors, explaining their significance, and helping organisations better understand whether and how this legislation applies to them.

The Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic has entered into negotiations on international cooperation with the Republic of India in the field of critical infrastructure protection and the development of post-quantum cryptography.

For most people, GPS (Global Positioning System) is synonymous with car or smartphone navigation. However, very few realise that the Global Positioning System provides precise time and location data upon which the functioning of modern society depends.

Introducing critical infrastructure sectors: Energy.

Europe faces growing pressure on its critical infrastructure. Attacks without borders and without warning.

Facts and fallacies. Why it’s not just about power plants and pipelines, and why critical infrastructure concerns every one of us.

American strategy in competition with China: Proxy conflicts as a tool for eliminating Chinese critical infrastructure.

Four out of five Slovaks have experienced extreme weather. Is our critical infrastructure ready?

From legislation to practice: Critical infrastructure and cybersecurity in 2026.

Approved National Cybersecurity Strategy for 2026 to 2030 will strengthen critical infrastructure protection.

Government approved the Resilience Strategy for Critical Entities of the Slovak Republic – a key milestone in strengthening Slovakia's resilience.