Critical Infrastructure Association of the Slovak Republic

An SK-CERT warning highlights two critical vulnerabilities in PHP technology. For critical entities, this is an opportunity to review the technologies they use through external suppliers...

AKI SR attended Future Forces 2026 in Prague. We follow solutions whose use goes beyond the military environment and can also contribute to the protection of critical entities...

The attempted arson attack on Starlink equipment in Vilnius shows that threatening strategic services does not require a large-scale attack...

Rising natural gas prices are not merely an economic problem. For critical infrastructure, they also test preparedness for supply disruptions, the ability to manage rising operating costs, and the continuity of essential services...

Slovak and Australian experts discussed current cyber threats, the protection of strategic systems and opportunities for international cooperation...

The connection of the fourth unit of the Mochovce Nuclear Power Plant to the electricity grid represents a significant step towards strengthening domestic electricity generation. From a critical infrastructure perspective, the importance lies not only in the additional generating capacity, but also in the broader implications...

On 14 October, as part of a business mission to Thailand and Australia, the AKI SR took part in the MOVE Australia 2026 exhibition and conference in Sydney. The event provided an opportunity to build professional contacts and explore cooperation with Australian partners in strengthening critical infrastructure resilience...

The development of trade relations between Slovakia and Thailand could open up new opportunities in cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection and supply chain diversification. For the AKI SR), it is important that the development of international technology partnerships is accompanied by a strong focus on security...

Information about a possible entry of the Slovak and Czech governments into the ownership of the Tesco retail chain raises a broader question than simply the future of one retail company. What role does a large-scale food distribution system play in the functioning of the state, and what would a serious disruption of such a system mean?

A drone flying over a power plant, airport or water facility does not have to cause any physical damage to disrupt its operations. It may be enough for it to appear in the wrong place at the wrong time, while the critical entity has no idea what it is doing there...

Having covered crude oil extraction and the operation of pipelines for the transport of oil and motor fuels, our series now moves to the link in the chain where raw material becomes product: crude oil refining and processing...

The incident at the primary school in Staškov brings back a topic that deserves continuous attention, not just attention in the aftermath of an incident. The protection of soft targets should form part of a systematic security policy, with clearly defined measures, responsibilities and preparedness for various types of threats...

We are continuing the series of expert articles in which we introduce the individual essential services listed in Annex No. 1 to Act on Critical Infrastructure. Having covered the operation of pipelines for the transport of crude oil, today we move one step upstream to a service that stands at the very beginning of the entire oil chain: crude oil extraction...

On 16 September 2026, a test carried out in Norway demonstrated a new dimension of satellite navigation security. Europe’s Galileo system was tested under so-called spoofing conditions — a situation in which a receiver is fed a fake signal...

The AKI SR continues its series of articles focusing on basic services under Act on Critical Infrastructure. This time, we look at a service that remains largely invisible to the public: the operation of pipelines for the transportation of crude oil and fuels...

Several incidents in the space of a single week. And in one case, 4.2 GW of generation capacity was temporarily taken offline. Germany is dealing with a series of attacks on its electricity grid that highlights one important point: the target does not necessarily have to be the power plant itself...

District heating and cooling are an important part of the energy infrastructure of cities and municipalities. Their role is not limited to providing thermal comfort; they create stable conditions for the functioning of households, public institutions, industry and other facilities...

On 31 August 2026, a working meeting took place at the Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic with State Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Patrik Krauspe, Director General of the Crisis Management Section Jaroslav Kmeť, Nada Trelová Sonogová from the Department of International Cooperation and representatives of the AKI SR...

The Government of the Slovak Republic has approved a draft act on the cybersecurity of products with digital elements, also referred to as the cyber resilience act...

The digitalisation of industry, energy, transport, water management and other strategic sectors brings a marked increase in efficiency and opens up possibilities for automated control. At the same time, however, it creates an ever closer link between the digital and the physical world...

The Ministry of the Interior has made public the open part of the National List of Critical Entities of the Slovak Republic. The list is based on Act on Critical Infrastructure and is the outcome of the critical entity identification process carried out at national level...

In our series gradually introducing the essential services under Act on Critical Infrastructure, we continue with another service in the Nuclear Energy subsector: the construction, commissioning, operation and decommissioning of a nuclear installation...

The upcoming heating season is a reminder that security of energy supply is not merely a question of the market. The Echo24 portal has drawn attention to an analysis by Oxford Economics, according to which this may be the European Union's most demanding winter in terms of energy supply since the crisis period of 2021–2022...

We continue our series dedicated to essential services under Act on critical infrastructure. This time we focus on a service whose importance is growing alongside the transformation of the energy sector – electricity storage...