ABSTRACT
In Slovakia, cybersecurity has recently been correctly placed in the independent area of national security from its obscure subsystem of information security. With the adoption of a new concept, the perspectives on a clearly defined terms of cyber related issues need to occur. Slovakia, once described as the Tatra Tiger in reference to its economic performance in the early 2000s, is significantly behind in its cybersecurity. This chapter examines Slovakia's proposed and/or implemented strategy(ies) related to cybersecurity, while looking at the various domestic institutions responsible for cybercrime and cyberterrorism in the country. It also explores the role that the Slovak Parliament plays in the country's cybersecurity and cyber defense proposals and law-making, while looking at the influence of the private sector and NGOs in Slovakia on this topic. Generally speaking, while the Slovak Criminal Code contains a long list of criminal acts, information technology is only mentioned as one of the ways to carry out specific crime.
