NCSI FULFILMENT PERCENTAGE
Version 31 Jul 2023
GENERAL CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS
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1. Cyber security policy development 4/7 57%47 57%
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1.1. Cyber security policy unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaA central government entity (ministry or equivalent) has a specialised official or unit responsible for national cyber security policy development.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
National Cybersecurity Authority: Government Information Security Office
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (in Slovene), Article 27
- 10. Takes care of the preparation and implementation of the strategy;
- 11. Prepares a national incident response plan, taking into account the strategy, plans of the national CSIRT and CSIRT of state administration bodies, other competent authorities, and the security documentation of the obligees;
- 17. Prepares proposals for regulations in the field of information and cyber security;
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1.2. Cyber security policy coordination format 002
Requirements
CriteriaThe central government has a committee, council, working group, etc. for national-level cyber security policy coordination.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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1.3. Cyber security strategy 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe central government has established a national-level cyber security strategy or other equivalent document.
Accepted referencesValid official document
Evidence
https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/national-cyber-security-strategies/ncss-map/si-ncss
Cybersecurity Strategy — Establishing a System to Ensure a High Level of Cyber Security (2016)
General information about Information Security and the Digital Slovenia 2020 - Development Strategy for the Information Society until 2020 can be found there.
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1.4. Cyber security strategy implementation plan 001
Requirements
CriteriaThe central government has established an implementation plan to the national-level cyber security strategy or other equivalent document.
Accepted referencesValid official document or its enforcement act
Evidence
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2. Cyber threat analysis and information 2/5 40%25 40%
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2.1. Cyber threats analysis unit 003
Requirements
CriteriaA central government entity has a national-level unit that is specialised in national strategic cyber threat situation analysis.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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2.2. Public cyber threat reports are published annually 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe public part of the national cyber threat situation analysis is published at least once a year.
Accepted referencesOfficial public report
Evidence
https://www.cert.si/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Porocilo-o-kibernetski-varnosti-2021_splet.pdf
The report on cyber security for 2021 by National CSIRT SI-CERT (in Slovene).
The semianual report on cyber security for the second half of 2022 by Government Information Security Office (in Slovene).
See also reports for the first and second half of years 2020, 2021 and 2022 (in Slovene):
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2.3. Cyber safety and security website 111
Requirements
CriteriaPublic authorities provide at least one cyber safety and security website for cyber security and ICT professionals, and regular users.
Accepted referencesWebsite
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3. Education and professional development 5/9 56%59 56%
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3.1. Cyber safety competencies in primary or secondary education 111
Requirements
CriteriaPrimary or secondary education curricula include cyber safety / computer safety competences.
Accepted referencesOfficial curriculum or official report
Evidence
https://eacea.ec.europa.eu/national-policies/eurydice/sites/default/files/en_digital_education_n.pdf
Digital Education at School in Europe (Eurydice Report), 2019
- "The majority of European education systems have explicitly included learning outcomes related to all five digital competence areas. In descending order of prevalence these are: information and data literacy, digital content creation, communication and collaboration, safety, and problem solving (see Figure 1.5)" (see p. 10)
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For the purpose of this focused analysis, eight (6) of the 21 digital competences in DigComp have been selected, taking at least one from each of the five areas (…)
Protecting personal data and privacy (safety area): the increasing relevance of this competence is reflected in European curricula, as nearly 30 education systems have explicit related learning outcomes in secondary education, and nearly 20 in primary education (see Figure 1.7) (pp. 10-11) -
See page 43, Figure 1.7, SL – Slovenia has it for ISCED1, ISCED2 and ISCED3
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See page 119: Curriculum approaches to digital competences according to national curricula for primary and general secondary education (ISCED 1-3), 2018/19
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3.2. Bachelor’s level cyber security programme 222
Requirements
CriteriaThere is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at Bachelor’s or equivalent level.
Accepted referencesAccredited study programme
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3.3. Master’s level cyber security programme 002
Requirements
CriteriaThere is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at Master’s or equivalent level.
Accepted referencesAccredited study programme
Evidence
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3.4. PhD level cyber security programme 002
Requirements
CriteriaThere is at least one cyber security / electronic information security focused programme at PhD or equivalent level.
Accepted referencesAccredited study programme
Evidence
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3.5. Cyber security professional association 222
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a professional association of cyber/electronic information security specialists, managers or auditors.
Accepted referencesWebsite
Evidence
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4. Contribution to global cyber security 3/6 50%36 50%
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4.1. Convention on Cybercrime 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country has ratified the Convention on Cybercrime.
Accepted referencesOfficial website of the convention
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4.2. Representation in international cooperation formats 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe government is regularly represented in a cooperation format that is dedicated to international cyber security (e.g. FIRST).
Accepted referencesOfficial website of the cooperation format
Evidence
https://www.first.org/members/teams/#slovenia
FIRST
https://www.trusted-introducer.org/directory/teams/si-cert.html
TF-CSIRT Trusted Introducer
NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE)
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4.3. International cyber security organisation hosted by the country 003
Requirements
CriteriaA regional or international cyber security organisation is hosted by the country.
Accepted referencesOrganisation’s official website
Evidence
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4.4. Cyber security capacity building for other countries 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country has (co-)financed or (co-)organised at least one capacity building project for another country in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or project document
Evidence
https://www.eucybernet.eu/ccb-table/
See Slovenian Cyber Security Capacity Building activities on EU's CyberNet "projects mapping" website, link above.
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BASELINE CYBER SECURITY INDICATORS
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5. Protection of digital services 5/5 100%55 100%
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5.1. Cyber security responsibility for digital service providers 111
Requirements
CriteriaAccording to legislation, digital service providers (except micro and small enterprises): (1) must manage cyber/ICT risks or (2) must implement established cyber/information security requirements.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
IV. Information security of digital service providers
- Article 14 (security requirements and notification of incidents)
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5.2. Cyber security standard for the public sector 111
Requirements
CriteriaPublic sector digital service providers must implement (1) cyber/ICT security requirements (defined by legislation) or (2) a widely recognised security standard.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
V. Information security of state administration bodies- Article 16: Safety requirements
- Article 17: Security documentation and security measures
- Article 18: Incident notification.
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5.3. Competent supervisory authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has a competent authority in the field of cyber/information security that has the power to supervise public and private digital service providers regarding the implementation of cyber/information security requirements.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
The Government Information Security Office (GISO) is the competent national authority in the field of information security, which acts as a government office.
GISO connects stakeholders in the national information security system and coordinates the operational capabilities of the system at a strategic level. It pays particular attention to subjects under the Information Security Act (ZInfV) from the group of essential service providers in the fields of energy, digital infrastructure, drinking water supply and distribution, healthcare, transport, banking, financial market infrastructure, food supply and environmental protection, from a group of digital service providers and from a group of state administration authorities.
GISO is also the single point of contact to ensure cross-border cooperation with the relevant authorities of other EU Member States and with the European CSIRT Network and other international cooperation tasks. Through its own inspection service, it oversees the implementation of ZInfV.
Due to being tasked with informing the Government and the National Security Council (NSC) in the case of critical incident or cyber attack, GISO is also placed within the national security system.
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
- Article 27: Competent national authority
(1) The competent national authority is the Information Security Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
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6. Protection of essential services 6/6 100%66 100%
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6.1. Operators of essential services are identified 111
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a legal act that allows to identify operators of essential services.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
- Article 6: Designation of essential service providers
- Article 7: Criteria - methodology
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6.2. Cyber security requirements for operators of essential services 111
Requirements
CriteriaAccording to the legislation, operators of essential services must manage cyber/ICT risks.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
III Information security of essential service providers
- Article 11: Safety requirements
- Article 12: Security documentation and security measures
- Article 13: Incident notification
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6.3. Competent supervisory authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has a competent authority in the field of cyber/information security that has the power to supervise operators of essential services, regarding cyber/information security requirements.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
Article 27: Competent national authority(1) The competent national authority is the Information Security Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
(2) In addition to other tasks specified by this Act, the competent national authority performs the following tasks:
1. coordinates the operation of the information security system;
2. develops capabilities for the implementation of cyber defense;
3. provides professional support in the field of information security to all taxpayers in the performance of their tasks;
4. provides analysis, methodological support and preventive action in the field of information security and gives opinions in the field of their presence;
5. cooperates with authorities and organizations operating in the field of information security, especially with national CSIRTs and CSIRTs of state administration bodies, with security-operational centers, with regulators or supervisors of the areas referred to in the second paragraph of Article 5, with the Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia, with the Information Commissioner and law enforcement authorities and security solution providers;
6. makes taxpayers aware of the importance of reporting an incident with all the signs of a criminal act, which is being prosecuted ex officio, to the law enforcement authorities, in accordance with the Criminal Code;
7. coordinates training, exercises and education in the field of information security and takes care of raising public awareness of information security;
8. encourages and supports research and development in the field of information security;
9. performs testing of information and communication technologies in the field of information security;
10. takes care of the preparation and implementation of the strategy;
11. prepares a national incident response plan, taking into account the strategy, plans of the national CSIRT and CSIRT of state administration bodies, other competent authorities, and the security documentation of the obligees;
12. reviews the adequacy of the determination of providers of essential services and state administration bodies at least every two years, and may propose updating the determinations to the government;
13. for the purposes of reviewing Directive 2016/1148/EC, informs the European Commission at least every two years about the measures to determine the services of essential service providers, their number and importance, about the list of essential services and the thresholds for determining the appropriate level of provision of services by essential service providers based on the number users or according to the importance of the relevant provider of essential services;
14. is a single point of contact for ensuring cross-border cooperation with the relevant authorities of other EU member states and with the network of CSIRT groups and with the cooperation group to which it contributes its representative;
15. fulfills other obligations to inform the European Commission and the cooperation group, obligations to inform and notify other international organizations;
16. performs other tasks of international cooperation;
17. prepares proposals for regulations in the field of information and cyber security;
18. performs the tasks of the national certification body for cyber security;
19. determine a unified information security policy, except for information and communication systems intended for the field of defense, protection against natural and other disasters, police, internal information system of internal affairs, intelligence and security activities, external affairs, prevention and detection of money laundering and financing of terrorism and performing payment transactions for budget users.
(3) The competent national body is responsible for planning and managing budgetary resources in the field of information security in the state administration, except for the implementation of technical tasks of information security or cyber defense in the management of the central information and communication system or the management of information and communication systems intended for the field of defense, protection against natural and other disasters, the police, the internal information system of internal affairs, intelligence and security activities, external affairs, prevention and detection of money laundering and financing of terrorism, and payment transactions for budget users.
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6.4. Regular monitoring of security measures 111
Requirements
CriteriaOperators of essential services must regularly (at least once every 3 years) provide evidence of the effective implementation of cyber/information security policies (e.g. audit result, documentation, specific report).
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
Article 27: Competent national authority(1) The competent national authority is the Information Security Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.
(2) In addition to other tasks specified by this Act, the competent national authority performs the following tasks: ...
12. reviews the adequacy of the determination of providers of essential services and state administration bodies at least every two years and may propose to the government an update of the determinations;
Article 32: Supervision of Operators of essential services
(1) The inspector supervises whether Operators of essential services fulfill their obligations from the first and fifth paragraphs of Article 10, from Article 11, from the first, second and fifth paragraphs of Article 12, from the first and second paragraphs of Article 13, from the sixth paragraph Article 14 of this act and from the decisions issued on the basis of the fourth paragraph of Article 21 and the fourth paragraph of Article 22 of this act, and on their basis certain measures for the security of networks and information systems.
(2) The inspector may require Operators of essential services to submit information necessary to assess the security of their networks and information systems, including documented security rules, as well as evidence of the effective implementation of security rules. Where the inspector requests such information or evidence, he shall state the purpose of the request and specify what additional information is required. On the basis of the above information, it can impose measures on Operators of essential services to eliminate identified deficiencies.
(3) An assessment of the security of networks and information systems prepared by a qualified auditor for the Operator of essential services is considered to be proof of the effective implementation of the security rules from the previous paragraph.
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7. E-identification and trust services 8/9 89%89 89%
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7.1. Unique persistent identifier 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe government provides a unique persistent identifier to all citizens, residents, and legal entities. For example, the identifier remains the same after document expiration and name change.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina?urlid=19998&stevilka=345
Unique Master Citizen Number (Enotna matična številka občana)
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7.2. Requirements for cryptosystems 001
Requirements
CriteriaRequirements for cryptosystems in the field of trust services are regulated.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
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7.3. Electronic identification 111
Requirements
CriteriaElectronic identification is regulated.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7550
Electronic Identification and Trust Services Act (ZEISZ)
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7.4. Electronic signature 111
Requirements
CriteriaE-signature is regulated
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.uradni-list.si/glasilo-uradni-list-rs/vsebina?urlid=200498&stevilka=4284
Electronic Commerce and Electronic Signature Act (ZEPEP-UPB1)
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7550
See articles 24 and 25 of the Electronic Identification and Trust Services Act (ZEISZ)
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7.5. Timestamping 111
Requirements
CriteriaTimestamping is regulated.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014R0910&from=EN
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7550
Article 28 of the Electronic Identification and Trust Services Act (ZEISZ)
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7.6. Electronic registered delivery service 111
Requirements
CriteriaElectronic registered delivery service between state entities, citizens and private sector entities is regulated. The service provides legally binding data exchange and guarantees the confidentiality and integrity of information.
Accepted referencesLegal act
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7.7. Competent supervisory authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is an authority responsible for the supervision of qualified trust service providers.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7550
Articles 49 – 53 of the Electronic Identification and Trust Services Act (ZEISZ)
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8. Protection of personal data 4/4 100%44 100%
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8.1. Personal data protection legislation 111
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a legal act for personal data protection.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7959
Personal Data Protection Act (ZVOP-2)
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8.2. Personal data protection authority 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is an independent public supervisory authority that is responsible for personal data protection.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
Information Commissioner
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO4498
Information Commissioner Act
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INCIDENT AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT INDICATORS
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9. Cyber incidents response 6/6 100%66 100%
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9.1. Cyber incidents response unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has a unit (CSIRT, CERT, CIRT, etc.) that is specialised in national-level cyber incident detection and response.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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9.2. Reporting responsibility 111
Requirements
CriteriaDigital service providers and operators of essential services have an obligation to notify appointed government authorities of cyber security incidents.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
III. Information security of Operators of essential services
- Article 13: Incidents notification
IV. Information security of Digital service providers
- Article 14: Safety requirements and notification of incidents
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9.3. Single point of contact for international coordination 222
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has designated a single point of contact for international cyber security coordination.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
The Government Information Security Office is the single point of contact to ensure cross-border cooperation with the relevant authorities of other EU Member States and with the European CSIRT Network and other international cooperation tasks.
http://www.pisrs.si/Pis.web/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7707
Information Security Act (ZInfV)
Article 27: Competent national authority
(2) In addition to other tasks specified by this Act, the competent national authority performs the following tasks:
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14. is a single point of contact for ensuring cross-border cooperation with the relevant authorities of other EU member states and with the network of CSIRT groups and with the cooperation group to which it contributes its representative;
15. fulfills other obligations to inform the European Commission and the cooperation group, obligations to inform and notify other international organizations;
16. performs other tasks of international cooperation;
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10. Cyber crisis management 2/5 40%25 40%
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10.1. Cyber crisis management plan 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has established a crisis management plan for large-scale cyber incidents.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.gov.si/assets/organi-v-sestavi/URSIV/Datoteke/Dokumenti/2022-03-NOKI.pdf
National response plan for Cyber incidents.
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10.2. National-level cyber crisis management exercise 002
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has conducted a national-level cyber crisis management exercise or a crisis management exercise with a cyber component in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
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10.3. Participation in international cyber crisis exercises 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country's team has participated in an international cyber crisis management exercise in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
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10.4. Operational support of volunteers in cyber crises 001
Requirements
CriteriaThe procedures for using volunteers in the field of cyber security are established by legislation.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
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11. Fight against cybercrime 6/9 67%69 67%
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11.1. Cybercrimes are criminalised 111
Requirements
CriteriaCybercrimes are defined by legislation.
Accepted referencesLegal act
Evidence
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/9232/file/SLOV_CC.pdf
Criminal Code
Art 143: Abuse of personal data, Art 221: Attack on an information system, Art 237: Intrusion into a business information system, Art 306: Manufacture and acquisition of weapons and devices intended for a criminal offense.
Computer-related forgery and computer-related fraud do not constitute special criminal offence in Slovenia, but such activities can, dependent on the circumstances of concrete case, constitute general criminal offence of fraud (Article 211), falsification of documents (Article 251) or other criminal offence.
Slovenian version can be accessed here.
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11.2. Cybercrime unit 333
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a government entity with a specific function of combatting cybercrime.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
Computer Investigation Centre
COE: "In 2009, Computer Investigation Centre was established within the Criminal Police Directorate. In addition six police departments for computer investigation are operating on regional level withih all major police directorates in the country."
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11.3. Digital forensics unit 003
Requirements
CriteriaThere is a government entity with a specific function of digital forensics.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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11.4. 24/7 contact point for international cybercrime 222
Requirements
CriteriaThe government has designated an international 24/7 contact point for cybercrimes.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
https://rm.coe.int/cyber-list-of-competent-authorities-september-2021/1680a3aaae
- Sector for international police cooperation Criminal Police Directorate Slovene Police
- Cyber Investigation Unit of Police
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12. Military cyber operations 1/6 17%16 17%
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12.1. Cyber operations unit 003
Requirements
CriteriaMilitary forces have a unit (cyber command, etc.) that is specialised in planning and conducting cyber operations.
Accepted referencesOfficial website or legal act
Evidence
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12.2. Cyber operations exercise 002
Requirements
CriteriaMilitary forces have conducted a cyber operations exercise or an exercise with a cyber operations component in the country in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
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12.3. Participation in international cyber exercises 111
Requirements
CriteriaThe country's military team has participated in an international cyber operations exercise in the last 3 years.
Accepted referencesExercise document/website or press release
Evidence
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