Prague Cyber Security Conference
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The sixth edition of the international conference took place in Prague on 18-19 March 2025 Prague Cyber Security Conferenceorganized under the wings of National Office for Cyber and Information Security (NUCIB), in which the head of the Office, Mr. Lukáš Kintr, gave the opening speech.
The event, which took place in the beautiful and representative premises of the CNB on Senovážné Square, brought together more than 400 cybersecurity experts and representatives of 46 countries across the continents, primarily from the public sector, but also from the private sphere.
The event with the subtitle "Join the conversation about cutting-edge technologies and new frontiers in Cyber and Information Security" had several common denominators. Here is an overview of what resonated the most during the conference:
Alliances and cooperation
Almost in any form. Cybersecurity is a global issue. The emphasis on the need for cooperation, sharing of experiences and best practices, was one of the unifying elements, whether Hans de Vries of ENISA, or another of the speakers. Cooperation is the key to success, together we are stronger.
New threats and vulnerabilities
Incidents and trends in cybersecurity naturally included terms such as ransomware, DDoS, AI involvement, social engineering, and phishing. The need for "standards" such as multi-factor authentication and much more was discussed.
Connected vehicles
Cars today can be described as the big IoT. A panel discussion on "Connected vehicles" was about the possibilities of their compromise and other vulnerabilities. Can cars from China have built-in wiretaps? What happens to the amount of data from CCTV, gps ? How to approach software updates for older model cars ? This session has opened up at least a number of interesting, even disturbing questions.
Quantum safe
A theme that we claim without exaggeration to be "the music of the future". If AI is a gamechanger, quantum computers and the associated breaking of standard data security methods will be an even bigger milestone. IBM's ambassador for Quantum safe spoke about the possibilities of what can be addressed today, what the outlook is and the commercial opportunities.
Training & education of new capacities
The need to educate other cybersecurity experts, the general public, but also to raise awareness in other related fields (e.g. advocacy) was also voiced throughout the event. From Lithuania's proactive approach, where they are starting to teach this in kindergarten, to the very ambitious Australian cybersecurity plan presented by their representative, which includes the general public and aims to be nothing less than a leader in this field by 2030.
Harmonization
Last but not least, the event also heard calls for simplification, harmonisation - both in terms of legislation within individual countries and "harmonisation" of other activities. We have many institutions, agencies and authorities (ISO, ENISA, NIST...), we are often drowning in many regulations or, on the contrary, general frameworks, which are then slowly written into local legislation (NIS2).
Summary
It is gratifying that a country the size of the Czech Republic can not only host an event of this nature and size with honour, but above all has a lot to say on the subject. The Czech Republic has long been at the top of the ranking of countries that take a very proactive approach to this area, as evidenced by our current indexing in the NCSI (National Cyber Security Index), where it is Czech Republic is ranked first.
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