CSIRTs and CERTs

On 19 October 2011, the Government of the Czech Republic adopted Resolution No. 781 on the establishment of the National Security Authority (Národní bezpečnostní úřad – NBU) as the custodian of cybersecurity issues in the Czech Republic and at the same time the national authority in this area. Since the beginning of its appointment, the NBU has focused on three tasks – writing the law on cybersecurity, building the NCKB (Národní centrum kybernetické bezpečnosti – National Cyber Security Centre) and building the Government CERT of the Czech Republic.

The Government CERT of the Czech Republic, the GovCERT.CZ team, was incorporated into the international community in 2012, making the Czech Republic one of the countries that has a National and Government CERT/CSIRT team.  

The competence of GovCERT.CZ includes networks of state administration, self-government and critical infrastructure of the Czech Republic. The team also focuses on the development and operation of security services, education and is also involved in national and international cooperation.

The Government CERT of the Czech Republic also performs other tasks.