It is necessary to strengthen national capacities for cyber security, and heavy catches, in which the National Computer and Computer Incident Response Team (CIRT) works, are recognized as a major risk, the Government determined.
CIRT moved from the Ministry of Public Administration, Digital Society and Media to the Directorate for the Protection of Secret Data in November last year.
In the information that was discussed at the last session of the Government, it is emphasized that the Directorate for Cadastre and State Property has temporarily provided premises that do not meet the requirements for the work of that body.
"And especially not from the aspect of the security operations center, the processing of sensitive data, and data marked with the degree of secrecy that require the provision of a specialized room for forensics and analytics with access control and monitoring. Given that the premises in which the CIRT is located do not comply with the standards, it is not possible to use the infrastructure and systems that are under special supervision and control," the explanation states, adding that this led to a situation where the functioning of this body extremely difficult, which "represents a great risk, bearing in mind the increase in threats in cyber space".
The document states that three types of challenges facing CIRT have been identified, and they concern not only spatial, but also technical and personnel capacities.
It is noted that several initiatives were sent to the Administration for Cadastre and State Property to provide adequate premises for the CIRT, but negative responses were received in terms of the availability of free space.
In the last letter sent to the Administration, it was requested to implement the Government's conclusion from June last year and to release the premises that were initially assigned to CIRT, which were occupied by a state-owned company.
The information points out that there was no response even after the emergency.
As for technical capacities, the document mentions that, bearing in mind budget constraints, talks with the British and American embassies have been renewed in order to provide technical support.
"In principle, an agreement was reached that significant technical assistance will be provided in this field... Also, both embassies offered help through professional training. Discussions have been opened with the embassy of the United Kingdom and the University of Montenegro regarding the possibility of establishing a postgraduate program in the field of information security."
In the information, it is added that at the operational level, access to the infrastructure of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is provided for the performance of regular activities.
It is also emphasized that, although in the age of digital expansion, information technologies are positioned as a driving force for economic development, the scope for misuse of technologies is also increasing, and cyber security is seen as an inseparable and important part of the security of any organization and state.
It was established that the legal and strategic framework "is mostly well established".
"The operational part of cyber capacity in Montenegro is not sufficiently developed to be able to guarantee adequate protection of citizens, institutions, economic entities and business activities of investors from cyber attacks, fraud on the Internet, cyber crime and other threats that come from cyber space", assessed is in the information.
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The operational part of cyber capacity in Montenegro is not sufficiently developed to be able to guarantee adequate protection of citizens, institutions, business entities and business activities of investors from cyber attacks, fraud on the Internet, cyber crime and other threats that come from cyber space", it was assessed. in the information
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