Skopje, August 2017

At its session on August 3, 2017, the Government of the Republic of Macedonia appointed Mr. Stojan Slaveski, Ph.D. as a new Acting Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information.

Skopje, 04 May 2017

A seminar for promotion of the “Risk Assessment Methodology for CIS Security”, a project financed by the OSCE Mission to Skopje and organized in cooperation with the Directorate for Security of Classified Information, was held on 04 May 2017 at Hotel Solun in Skopje. The participants in the seminar were introduced to the project phases and the development of the methodology in cooperation with the National Security Authority of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as with the perspectives for ensuring its sustainability, for its evaluation and the future prospects for its implementation by a larger number of state institutions in the Republic of Macedonia.

Skopje, 20-21 April 2017

On 20-21 April 2017 at Hotel Arka in Skopje, with the support of of the European Commission TAIEX instrument, the Directorate for Security of Classified Information organized the workshop on the “NSA role in the process of establishing and operational work of CIRT (Cyber Incident Response Team)”. The workshop was attended by approximately 50 participants, including representatives of the DSCI and the state organs from the Republic of Macedonia which have competencies or participate in the work of the national CIRT.
Guest speakers at the workshop were the representatives of the CIRT authorities of Croatia, Czech Republic and Finlad and a representative of the EU Council General Secretariat, as well as representatives of the Macedonian CIRT (MKD-CIRT).

Luxembourg, 06-08 March 2017

Upon invitation of the Director of the National Security Authority of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information visited Luxembourg on 06-08 March 2017. The meeting was used for discussions about the possibilities for enhancing the mutual cooperation and for harmonization of the draft text of the bilateral agreement for exchange and mutual protection of classified information between the governments of the two countries.

Brno, Czech Republic, 28 February 2017 – 01 March 2017

Three representatives from the Directorate for Security of Classified Information participated in the exercise technical cyber security entitled as “Cyber Security Simulation,” which was held in the period from February 28 to March 1, 2017 in Brno, Czech Republic, at the Masaryk University. The event was organized by the European Commission with the support of the TAIEX instrument, in cooperation with the National Security Authority (NSA) of the Czech Republic. Besides participants from Macedonia, there were representatives from other Balkan countries: Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Albania. The exercise was held on a cyber polygon at the Institute of Informatics which is an integral part of Masaryk University in Brno. This event was conducted in the form of a simulation in a closed especially modified technical environment.

Skopje, February 23, 2017

In the field of information security of classified information, for the purpose of making an appropriate CIS risk assessment, the Directorate for Security of Classified Information prepared:

• Risk Assessment Methodology for CIS Security

• Annex 1 – Identification and Evaluation of the Key Resources and Impact Assessment

Skopje, 26 December 2016

In the field of administrative security of classified information, in order to facilitate correct determination of the classification level of information, the Directorate for Security of Classified Information developed:

• Guidelines for Determining the Classification Level of Information

Skopje, 06-07 December 2016

On 06-07 December 2016, a representative of the Security Office of the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union and a representative of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Slovenia visited Skopje in an expert mission, supported by the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The mission was focused on the legal framework, organizational positioning and the working programs of the inspection teams, as well as on the penalty policy.

Skopje, November 2016

The new Rule Book on the Form and Contents of the Security Questionnaires and the Security Clearances was published on November 24, 2016 in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia” no. 208/2016.
On the day of entering into force of this Rule Book, the Rule Book on the Form and Contents of the Security Questionnaires and the Security Clearances published in the “Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia” no. 87/04 has ceased to be valid.

Skopje, 29 - 30 November 2016

Four representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information participated in the workshop on “The Interaction of Free Access to Information with Personal Data and Classified Information”, held on 29-30 November 2016 in Skopje, and organized by the Commission for Protection of the Right to Free Access to Public Information, with the support of the TAIEX instrument of the European Commission. The workshop gathered guest lecturers from Estonia, Germany, Scotland, Slovenia and Spain, and participants from the state organs having the capacity of officials for mediation during exercising the right for free access to public information.