Podgorica, November 23, 2015

The third meeting between the Directors of the National Security Authorities (NSA) of the Ex-Yugoslav republics (6S format) was held on November 23, 2015 in Podgorica, Republic of Montenegro. According to the established practice, the goal of the meeting was to strengthen the regional cooperation in the field of classified information through concrete suggestions that were subject to discussion and decision making. The participating countries, through pointing to the challenges they face individually and within the regional framework, as well as through identifying the possibilities and the ways for their overcoming, created the basis for further cooperation in the field if classified information protection.

Skopje, November 19, 2015

In cooperation with the Financial Intelligence Office of the Republic of Macedonia (FIO), under the auspices and organization by the OSCE Mission to Skopje, the Directorate for Security of Classified Information held a seminar on the Protection of Classified Information on November 19, 2015. The goal of this seminar was introducing the employees of the Financial Intelligence Office to the security standards for protection of classified information and raising the security awareness of the employees while handling classified information. The seminar was held in the framework of the project on "Strengthening of the institutional structure and capacity of the Ministry of Interior, the Financial Police and the Financial Intelligence Office in dealing with transnational threats, with particular emphasis on the fight against the serious and organized crime”, financed and coordinated by the OSCE.

Skopje, November 11, 2015

On November 11, 2005 the Director of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information held a lecture on The Protection of Classified Information at the Faculty of Security - Skopje. The lecture was attended by the students of all three cycles of studies. After the lecture, the Director met with the dean of the Faculty with an intention to initiate signing of a memorandum for cooperation between the two institutions.

Garmish-Partenkirchen, 22 – 23 October 2015

Upon invitation of the United States European Command, through the competent authorities at the US Embassy in the Republic of Macedonia, a representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information attended an international cyber conference entitled Protection of the critical infrastructure / key structures in, from and through the cyber space. The conference took place on the 22 and 23 October 2015 at the European Centre for Security Studies “George S. Marshal”, Garmish-Partenkirhen, Germany. At the conference, the experts from the United States addressed the standardization of the security in the cyber space and the protection of the critical infrastructure in, from and through the cyber space.

Rome, 18–24 October 2015

A representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information attended the Integrated Partner Orientation Course (IPOC) that took place in the period from 18 to 24 October 2015 at the NATO College in Rome, Italy. The training was focused on advancing the knowledge of the participants about the NATO Alliance, its missions, its role and priorities, its internal structure and organization, and its external affairs with the partner countries and the international organizations. The emphasis of the course was also put on the ways each of these elements is developed as a result of the changes and the new challenges in the international security environment.

Oberammergau, 04–17 October 2015

In the period from 4 to 17 October 2015, a representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information attended the NATO European Security Cooperation Course that took place at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Germany. The goal of the training was advancing the knowledge of the current security environment in Europe and building trust and mutual understanding among the representatives of the NATO member countries and the Partnership for Peace.

Istanbul, 26–27 October 2015

On 26-27 October 2015, in Istanbul, Turkey, a conference was held on the cyber security for countries in development. It was attended by two representatives from the Directorate for Security of Classified Information. The discussions at the conference where mostly focused on the standards for protection from cyber attacks and obtaining comparative information on how the national structures for cyber security are organized, including the national CERT teams in the countries, which was in fact the goal of the conference. The event was organized under the auspices of the UNDP, EU and France Expertise.

Belgrade, Serbia, 29-30 October 2015

On the 29-30 October 2015, a representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information attended a cyber security conference that took place in Belgrade, Republic of Serbia. The conference named Effective strategies for cyber/ IKT security threats was organized by the OSCE and the Republic of Serbia. The emphasis was placed on the first set of confidence building measures adopted by the OSCE member countries in 2013, aimed at improving the international communication and exchange of information between the OSCE members and the other international organizations in attempt to decrease the risk of conflict that may arise from using the IKT technology.

Dublin, October 1, 2015

Two representatives of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information attended the International Cyber Threat Summit 2015 that took place on October 1, 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. The summit, as the one of the most important and most influential events that take place once a year and that include discussions on cyber security topics, was an excellent opportunity for establishing new contacts and for advancing the knowledge on cyber security aimed at strengthening the capacities of the Directorate in this area of expertise.

Sibiu, 23–26 September 2015

A Cyber Security Conference was held on 23-26 September 2015 in Sibiu, Romania. It was attended by one representative of the Directorate for Security of Classified Information. This conference, which was organized for the third time, gathered distinguished companies related to cyber security from all over the world and included discussions on current topics related to information security.