Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies, 2019
With the increasing reliance on information technologies, cloud services and internet as communic... more With the increasing reliance on information technologies, cloud services and internet as communications media, businesses, public and societal organizations face growing threats from cyberspace and, respectively, demands to protect sensitive data and information they collect, use, and disseminate. This paper elaborates on the key considerations organisations with more limited resources, such as schools, universities, research institutes and public organizations need to take into account in designing and implementing a respective information security policy. We start with a description of context and definition of the scope of information security policy, in particular delineating 'information' and 'cyber' security, and provide an overview of the most prominent frameworks and standards. On that basis we elaborate and structure the main areas of an information security policy, the main implementation challenges, and the need to review and amend the policy in a continuous cycle and comprehensive risk management framework. Depending of the specifics of their work, any school, university, institute and municipality may use this elaboration as a starting point in devising its own information security policy.
Information & Security: An International Journal, 2016
Identifying and involving all relevant stakeholders in national cybersecurity strategy (NCSS) dev... more Identifying and involving all relevant stakeholders in national cybersecurity strategy (NCSS) development is key for defining the scope, setting the goals and approaches, and the roadmap to achieve targeted maturity levels. It is more than involving the three groups (government, private sector, academia) and requires a holistic approach towards security and resilience of all interconnected segments of national and international cyberspace. The paper presents the approach to making the Bulgarian NCSS (BG-NCSS). Different aspects of stakeholders’ involvement and engagements are considered: for identifying the scope and developing the strategy, defining the responsibilities and engaging with the development of a national collaboration operational network, strategy implementation and the roadmap to a resilient society, and collaboration to achieve operational cyber resiliency. As a collaboration mechanism, applications of public-private partnerships at different levels are envisaged.
The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May ... more The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May 2013 outline the key required short-and mid-term activities in the area of defence. This document was presented at the attention of the Cabinet and the succeeding team of minister Angel Naydenov, and was published on the MOD website on May 28, 2013.
IT4SecReports 135 "DRIVER+ Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions 2020" In 2017, a research team... more IT4SecReports 135 "DRIVER+ Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions 2020" In 2017, a research team in the DRIVER+ project led by the authors of this report developed a "Taxonomy of crisis management functions for classification of solutions." The taxonomy included a comprehensive set of 54 crisis management (CM) functions, with sub-functions and tasks, grouped in ten main functional areas. This taxonomy was implemented in the online platform Portfolio of Solutions (POS) and used to classify project-defined crisis management gaps and solutions uploaded on the POS. With the accumulation of experience, the authors were tasked to review, update and amend the taxonomy of functions taking into account user's feedback, the "Common Global Capability Gaps" identified by IFAFRI and the strategic gaps and challenges elaborated by the EU Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre. This report presents the amended taxonomy of functions, along with revised and amended taxonomy of hazards. In combination, the two taxonomies allow effective classification of any content and navigation of the POS platform.
The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May ... more The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May 2013 outline the key required short-and mid-term activities in the area of defence. This document was presented at the attention of the Cabinet and the succeeding team of minister Angel Naydenov, and was published on the MOD website on May 28, 2013.
IT4SecReports 120 "ALBANIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis mana... more IT4SecReports 120 "ALBANIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis management and disaster response" This report offers assessment of the main hazards affecting Albania, such as forest fires, floods, earthquakes and snowstorms. It provides details on the three-level structure of the country's crisis management system and the main role of the General Directorate of Civil Emergencies in the Ministry of Interior. Further, it goes from qark-level specifics to community organisation of crisis management. Finally, it provides information on the main operational forces and resources committed.
IT4SecReports 123 "SLOVENIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis man... more IT4SecReports 123 "SLOVENIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis management and disaster response" This report explores the crisis management system of Slovenia, a break-away from former Yugoslavia that, threatened by a variety of natural hazards, and with a large industrial sector that operates with dangerous substances-a potential source of ecological damages and catastrophic accidents. Ratchev traces the roots of the recent civil protection system, constructed after 1992 by means of the adoption of a number of legislative acts and organisational reforms and separated from the national defence system. The conceptual basis of the crisis management in Slovenia is built on a narrow "civil protection" vision. It includes very specific range of activities, commanding and coordinating bodies and specialised units for interventions and rescue in emergencies. The author then explores the three levels of the crisis management and key civil protection stakeholders. Thereafter, the paper discusses operational and resource, including budgetary aspects of the process.
It starts with admitting that defence is not immune to corruption. Several factors make the defen... more It starts with admitting that defence is not immune to corruption. Several factors make the defence sector even more susceptible to corruption than other sectors, which sometimes manifests in unexpected forms. Hence, the corruption challenge has to be analysed comprehensively, while integrity initiatives are focused and build on success. Transparency and accountability are the most powerful tools to enhance integrity and reduce corruption in a democratic society. Their implementation in the defence sector along with other, more problem-specific measures, has to be provided in a single good governance framework. This presentation presents examples from the experience of Bulgaria that could of use to the ongoing anti corruption endeavours of the Ukrainian defence sector. IT4Sec Reports 83 представя основните тези на доклад пред конференция на тема "Укрепване на интегритета и противодействие на корупцията в отбранителния сектор на Украйна", проведена на 16 май 2011 г. в гр. Киев. Признава се, че отбранителният сектор не е имунизиран срещу корупцията. Няколко фактора правят този сектор дори по-податлив на корупция, понякога проявяваща се в неочаквани форми. Към предизвикателствата на корупцията следва да се подхожда всеобхватно, но инициативите за укрепване на интегритета трябва да са фокусирани и да надграждат постигнати успехи. Прозрачността и отчетността са най-мощните инструменти за укрепване на интегритета и намаляване на корупцията в демократични общества. Прилагането им в отбраната, наред с други специфични мерки, се осъществява в рамките на концепцията за добро управление. Докладът включва примери от опита на България, които могат да се използват в текущите антикорупционни усилия в отбранителния сектор на Украйна.
Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies, 2019
With the increasing reliance on information technologies, cloud services and internet as communic... more With the increasing reliance on information technologies, cloud services and internet as communications media, businesses, public and societal organizations face growing threats from cyberspace and, respectively, demands to protect sensitive data and information they collect, use, and disseminate. This paper elaborates on the key considerations organisations with more limited resources, such as schools, universities, research institutes and public organizations need to take into account in designing and implementing a respective information security policy. We start with a description of context and definition of the scope of information security policy, in particular delineating 'information' and 'cyber' security, and provide an overview of the most prominent frameworks and standards. On that basis we elaborate and structure the main areas of an information security policy, the main implementation challenges, and the need to review and amend the policy in a continuous cycle and comprehensive risk management framework. Depending of the specifics of their work, any school, university, institute and municipality may use this elaboration as a starting point in devising its own information security policy.
Information & Security: An International Journal, 2016
Identifying and involving all relevant stakeholders in national cybersecurity strategy (NCSS) dev... more Identifying and involving all relevant stakeholders in national cybersecurity strategy (NCSS) development is key for defining the scope, setting the goals and approaches, and the roadmap to achieve targeted maturity levels. It is more than involving the three groups (government, private sector, academia) and requires a holistic approach towards security and resilience of all interconnected segments of national and international cyberspace. The paper presents the approach to making the Bulgarian NCSS (BG-NCSS). Different aspects of stakeholders’ involvement and engagements are considered: for identifying the scope and developing the strategy, defining the responsibilities and engaging with the development of a national collaboration operational network, strategy implementation and the roadmap to a resilient society, and collaboration to achieve operational cyber resiliency. As a collaboration mechanism, applications of public-private partnerships at different levels are envisaged.
The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May ... more The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May 2013 outline the key required short-and mid-term activities in the area of defence. This document was presented at the attention of the Cabinet and the succeeding team of minister Angel Naydenov, and was published on the MOD website on May 28, 2013.
IT4SecReports 135 "DRIVER+ Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions 2020" In 2017, a research team... more IT4SecReports 135 "DRIVER+ Taxonomy of Crisis Management Functions 2020" In 2017, a research team in the DRIVER+ project led by the authors of this report developed a "Taxonomy of crisis management functions for classification of solutions." The taxonomy included a comprehensive set of 54 crisis management (CM) functions, with sub-functions and tasks, grouped in ten main functional areas. This taxonomy was implemented in the online platform Portfolio of Solutions (POS) and used to classify project-defined crisis management gaps and solutions uploaded on the POS. With the accumulation of experience, the authors were tasked to review, update and amend the taxonomy of functions taking into account user's feedback, the "Common Global Capability Gaps" identified by IFAFRI and the strategic gaps and challenges elaborated by the EU Disaster Risk Management Knowledge Centre. This report presents the amended taxonomy of functions, along with revised and amended taxonomy of hazards. In combination, the two taxonomies allow effective classification of any content and navigation of the POS platform.
The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May ... more The Minister and deputy ministers of defence in Bulgaria's caretaker Government, 13 March-28 May 2013 outline the key required short-and mid-term activities in the area of defence. This document was presented at the attention of the Cabinet and the succeeding team of minister Angel Naydenov, and was published on the MOD website on May 28, 2013.
IT4SecReports 120 "ALBANIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis mana... more IT4SecReports 120 "ALBANIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis management and disaster response" This report offers assessment of the main hazards affecting Albania, such as forest fires, floods, earthquakes and snowstorms. It provides details on the three-level structure of the country's crisis management system and the main role of the General Directorate of Civil Emergencies in the Ministry of Interior. Further, it goes from qark-level specifics to community organisation of crisis management. Finally, it provides information on the main operational forces and resources committed.
IT4SecReports 123 "SLOVENIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis man... more IT4SecReports 123 "SLOVENIA: Capabilities, Organisations, Policies, and Legislation in crisis management and disaster response" This report explores the crisis management system of Slovenia, a break-away from former Yugoslavia that, threatened by a variety of natural hazards, and with a large industrial sector that operates with dangerous substances-a potential source of ecological damages and catastrophic accidents. Ratchev traces the roots of the recent civil protection system, constructed after 1992 by means of the adoption of a number of legislative acts and organisational reforms and separated from the national defence system. The conceptual basis of the crisis management in Slovenia is built on a narrow "civil protection" vision. It includes very specific range of activities, commanding and coordinating bodies and specialised units for interventions and rescue in emergencies. The author then explores the three levels of the crisis management and key civil protection stakeholders. Thereafter, the paper discusses operational and resource, including budgetary aspects of the process.
It starts with admitting that defence is not immune to corruption. Several factors make the defen... more It starts with admitting that defence is not immune to corruption. Several factors make the defence sector even more susceptible to corruption than other sectors, which sometimes manifests in unexpected forms. Hence, the corruption challenge has to be analysed comprehensively, while integrity initiatives are focused and build on success. Transparency and accountability are the most powerful tools to enhance integrity and reduce corruption in a democratic society. Their implementation in the defence sector along with other, more problem-specific measures, has to be provided in a single good governance framework. This presentation presents examples from the experience of Bulgaria that could of use to the ongoing anti corruption endeavours of the Ukrainian defence sector. IT4Sec Reports 83 представя основните тези на доклад пред конференция на тема "Укрепване на интегритета и противодействие на корупцията в отбранителния сектор на Украйна", проведена на 16 май 2011 г. в гр. Киев. Признава се, че отбранителният сектор не е имунизиран срещу корупцията. Няколко фактора правят този сектор дори по-податлив на корупция, понякога проявяваща се в неочаквани форми. Към предизвикателствата на корупцията следва да се подхожда всеобхватно, но инициативите за укрепване на интегритета трябва да са фокусирани и да надграждат постигнати успехи. Прозрачността и отчетността са най-мощните инструменти за укрепване на интегритета и намаляване на корупцията в демократични общества. Прилагането им в отбраната, наред с други специфични мерки, се осъществява в рамките на концепцията за добро управление. Докладът включва примери от опита на България, които могат да се използват в текущите антикорупционни усилия в отбранителния сектор на Украйна.
Во подготовката на книгата "Градење интегритет и намалување на корупцијата во секторот на одбрана... more Во подготовката на книгата "Градење интегритет и намалување на корупцијата во секторот на одбраната: Зборник на најдобри практики" учествуваа следните соработници: Уредувачки одбор: Филип Флури (DCAF); Ејдријен Кендри (НАТО); Сајмон Лан (DCAF); Марк Пајман (ТИ-ОК) Уредник и главен автор: Тодор Тагарев (Бугарија)
Ženevski centar za demokratsku kontrolu oružanih snaga (DCAF) www.dcaf.ch Ženevski centar za demo... more Ženevski centar za demokratsku kontrolu oružanih snaga (DCAF) www.dcaf.ch Ženevski centar za demokratsku kontrolu oružanih snaga jedna je od vodećih svetskih institucija u oblasti reforme sektora bezbednosti (RSB) i upravljanja sektorom bezbednosti (USB).
This report is a final product of the project: “DEFENSE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM in the Visegr... more This report is a final product of the project: “DEFENSE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM in the Visegrad Group (V-4)" carried out by an international team under the National Centre for Strategic Studies. The result of the project is the initial concept of procurement of defense resources, limited in this project to the military equipment and armaments, through joint activities of the Visegrad Group (V 4) countries, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary. Procurement of defense resources is, on one hand, a process in motion at subsequent levels of management and command i.e. strategic, operational and tactical levels, and on the other hand it exhibits a systemic character. As the procurement systems in individual countries differ in terms of their elements, that is organizational elements responsible for the execution of specific processes, internal information flows, financial transfers linking the elements’ operations, and also legal solutions, the result of the research of the project team was a proposal of a common platform for the countries taking part in the research to carry out joint projects in the field of defense capabilities acquisition, based on operational capabilities planning. The report contains four chapters: - chapter on methodology in which the concept and structure of the report is defined; - analytical and conceptual chapter, which presents the starting point for the research; - chapter presenting the research, in which information is gathered and analyzed; - chapter containing brief conclusions.
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The report contains four chapters:
- chapter on methodology in which the concept and structure of the report is defined;
- analytical and conceptual chapter, which presents the starting point for the research;
- chapter presenting the research, in which information is gathered and analyzed;
- chapter containing brief conclusions.