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Technology and security in Slovakia

There are three basic security rules

What should you do when using your phone for payments?

Bank experts expect the number of users paying by phone to increase.

Slovaks love technological novelties

The virtualisation of bank cards is the latest technological trend.

Girls are lured to study IT.

Women in IT should not be taboo

Girls still have too few idols who have achieved success in the IT sector.

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Young Slovaks struggle with verifying information

The average scores of people completing IT-related tasks are dropping. But the reasons may differ.

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Parliament passes law on cyber-security

The new law aims to ensure security of Slovak cyber-space and avert possible cyber-attacks.

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State scraps another disadvantageous tender

Meanwhile, it approves four IT projects to simplify the lives of people when dealing with state authorities.

Four Slovak software companies made it to the Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 rankings for EMEA.

Four Slovak firms make it on the list of the fastest-growing IT technology companies

Deloitte has compiled the ranking of the companies for the EMEA region for the 17th time.

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IT community to evaluate state projects

The experts are ready to monitor projects linked to state IT from the very beginning.

Robotic team TALENTUM from Košice at the presenattion of IT Academy project, Novemebr 13.

National IT Academy project kicks off

The project involving more than 36,000 students at 500 schools of all grades and levels started on November 13.

State’s response to the eIDs problem not quick enough

The Interior Ministry adopts steps to prevent the abuse of e-signatures, but is criticised for its late response.

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E-ID cards have serious problem

Some signature codes could potentially be abused, but the Interior Ministry stresses the risk is still only theoretical.

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Blog: We are building an alliance of honest and fair digital companies

"We need to abandon large scale IT projects which are too big to fail and too big to succeed. Those days in IT are gone." Ján Hargaš of Slovensko.Digital explains why a reform of the state IT sector is more than needed.

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State agency will spend €30 million for ICT

It signed framework agreements to purchase information and telecommunication technologies.

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More patients are using medical mobile apps

Nearly one-third of patients use the mobile app regularly.

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New application should prevent scam visits to seniors

The plan is to minimise the activities of scammers.

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Thousands of state emails sent

The mandatory electronic communication for selected subjects was officially launched at the beginning of July.

Slovak firms have their eyes on the cloud.

Cloud computing becomes a standard

External servers are now much more secure than local business ones, according to experts.

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People may lose money in fake competitions on Facebook

The attackers often try to obtain information necessary for online transactions.

People should pay attention on used data abroad.

No fees bring higher summer roaming

EU regulation raises the volume of roaming calls and data with Slovak mobile operators .

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Slovak firms fail to defend against modern cyber attacks

The companies often think that the standard systems are enough to protect them from threats.