📋 Tender Overview
1 July The Minister Of National Defense Dovile Sakaliene Appointed Antanas Aleknavicius National Cyber Security Center (Nksc). He Was Selected By Public Tender As The Best -Performing Candidate. The National Cyber Security Center Is A Shield That Ensures A Safe Lithuanian Cyber Space In Geopolitical Tension In Full And Digital Solutions Based On The Age. To Lead This Center Is A Full But Very Meaningful Job That Requires Cyber Threats, Advanced Technology Knowledge And Strong Leadership Qualities That We Hope That The New Head Of The Center Will Actively Work In These Areas By Mobilizing The Nksc Team And The General Public For The Common Purpose Of Having A Safe And Resistant Lithuanian Cyber Space, Says Minister D. Sakaliene. During His Term Of Office, The New Nksc Director, A. Aleknavicius, Plans To Focus On Preparing For The Coordination Of Major Cybersecurity Crises, Using A Larger Network Of Partners Both Domestically And Internationally. Cyber Attacks Ignore Walls And Sectoral Breakdown. In Recent Months, Examples Around The World Show That The Crisis Can Affect Several States And Different Sectors At The Same Time, Causing Critical Service To The Population, So One Of My Main Work Is To Further Improve The Cyber Crisis Model And Periodically Check It. Speaking About Other Works Of The Next Year, He Emphasizes The Cyber Security Act And Its Implementation That Came Into Force Last Fall. The New Law Has Increased By Almost Five Times The Number Of Organizations For Which Its Provisions Are Binding. The Nksc Will Continue The Work That Will Be Facilitated And Accelerates The Process. The Center Itself, Being The First On This List, Will Initially Test The New Tools Inside. The Overall Cyber Resistance Of Lithuania Depends Not Only On The Application Of Advanced Technologies, But Also On The Concentrated Community Of Specialists. A. Aleknavicius And His Team Plan To Reach The Cybersecurity Community And Encourage Intervening Cooperation, As It Will Strengthen Not Only The Individual Sectors But The Entire State. The Promotion Of Community Mobilization And Intersectoral Cooperation Is Not Only Aimed At Consolidation Of Competencies, But Also To Ensure That More Mature Segments Help To Grow Weaker, And The Entire National System Becomes More Resistant, Says A. Aleknavicius. A. Aleknavicius Replaced Liudas Alisauskas In The Position Of Head Of The Nksc, Who Temporarily Served As The Head Of The Organization After The Nscc Retired In March This Year. Until Then, He Served As Deputy Director Of The Nksc And Coordinated The Management Of Cyber Incidents, Led The Resistance Strengthening Projects, Actively Participated In The Development Of The New Version Of The Cyber Security Act And The Transfer Of The Provisions Of The European Union Nis2 To Lithuanian National Law. Before Joining The Nksc In 2023, A. Aleknavicius Worked For More Than A Decade At The Ministry Of National Defense, Led By The Cyber Security And Information Technology Policy Group And The Law Department.
