“Information is our strength. Unity is our shield. Resilience is our future” Under the auspices of the NATO Political Engagement Support Cell (PESC), the Cyber Security Excellence Centre (CSEC) organized the conference "Connect 26". The second edition of CSEC Connect  brought together national CERTs/CSIRTs, policymakers, academia, and international partners to address a simple but urgent question: can the Western Balkans become resilient if it remains fragmented? The short answer emerging...

CSEC continues to expand its Safe Zone as a curated repository of trusted and practical tools supporting cybersecurity and regulatory compliance. We are pleased to highlight three tools now included in our collection. Compass EU – regulatory self-assessment grounded in EU law Compass EU, developed by Emir Ramić , is a compliance assessment platform aligned with key EU regulations, including: DORA (EU 2022/2554) GDPR (EU 2016/679) NIS2 (EU 2022/2555) CRA (EU 2024/2847) ISO/IEC 27001:2022 EU...

In early 2026, CERT Republika Srpska became a member of FIRST, the leading global community of computer incident response and cybersecurity teams. Founded in 1990, FIRST today brings together hundreds of CSIRT/CERT teams from over 115 countries, with the aim of strengthening international cooperation, information sharing, and trust among organisations responsible for protecting the digital environment. Membership in this network enables direct access to trusted channels for sharing...