SVK President meets with international cyber exercise winners

SVK President Andrej Kiska, who also acts in the capacity of Commander-in-Chief of the SVK Armed Forces, received the winning team of the largest international cyber exercise Locked Shields 2016 at the Presidential Palace. Of the 26 participating countries from around the globe, the Slovak soldiers were the best. During Exercise Locked Shields 2016, teams of experts were tasked to fend off thousands of cyber attacks. The specialists practised delivering solutions to incidents, incident reporting, analysis and adequate response. “The exercise is among the largest ones with the participation of the world’s best performers, and you won it. So you are the absolute champions. Thank you for making an excellent name for Slovakia,” said the President. “We are rightly proud of our soldiers’ success at this exercise. Their work confirmed the good name of our Armed Forces in the international environment,” concluded the SVK MOD State Secretary, Marián Saloň. Earlier in April, the successful soldiers were also recognised by SVK Minister of Defence Peter Gajdoš for their performance at the international military exercise Locked Shields 2016.