The National Cybersecurity Center is inviting invites heads of municipalities and their subordinate institutions, cybersecurity managers, as well as providers of essential and critical services to apply for participation in regional cybersecurity seminars, which will take place in January and February 2025 in four cities: Liepāja, Rēzekne, Jelgava and Valmiera.
The seminars will inform participants about current cybersecurity topics, including cyber hygiene, the current situation in cyberspace, and the services offered by the Cyber Incident Prevention Institution CERT.LV.
Seminar participants will also be told about the changes and new cybersecurity requirements that have arisen in Latvia’s cybersecurity management model with the entry into force of the new National Cybersecurity Law.
Regional cybersecurity regional seminars will be held in person at the following dates and places:
·Friday, January 10, in Liepāja, Lielais Dzintars from 10:00 to 16:00. Registration for the cybersecurity seminar until January 8 by filling out the registration form: https://cert.lv/pasakumi/ regionalais-kiberdrosibas- seminares-liepaja-2025-01-10? lang=lv ;
·Thursday, January 23, in Rēzekne, in the Great Hall of Rezekne Regional Municipality, from 10:00 to 16:00. Registration for the cybersecurity seminar is open until January 21 by filling out the registration form: https://cert.lv/pasakumi/ regionalais-kiberdrosibas- seminares-rezekne-23012025- 2025-01-23?lang=lv ;
·Thursday, February 6, in Jelgava, at the Zemgale Regional Competence Development Center from 10:00 to 16:00. Registration for the cybersecurity seminar is open until February 4 by filling out the registration form: https://cert.lv/pasakumi/ regionalais-kiberdrosibas- seminares-jelgava-06022025- 2025-02-06?lang=lv ;
·Thursday, February 20, in Valmiera, at the Valmiera Culture Center, from 10:00 to 16:00. Registration for the cybersecurity seminar is open until February 18 by filling out the registration form: https://cert.lv/pasakumi/ regionalais-kiberdrosibas- seminares-valmiera-20022025- 2025-02-20?lang=lv ;
In order to strengthen cybersecurity in Latvia and implement the requirements of the revised European Union Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems, the National Cybersecurity Law entered into force on September 1, 2024. A new institution has also begun its work – the National Cybersecurity Center, which acts as a single point of contact for cybersecurity issues and oversees the implementation of national cybersecurity requirements.
With the entry into force of the law, several significant changes have been introduced and the range of public and private sector organizations subject to minimum cybersecurity requirements has been expanded.
