State Border Guard Service of Ukraine, Petro Mohyla Black Sea State University

Abstract

This article reviewed military cooperation of Ukraine and Slovakia in the sphere of defence of state boundary, in particular between State Border Guard Service and Police Forces of Slovakia (Slovak Policajný zbor ) in the field of cryptographic protection of information. . The author describes the checkpoints on the state border of Ukraine and on the border of Slovakia, in particular: Malyi Bereznyi, Mali Selmentsi, Pavlove, Uzhhorod, Chop (Strazh). The use of information and telecommunication systems «GART» is a component of the security sector of both countries. Ukrainian and Slovak cooperation on the border in the sphere of cyber defense in operational and service activities is based on a number of legal documents regulating intergovernmental relations regarding the national security of these countries, for example, the Law of Ukraine «On the Basic Principles of Cybersecurity of Ukraine» (2017), «The Cybersecurity Convention» (2005), «The Cybersecurity Strategy of Ukraine» (2016) and others. The «GART» global automated information system is used by communication men and cryptographers in intelligence and counter-intelligence activities to counter the threats to the national security of Ukraine and Slovakia. The automated control systems industry requires the attentive attitude of military experts and state experts on secrets, since the information subject to cryptographic protection is classified according to the Law of Ukraine «On State Secrets» (1994). The author of the article indicates that specialists of «Bancomzvjazok», who developed the manual for equipment of «GART» software and hardware complex, which was adopted by the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine and the Police forces of Slovakia are engaged in communication channels leak and information protection. «GART» provides access to databases of «Interpol», «Passport» and «Risk» in order to: identify persons involved in the preparation and implementation of terrorist acts; counteract illegal migration of foreigners by legal means using foreign or forged documents; detection of forged passports of a citizen of Ukraine and Slovakia; counteract to human trafficking, that is, counteract to illegal activity at border checkpoints. Key words: military cooperation; inherent and internal security; GART global automated information system; cryptographic information protection; Police forces of Slovakia (Slovak Policajný zbor ).