PERCEPTION OF PERSONNEL AND SAFETY RISKS BY SMES IN SLOVAKIA AT THE TIME OF THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION INDUSTRY 4.0

Actually are cyber-attacks the most frequent threat, which attacks information systems in enterprises. Cyber-attacks have an impact on the implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept, which is driven in many cases by artificial intelligence, the use of IT technology and increasingly large amounts of data. In many cases, antivirus programmes are not able to detect all threats. Another possible threat in the implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept is the lack of qualifications employees. The current labor market situation point to a lack of knowledge SMEs owners and managers gathered from the safety and legislation area. In the years 2017-2018, the authors of the paper realized empirical research aimed at assessing the current situation of SMEs in business environment, which was focused on enterprise risk management. The research also assesses the influence of personnel and security risk to enterprises in Slovakia. The main aim of the article is to assess the dependence of perceived personnel and security risks by the owners of small and medium-sized enterprises on the size of their business on the basis of selected mathematical and statistical methods. Based on the processed results from empirical research, propose a concept of key subjects of educational content in the new study program Risk Management (Prevention of Enterprise Crises) for bachelor studies at the Faculty of Security Engineering of the University of Zilina (FBI UNIZA) in Slovakia. Research shows that business owners and managers do not provide sufficient education in risk management and show little interest in this type of personnel and security risk training. Owners and managers need to be persuaded to pay increased attention to risk management applications. By identifying early threats and the resulting risks, businesses can more effectively manage the implementation of the Industry 4.0 concept while enhancing competitiveness and improving business performance.