NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY GREEN PAPER MINISTER’S FOREWORD THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS POSITIONING CYBER SECURITY AS ANOTHER INVESTMENT TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING OF THE MALTESE ECONOMY FROM WHICH WE CAN ALL BENEFIT. There is no doubt that Information and Communications Technology (ICT) has revolutionised the way that business is conducted; enhancing business effectiveness, widening competitive opportunities and generating opportunities for innovation within our national economy in the process. Indeed, Information and Communications Technology is, today, a key investment for the Malta’s economic well-being. However, threats to the safe and secure use of Information and Communications Technology are not to be under-estimated. Hence the need to safeguard one of Malta’s key economic pillars using a holistic and methodological approach on an ongoing basis. It is in this light that the Green Paper for a National Cyber Security Strategy has been prepared for feedback and consultation on a national scale. It proposes a way forward, based upon key goals and measures that focus on the need for related awareness, knowledge, expertise, good practice, regulatory and legislative updates as well as cooperation and collaboration on a national, European and on a global basis. Ultimately, it is the first step towards positioning cyber security as another investment towards the well-being of the Maltese economy from which we can all benefit. Hon. Dr. Chris Cardona Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business 4 MALTA | NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY GREEN PAPER