Agenzia Per La Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN) (National Cybersecurity Agency)

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Related Bodies
State
Role in Cyber Policy Matters
  • Dedicated Agency or Department
Year Established
2021
Date Established
Jun 14, 2021
Description
  • To develop and implement cyber strategies to prevent, monitor, detect and mitigate cyber attacks, and increase the level of cyber security of the country’ infrastructures;
  • It will include the national Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT) and will be tasked to launch the National Centre for the Validation and Certification (CVCN);
  • The Agency has set up a permanent cybersecurity unit to support the President of the Council of Ministers in the area of cybersecurity, for aspects relating to prevention and preparation for possible crisis situations and for the activation of warning procedures (art. 8).
  • In addition, art. 4 of the decree establishes the Interministerial Committee for cybersecurity (CIC) with the function of consulting, proposing and supervising cybersecurity policies, also for the purposes of safeguarding national security in cyberspace.
Source Link 1
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italy-set-up-cybersecurity-agency-ahead-national-cloud-plan-draft-2021-06-09/
Source Link 2
https://www.gazzettaufficiale.it/eli/id/2021/06/14/21G00098/SG
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Latitude: 41.87194

Longitude: 12.56738

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Italy