The level of security of government
agencies is inadequate in several places
Status of ISO 27001 implementation
43%
Implemented
Status of the technical minimum requirements
35%
57%
65%
Implemented
Not implemented
Not implemented
Government agencies are required to comply with the ISO 27001 security standard and implement
20 technical minimum requirements. Only 57% have fully implemented the ISO 27001, and only 35% comply
with all 20 requirements.
Source: Danish Agency for Digital Government
Too many ICT systems critical to society in the
central government are in an inadequate state
54%
0%
10%
20%
30%
46%
40%
Adequate state
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Inadequate state
46% of the ICT systems critical to society in the central government are in an inadequate state. For a large proportion of ICT systems, the cause is the inadequacy of the technical conditions and/or an inadequate level of security.
Source: Danish Agency for Digital Government
Companies have not implemented
basic security measures
Security measures deficiencies
Inadequate level of security
24 %
40 %
of SMEs have not implemented the two basic
security measures of back-up and automatic
updating of software.
of SMEs have an inadequate level
of digital security in relation to their
risk profile.
Source: Digital security in Danish SMEs 2021
Source: Digital security in Danish SMEs 2021
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