A/75/123 development efforts. On 28 October 2019, a large-scale cyberattack was launched against the websites, servers and other operating systems of the Administration of the President of Georgia, the courts, various municipal assemblies, State bodies , private sector organizations and media outlets. The cyberattack targeted Georgia’s national security and was intended to harm Georgian citizens and government structures by disrupting and paralysing the functioning of various organizations. The investiga tion conducted by the Georgian authorities, together with information gathered through cooperation with our partners, concluded that this cyberattack was planned and executed by the Main Division of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The above-mentioned incident reconfirms the importance of the Georgian Government’s efforts to strengthen cybersecurity at the national level and again demonstrates the need for enhancing the international partnership on cybersecurity. Georgia directs all its resources to becoming a stronger, secure and safe country in cyberspace. In particular, the Georgian Government strives to empower every target group of the information society to possess the required level of knowledge and experience to challenge cyberthreats. Georgia’s governance model provides the capability for both public and private organizations, collectively and independently, as well, to ensure the country’s cybersecurity and relevant sustainability by jointly sharing resources. In addition, Georgia, as a trusted partner in cybersecurity, enjoys international acclaim and support from its international partners. The Government of Georgia is actively striving to provide an open, safe and secure cyberspace. Cybersecurity is a strategic direction of the national security policy of the Georgian Government and making it more developed and resilient is under high political attention. The Government sees its prerogative to establish an enabling environment for the information society, the digital economy and eGovernance in the country; the Government assumes responsibility for forming relevant strategic, institutional-organizational and legal-regulatory frameworks that will support the safe and secure functionality of citizens as well as the p ublic and private sectors in an electronic environment, taking into account that they are safely using online space. Strengthening bilateral, regional and international cooperation in the field of cybersecurity has been high on the political agenda for th e Government of Georgia. Georgia serves as a good example of partnership at the regional and international levels, and in multilateral formats (European Union, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE), United Nations, Eastern Partnership, Council of Europe, European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, International Criminal Police Organization, European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity). Georgia actively participates in international projects and meetings relating to cybersecurity. In past years, the following cooperation and partnership initiatives have taken place: • Steps aimed at strengthening cybersecurity which have been taken by Georgia in the past decade are positive, and implemented reforms and ongoing processes are positively assessed at an international level. Georgia ranks high and is in a leading position in terms of cybersecurity development among the Eastern Partnership, which is why regional countries are involved in multiple activities for capacity-building and the sharing of information and best practices, in which Georgia plays the role of a regional cybersecurity hub. • Georgia-NATO cooperation in the field of cybersecurity is in the development phase. Georgia is in an active phase of collaboration with NATO member States 40/84 20-08285