Part II Key areas – Cyber security 5 A joint responsibility ICT is primarily a responsibility at company level. Each cabinet minister has an overarching responsibility to maintain cyber security in his or her own sector. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security has a coordinating responsibility for cyber security in the civil sector. The Ministry will outline the Government’s policy for cyber security, including national cyber security requirements and recommendations for public and private businesses. Affected ministries, authorities and industries will be involved in this work. Requirements will, if necessary, be sanctioned by laws and regulations. Responsibility for cyber security is described further in section 6.4 of Meld. St. 10 (2016– 2017) Risk in a safe and secure society, and in the Royal Decree of 10 March 20174. As pointed out in Meld. St. 10 (2016–2017), individuals and businesses have a responsibility for how their own actions may affect the security of others. This also applies within cyber security. Society’s dependence on ICT requires close cooperation between private and public companies, across national borders and between civil and military sectors. At national level the Ministry of Defence, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security will strengthen their cooperation in this area. Meld. St. 10 (2016–2017) states that the Government will prepare a new national cyber security strategy. In addition, an action plan with specific measures will be drawn up. The work will be led by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the Ministry of Defence. This white paper to the Storting will constitute an important platform for the forthcoming strategy. The new strategy will have a broader approach to the challenges than previous national strategies in this area. Strengthened cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the need to strengthen civil-military, public-private and international cooperation will be emphasised. The Government will develop the Information Security Network5 to ensure that strategic issues related to cyber security in Norway and internationally are discussed and coordinated. This will be a key tool for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security's coordinating responsibility for cyber security in the civil sector, for the Ministry of Defence in civil-military issues related to national cyber security and for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their coordinating role in foreign policy issues related to cyberspace. 4 Responsibility for public security in the civil sector at national level and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security’s co ordination role within public and cyber security. 5 Information security network is a meeting place for the ministries to discuss key topics within information security. It is a lso a tool for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security’s coordinating responsibility for cyber security in the civil sector.