The Italian Cybersecurity Action Plan ACTION ITEM 9 STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION Communication of an occurred cyber-event and about its consequences has a strategic value. Public and private stakeholder –when public awareness is needed– have to share precise, correct, and transparent information without generating unnecessary alarms nor increasing economic and social impacts. 9.1 Strategic and operational communication a. Develop coordination capacity on situational awareness in order to increase communication efficiency, to facilitate response and remediation activities, to assess when dissemination to the public is needed, and to identify appropriate communication channels. 28