LUXEMBOURG CYBER DEFENCE STRATEGY SIP / Yves Kortum MINISTERIAL FOREWORD Luxembourg has enjoyed many years of peace, prosperity and progress as a result of stability of the global world order. Digitalisation and new technologies have given Luxembourg and the rest of the world great opportunity for development and progress but have also increased our exposure to factors undermining our democratic values, our way of life and the stability of the international rules-based order. We are facing new challenges through constant and pervasive activities below the threshold of conflict that require a broader view of security and defence policy, encompassing global environmental change and hybrid threats. Therefore, it is with great pleasure that I present the inaugural Cyber Defence Strategy for Luxembourg. This 10-year long-term strategy is nested within the National Cybersecurity Strategy and aims to enhance the resilience of Luxembourg Defence by protecting its assets and capabilities from malicious cyber activities. The strategy lays the foundation for the development of cyber defence capabilities that can be used in a national and international context. A periodic review confers sufficient flexibility and adaptability to this long-term strategy in a domain that is in constant evolution. Luxembourg has made concrete commitments towards strengthening European defence, including cyber defence within both the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Luxembourg will honour these commitments and has defined its contribution to common defence in accordance with its own interests and objectives. Emphasis will be placed on upskilling our workforce, enhancing national resilience in cyberspace, supporting private sector capability and on strengthening our engagement with Allies and partners. This will ensure a sustainably resourced approach to integrating cyber defence across Luxembourg Defence and will set the conditions for Luxembourg to develop expertise and capabilities which can also be offered to Allies and partners. As Minister of Defence, I am determined to see this strategy implemented in full. I will work closely with colleagues across Government, the wider public sector and academia to ensure we achieve this ambition. François BAUSCH Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Mobility and Public Works 3