National strategic framework for cyberspace security MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Defence of the State, peace-enforcing and peace-keeping operations, support in safeguarding the freedom of national institutions. • Defines and coordinates the military policies and strategies, the cyber governance and the military capabilities in the cyber domain; • Supports the prevention and the contrast of terrorist activities and of support to terrorism executed by means of computer systems and ICT networks against the Armed Forceson the national territory and in-theatre, as foreseen in Law no. 124/2007 and subsequent amendments; • Plans, executes and sustains Computer Network Operations (CNO) in the cyber domain in order to prevent, localize, defend (actively and in-depth), oppose and neutralize all threats and/or hostile actions in the cyber domain targeting ICT networks, computer systems and services on the national territory or in-theatre. In this context, the Ministry of Defence negotiates memoranda of understanding and international agreements concerning the norms and rules of engagement governing the subject matter, and coordinates its cyberdefence activities with NATO, the UE and the Defence Forces of allied and friendly countries; • Ensures all those services and activities necessary to guarantee the protection, resilience and efficiency of military assets and installations, and contributes to reaction and stabilization activities carried out in case of crisis situations affecting cyberspace, working as the link between the CERT of the Ministry of Defence, the National CERT and NATO’s Computer Incident Response Capability (NCIRC); • Contributes to the prevention and contrast of cyber attacks targeting ICT systems of national strategic relevance; • Contributes to the intelligence gathering in support of in-theatre cyber operations of the Armed Forces, as foreseen in Law no. 124/2007 and subsequent amendments; • Ensures the training and education of its personnel and makes available its own training centers to other Administrations. 36