Cyber Security Strategy 2021-2024 Ministry of Defence of Georgia Ways & Means to achieve strategic goals Given the rapid development of cyber security and the limitations that do not exist in this dimension, it is difficult to fully respond to challenges on an individual basis. Consequently, close cooperation and exchange of information on cyber incidents is of immeasurable importance. The Cyber Security Strategy of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia considers cooperation at different levels not as a goal, but as a means/way to achieve strategic goals. Intra-agency, national and international cooperation are the main means by which strategic goals and activities set out in the document will be actively and effectively used. In general, this will increase cyber capabilities of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia and approach to the western standards. Intra-Agency (MoD) cooperation One of the critically important methods of achieving strategic goals is cooperation at the intra-departmental level. This component acquires special character, when management requires complex approach and active participation of various sub-departments. The structural units of the Ministry of Defence of Georgia are formed in the unified system, which are closely connected by information technology and communication systems. Cyber security of the critical infrastructure of the Ministry of Defence is provided by the LEPL – Cyber Security Bureau (CSB), which is in close cooperation with the J-6 communications and Information Systems department of the General Staff and Information Technology department of the Ministry of Defence. Cooperation includes providing cyber security not for only network infrastructure, but also securing different applications of the Ministry. Close communication and cooperation with other relevant structural units of the Ministry and legal entities of public law (LEPL) are of vital importance, because they are all a part of the unified system and cyber-attacks against them are directly related to the breach of the 12