Cyber Security Strategy 2021-2024 Ministry of Defence of Georgia confidentiality, integrity and accessibility of the unified information and communication system of the Ministry. Hence in case of inadequate level of cooperation, the Ministry of Defence faces significant challenges, because despite the effective operation of individual structural units, if the processes are not planned and implemented with the unified approach, it will be difficult to provide a complex defence system with cyber security. National level cooperation The existing format of cooperation at the national level ensures cyber threat response and information sharing. Cyber actors of different state levels are involved in this process and functions are not duplicated. These agencies are: National Security Council (The deliberative body of the Prime Minister on national security issues), LEPL Digital Governance Agency DGA (Ministry of Justice of Georgia), LEPL Operative Technical Agency (State Security Service of Georgia), LEPL Cyber Security Bureau (Ministry of Defence of Georgia) and Cyber Crime Division (Ministry of Internal Affairs). The need for inter-agency cooperation was identified in order to adequately respond to the challenges in cyberspace and to ensure national cyber security at an appropriate level. The national security mechanism should function as a unified system and not as a mechanical unit of separate component. A unified governmental approach to planning and implementing national cyber security ensures usage of the existing resources with coordinated efforts. The Ministry of Defence shares unified state approach, that includes involvement of the national level critical information system subjects, business sector, academia and information society (PPP) in the development of cyber security in Georgia. With enhanced cooperation at the national level and unified governmental approach, the Ministry of Defence will be able to take into account the scenarios of cyber security developments in the plan of crisis management during peace, emergency and war times. Organizing such a unified state effort in the field of cyber security will also help to prevent threats in cyber space and reduce the damage caused by incidents. 13