As main actors of public life, civil servants should be aware at their different post
levels, of responsibilities for the protection of the data to which they have access. To
improve the protection of all the components of the country and to prevent any threat,
the State must:
Strengthen the security of its information systems by developing and monitoring
security policies for interdepartmental electronic communications network and by
ensuring secure deployment of mobile devices.
Evaluate on a yearly basis the application of the State Information Systems
Security Policy and the effectiveness of the measures adopted. Parliament shall be
informed by means of indicators, which shall also include the responsiveness to its
official recommendations to address Cyber Security. More generally, senior quality
regulation officials will ensure that issues related to strengthening the security of
information systems are taken into account in the standard-setting process, which
is carried out on a regular basis.
Attract competent, effectively-trained cyber specialists to the Government to
maintain our National Security, including an understanding of the impact of Cyber
Space on security operations.
Include Cyber Security elements in all public service training programs and in the
recruitment exam for the Corps of Information and Communication Systems
Engineers. Public servants process sensitive data, which they must know how to
protect at the level of each ministry.
Ensure that the experience of public servants in the field of Cyber Security is
optimized throughout their career.
Give Law Enforcement Agencies, public authorities, and the banking sector a high
level of independence on matters related to Cyber Security, infrastructures,
process approaches, and operational decisions, as they relate to their own, internal
mandates. This general approach must always be aligned with the Cyber Security
Strategy of the Government, which shall be ensured through a National Agency at
the highest national defense level.
The Prime Minister shall receive a semestrial confidential report with the result of
the audits on Cyber Threats, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Vulnerabilities, and the
coordinated response of all the concerned authorities.
Preserve Lebanon's autonomy in decision-making, including the mobilization of
human and budgetary resources.
June 2019
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