6. Conclusion There are final, operation-critical, and strategic assumptions which must be highlighted in the National Cyber Security Strategy of Lebanon:  The present document urgently calls for compulsory, critical, operational action: The official creation of a National Cyber Security Information Agency. Without the NCISA, none of the following actions can be pursued or accomplished;  NCISA needs a solid commitment from the Government, which will enable the launching of multiple actions, such as correct and detailed operational planning, scheduling, and budgeting;  NCISA needs a firm, official commitment for an operational budgetary, without which, nothing can be accomplished. While it is impossible to define a precise budget at this very early stage, budget ranges can definitely be projected based on the action plan approval;  After the endorsement of the Strategy, the National Cyber Team created by the Prime Minister shall have a new mandate to support the Government in the transition phase with a clearly defined new mandate and partners to assist in the implementation of the Strategy;  If the steps stated in the Lebanon National Cyber Security Strategy above are not put in place, the country shall face the following dangers and risks:  Lebanon will continue to be listed as one of the most underdeveloped countries in the world, as per ITU global statistics and scoring and Cyber Security Index, that assess a country’s ability to deal with 21 st Century Cyber Security needs and with the global fight against Cyber Crime threats, Information Warfare, and Cyber Terrorism;  All of Lebanon’s Governmental assets, markets and business sectors, and citizens shall be strongly and dangerously exposed to Cyber Threat. Economic losses, as well as fear, uncertainty, and doubts shall ensue in dealing with the on-going global digital transformation, in which Lebanon still lags very far behind;  Lebanon shall not be able to evolve, losing international competitiveness;  Poor protection from Cyber Threats, Cyber Attacks, and Cyber Crime attract Cyber Criminals. This in turn depletes trust in the country. Lebanon shall thus lose foreign investments, especially in the IT and ICT industries, despite the encouraging economic and business-enabling incentives, which the Lebanese Government has put in place during the past years; June 2019 LEBANON NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY 46