Emphasize human values in Cyber Space, promoting respect for human rights to
ensure that individuals are empowered, that they have complete digital selfdetermination, and privacy;
Change behavior by ensuring that Governmental entities, organizations,
businesses, and individuals have the knowledge and skills to defend themselves
and take appropriate measures to protect themselves and their clients from the
harm caused by Cyber Attacks;
Sensitize the Lebanese people to good practices and launch an ambitious program
to raise awareness among all Lebanese, following the below line of actions:
Integrate Cyber Security awareness into all higher education and continuing
education programs; integrate Cyber Security into the pre-university
education system (in the form of classroom activities, challenges, and
summer courses) and into programs in specific fields, such as computer
science; implement Cyber Security awareness programs in partnership with
universities, schools, and private organizations;
Launch a call for expression of interest to produce awareness-raising
content addressed to the general public;
Launch national initiatives in partnership with LEA to raise awareness of
the risks of the Internet and educate school students;
Create a digital education portal in collaboration with the academic
community;
Develop projects for communication campaigns as part of a "great national
cause" (to build confidence in digital products);
Promote Cyber Security best practices and launch awareness campaigns to
engage the society, and highlight the risks of enemy manipulations of
information in the Cyberspace;
Ensure a radical change in public behavior, maintaining a consistent set of
messages on Cyber Security guidance from both the Government and its partners;
Improve the culture of Cyber Security in Lebanese society by understanding cyber
risks and the stages of Cyber Hygiene;
Inform about the risks of manipulation and propaganda techniques used by
malicious actors on the Internet. The relevant defense and security services are
responsible for detecting propaganda or Cyber Terrorism incidences and
providing the government with recommendations for the implementation of
counter measures. It is crucial to put in place an information platform to respond
to acts of propaganda or destabilization;
June 2019
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