FINLAND’S CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY 2019 2. BETTER COORDINATION OF CYBER SECURITY MANAGEMENT, planning and preparedness The overall state of national cyber security will improve through a development programme and by promoting cooperation in planning and monitoring. So far, the implementation programmes of the 2013 cyber security strategy have been based solely on proposals from actors committed to its development and the partly sectoral work of the competent authorities. Effective cyber security planning requires that the necessary financial resources and cooperation are taken into account with sufficient precision in each administrative branch. This will be improved by a cyber security development programme extending beyond government terms; this will replace the earlier implementation programme. The programme will concretise national cyber security policies and clarify the overall picture of cyber security projects, research and development programmes. ting up of this post does not change the cyber security related responsibilities and powers of the ministries and competent authorities. The Cyber Security Director also acts as an adviser to the central government in cyber security related matters. Under his or her leadership, the overall picture and development programme of cyber security will be developed, drawing on the expertise of ministries, the Security Committee and cyber security actors. When drawing up the development programme, it will be ensured that representatives of the cyber security industry, cyber research institutes and key organisations responsible for important public sector services participate in its preparation. The aim of this network structure is to deepen cooperation between the public administration and the business community. The post of Cyber Security Director will be established at the Ministry of Transport and Communications to coordinate the national development of cyber security. The management of incidents affecting the cyber environment and cooperation at the operational level will be developed between cyber security actors. In the management of incidents, a general incident management model will be used and, where necessary, the meeting of the heads of preparedness will be used. The role of the Cyber Security Director is to ensure the coordination of the development, planning and preparedness of cyber security in society. The set- Cyber security preparedness requires cooperation among various actors in society, the central government and the business community sa well as 6

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