Part Three
The Strategy
9. THE GOALS AND
ACCOMPANYING
MEASURES
global and regional aspect, apart from the national
focus of related security. In all, the six goals aim to
cover two key strategic outcomes expected from
the Strategy, namely:
9.1 The Goals
• Defending and protecting the national
information infrastructure from cyber threats
Digital Malta, and in particular, Action 53, proposes
four high level goals for a National Cyber Security
Strategy, which are:
• Ensuring the security, safety and protection of
users of cyber-space.
• Combat Cybercrime
Law enforcement agencies are to identify gaps
and strengthen their capability to investigate and
combat cybercrime.
9.2 The Proposed Measures
A set of measures to each corresponding goal are
proposed below, based upon:
• Analysis, as well as consultations undertaken
within the local context,
• Strengthen National Cyber Defence
• Best practices noted in cyber security strategies
within the European Union and worldwide,
Public and private entities are to be guided and
assisted in strengthening their cyber defence
capabilities.
• EU legal requirements and direction. The
measures outlined do not exclude action that
may need to be taken with respect to specific EU
legal requirements7.
• Secure Cyber-space
Higher levels of trust are to be instilled through
awareness programmes and the delivery of
trustworthy, ICT-enabled services that assure
confidentiality, integrity, availability and privacy.
• Relevant action items within Digital Malta and
other local strategies such as e-Commerce
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• Build Capacity (Cyber security Awareness
and Education)
The skills and educational frameworks required are
to be identified and developed.
However, sound and stable governance essential for
the effective ongoing implementation of a National
Cyber Security Strategy, calls for two other goals,
namely:
• Establish a Governance Framework to attain
a National Cyber Security Strategy
Given that at this stage, only the technical and
operational structures are in formation. The
strategic level that focuses on the long term trends,
analysis and coordination in cyber security is also
necessary.
• National and International Cooperation
given that the borderless nature of cyber-related
activity, essentially calls for particular regard to the
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