Foreword Security in the digital domain is a top priority for the cabinet. This is why we committed to a structural investment of 95 million euros in cybersecurity in the coalition agreement. In recent months, various departments, in close cooperation with parties in the public and private sectors, the scientific community and society, have been hard at work on an ambitious, government wide National Cyber Security Agenda. As the coordinating Minister for cybersecurity, I am proud to present the product of this successful cooperation! We have formulated seven challenging ambitions which collectively will contribute to a secure, digital Netherlands. What is crucial to all of this is that the Netherlands has adequate digital capabilities to detect, mitigate and respond decisively to cyber threats . Government bodies and private organisations in the Netherlands must cooperate on for an effective integrated approach to cybersecurity. If all parties fulfil their responsibilities and have adequate capabilities and resources, then we can react decisively to digital threats. Over the coming months, we will further elaborate the ambitions from the National Cyber Security Agenda into concrete measures in close cooperation with the departments and other partners involved. Of course, this agenda is not set in stone. Over the coming years, it will be important to keep a finger on the pulse to closely follow technological and social developments to see where new digital vulnerabilities and threats may occur. In presenting this National Cyber Security Agenda we are taking a crucial step towards a more secure digital Netherlands. This is the basis upon which we can continue to build towards a secure digital domain in which citizens, businesses and government agencies can capitalize on the economic and social opportunities offered by digitalisation! Ferd Grapperhaus Minister of Justice and Security For the government, this means above all: a strong coordinating role which stimulates and creates the necessary preconditions. This is to ensure that the business community and the citizens can shape their own digital security and resilience because, after all, they remain responsible for this themselves. If we are to continue to be able to exploit the opportunities of digitalisation in the long-term we must be able to securely navigate the digital world. Cybersecurity is the foundation for all successful entrepreneurship and administration and for confidence in the digital domain: this shared interest means that we are mutually dependent and share responsibility for national security. Because national borders play hardly any role at all in the digital world, the approach will also have to be strongly internationally oriented. The Netherlands must therefore also continue to work on strengthening digital security at the EU and NATO level. A cyber secure Netherlands National Cyber Security Agenda | 5