At the EU level, the adoption a European cyber security strategy, aimed at harmonizing the efforts of Member States to address security challenges in cyberspace and critical information infrastructure protection, is in progress. At the same time, the EU has outlined the need for a policy on fighting cybercrime. Subsequent initiatives have started from realizing the increase in the number of computer crimes, the deeper involvement of organized criminal groups in cybercrime, and the need for coordinating EU efforts in countering these crimes. Given that the large scale, coordinated cyber attacks targeting cyber critical infrastructure of the Member States are a growing concern of the EU, there is an urgent necessity to take action to combat all forms of cybercrime, both at European and at national level. Increasing capacity to fight cyber crime at national, European and international level requires, inter alia: - increased cooperation and coordination between units responsible with countering cybercrime, other authorities and experts from the European Union; - developing a coherent regulatory framework at EU level on the fight against cybercrime, in coordination with Member States and with European and international relevant authorities in the field - raising awareness of costs and dangers posed by cybercrime. In this context, Romania acknowledges the existence of such threats and supports a joint integrated approach, coordinated at both NATO and EU level, in order to offer a timely response to cyberattacks. 2. Scope and Purpose The purpose of Romania’s cyber security strategy is to define and maintain an secure virtual environment, with a high degree of resilience and confidence, based on national cyber infrastructures, which would constitute an important support for national security and good government, to maximize the benefits for citizens, businesses and the Romanian society as a whole. Romania's cyber security strategy sets out the objectives, principles and major directions for action for understanding, preventing and counteracting cyber security threats, vulnerabilities and risks and to promote Romania's interests, values and national objectives in cyberspace. To ensure coherence and actionable efficiency, the strategy seeks to achieve the national security target concerning "achieving cyber security", while respecting the principles and characteristics of the National Defense Strategy and National Strategy for the protection critical infrastructure. For ensuring Romania’s cyber security, the strategy sets the following objectives: a) adapt the regulatory and institutional framework to the cyberspace threats dynamics; b) establish and implement security profiles and minimum requirements for national cyber infrastructures, relevant in terms of the proper functionality of the critical infrastructures; c) ensure the resilience of cyber infrastructure; d) ensure security through understanding, preventing and fighting vulnerabilities, risks and threats to cyber security of Romania; e) take advantage of the opportunities to promote the national interests, values and objective in the cyberspace; f) promote and develop cooperation between the public and private sectors at national and international level in the field of cyber security; g) develop a security culture by raising awareness of the population concerning the vulnerabilities, risks and threats originating from cyberspace and the need to ensure protection of their information systems; h) active participation in the initiatives of international organizations which Romania is part of in defining and establishing a set of international confidence-building measures concerning use of cyberspace.