offshoots. Consequently, Spain today can boast specialist cybersecurity organisations and an outstanding position not only in Europe but throughout the world. The legal framework has also been considerably adapted. To keep on top of its evolution and use experience accumulated over these last few years, the National Security Framework modification was published in 2015 to guarantee security for Public Sector systems. On the other hand, bringing into force the Royal Decree-law 12/2018 of 7 September, on information network and system security, that transposes Directive (EU) 2016/1148 (known as the NIS Directive) to Spanish legal order, represented an important milestone in our country’s cybersecurity improvements, extending the scope of this Directive in an attempt to improve cybersecurity among all strategic sectors. Law 36/2015, of 28 September, on National Security was extended to boost a project representing one of the government’s greatest responsibilities, National Security. The National Security Law considers cybersecurity as a special interest field. Without the shadow of a doubt, cybersecurity has modernised National Security, as this field has made the greatest progress to date. This dynamic should stay on the same track. The 2017 National Security Strategy was a turning point in national strategic thinking, giving cybersecurity its own differential space. One of the global trends identified in the Strategy, digitalisation, is shown to drive change with implications for security. The Strategy sets a new framework, with five general goals running across all fields. Crisis management, National Security Culture, global common spaces, technological development and international projection for Spain shape a strategic grid where cybersecurity is used to open up new paths leading to Spain’s present and future security model. 14 National Cybersecurity Strategy 2019 Prime Minister’s Office