QATAR NATIONAL CYBER SECURITY STRATEGY
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FOREWORD................................................................................................................................................................. v
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY............................................................................................................................................. vi
1.
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................................ 1
2.
THE IMPORTANCE OF CYBER SECURITY TO QATAR...........................................................................3
3.
2.1
Threats..................................................................................................................................... 3
2.2
Challenges.............................................................................................................................. 5
2.3
Existing Capabilities to Meet the Threats and Challenges.............................................. 6
QATAR’S NEW APPROACH TO CYBER SECURITY.................................................................................9
3.1
Vision ...................................................................................................................................... 9
3.2
Objectives............................................................................................................................... 9
3.3
Strategic Initiatives .............................................................................................................. 10
4.
ACTION PLAN FOR 2014–2018.................................................................................................................... 13
5.
IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH................................................................................................................... 17
6.
5.1
Guiding Principles.................................................................................................................17
5.2
Governance............................................................................................................................17
5.3
Performance Measurement................................................................................................ 18
MOVING FORWARD ...................................................................................................................................... 19
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS........................................................................................................................................ 19
APPENDIX A.
ABBREVIATIONS........................................................................................................................21
APPENDIX B.
DEFINITIONS..............................................................................................................................22
APPENDIX C.
REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................25
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