the case of crisis, develop regulatory framework for the information and technology sector, educate society, as well as purposefully work with human resources necessary for the industry. In the recent years, several planing documents for the policy “Cyber Security Strategy for the Republic of Latvia 2014-2018”, as well as an action plan “Information Society Development Guidelines 2014-2020” have been drafted and put into force. Complete implementation of the measures included in the documents is an important precondition for improvement of the cyber security of the state. While improving the national regulatory enactments regulating the information and technology sector, and being involved in the development of international standards, a balance between the individual rights and interests of the national security must be ensured. Responsible institutions have to provide a regular and timely review of the regulatory framework for the cyber security, including the internal safety instructions of institutions, considering current changes and rapid dynamic of cyber threats. Strengthening of Response and Identification Capacity of Threats Identification and understanding of the significance of cyber threats are important factors both on the level of society and the state. The society must understand the risks that could stem from inconsiderate, incorrect or superficial actions in the cyberspace. At the same time, the capacity of institutions involved in the timely identification and effective and quick prevention of cyber threats must be strengthen. These institutions have to work on development of methods and tools by applying them to the current threat situation in the cyberspace, as well as they have to work on reduction of the response time. State security authorities have to strengthen the capacity for monitoring user-generated content in order to identify and prevent activities purposefully directed against the Republic of Latvia. Strengthening of the Security of Information Infrastructure State security authorities in cooperation with the Information Technology Security Incident Response Institution of the Republic of Latvia (CERT.LV) must continue working on improvement of the critical information infrastructure procedures, timely risk identification, training for the holders of the critical information infrastructure and security personnel, as well as they have to implement systematic control of the security regime within objects of the infrastructure. They must work on inclusion of objects of the private critical information