N AT I O N A L C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y ST R AT E GY I V
2.
N AT I O N A L C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y
GOVERNANCE FRAM EWORK
2.1 INTER-MINISTERIAL CYBER PREVENTION AND CYBERSECURITY COORDINATION COMMITTEE
- Coordinate the implementation of
European and international initiatives
and measures in the field of cyber-prevention and cybersecurity;
- Monitor the implementation at national
level of policies decided at European
and international level;
- Advise the Government on cybersecurity
and cyber-prevention by identifying the
topics and priorities to be developed in
this field and the actors responsible for
their implementation;
- Discuss the positions to be taken by
national representatives in European
and international fora on cybersecurity
and cyber prevention.
• On 6 December 2017, the Government
Council approved the creation of an
inter-ministerial committee responsible
for ensuring national coordination in the
field of cyber prevention and cybersecurity (CIC-CPCS). The committee’s task is to
ensure the pragmatic and swift coordination of initiatives that are part of cyber-attack prevention and cybersecurity.
• The CIC-CPCS, which meets on a regular
basis under the chairmanship of the High
Commissioner for National Protection, has
as its mission, in accordance with the specific competences and responsibilities of
the entities described below, to:
- Ensure the coherence of actions and
initiatives undertaken in the fields of
cyber-prevention and cyber-security;
2.2 KEY STATE ENTITIES INVOLVED IN NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY GOVERNANCE
scale security incidents affecting networks
and communication systems.
• The High Commission for National
Protection (HCPN) is involved in the management of a cyber crisis. Its action is
defined through the emergency response
plan for attacks against information systems as soon as the crisis is likely to have
serious consequences for some of the territory or population of the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg. It also acts as the National
Agency for the Security of Information
Systems (ANSSI), the mission of which
is to define information security guidelines and ensure that measures concerning
the security of information systems are
put in place. The Government Centre for
Computer Emergency Response (governmental CERT/GOVCERT), which also operates under the responsibility of the HCPN,
is involved in the management of large-
• The Ministry of the Economy is responsible
for information security, risk awareness
and vulnerabilities in the private sector.
In this context, the Economic Interest
Group – Security Made in Luxembourg
(EIG SECURITYMADEIN.LU), a platform for
the promotion of cybersecurity, operates
among others the CASES (promotion of
information security in companies), the C3
(national centre of expertise in cybersecurity) and the CIRCL (Computer Incident
Response Center Luxembourg) initiatives,
the latter also acting as a CERT for private and non-governmental entities and
municipalities.
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