of the cybersecurity culture within end users and contribute to sensitize and
disseminate information to the public.
36. The national strategy should identify an agency or entity for raising public
awareness on the several threats when using computers and this should include
improving the human capacities of the individual users by providing training and
education on the measures that they can take in their everyday life to ensure the
safe use of cyberspace.
37. As part of the promotion of the culture of cyber security, Member State may adopt
the following measures:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
3.6
Elaborate and implement programs and initiatives for sensitization of users on the
security of systems and networks within national institutions;
Encourage the development of cyber-security culture in enterprises and foster the
involvement of the civil society;
Launch comprehensive and detailed national sensitization programs including
public awareness campaigns and preventives measures at all levels to mitigate
Cyber risks for Internet users, small business, schools and children;
Set up national efforts on training and education by introducing Cyber Security
degree programs or classes in universities and academic institutions.
Enhancing Regional and International Cooperation:
38. The world today is complex, globalized and above all dominated by the intensive
use of ICT devices, infrastructures and services. The growing dependence on
ICTs and the interconnection of critical infrastructures have introduced new
vulnerabilities for the societies and made the security of cyberspace essential for
the functioning of modern states.
39. Nowadays, Information Technologies have become the common denominator for
all disciplines; everyone is using the same Internet for private, personal and
professional applications, for health, education, energy and even for personal
safety and security. This has raised the level of complexity of how we can secure,
protect and defend our vital activities carried out at political, economic, societal
and individual levels.
40. In this context, there is a necessity to understand that cyber risks have become a
planetary emergency amplifying the traditional risks like terrorism and there is a
necessity to act in consequence to tackle the security challenges of the digital era.
41. While a peaceful cyberspace provides us with many opportunities, it is reported
that more than 100 states are actively developing military cyberspace capabilities,
a prospect which threaten both the national and international security .The key
aspect of cyber tools is the difficulty of attributing an attack to its perpetrators or
sponsors and the dual use of the technology.
42. The International cooperation on Cybersecurity refers to inter-governmental
efforts to prevent the use of ICTs in a way that will affect international peace and
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