6.3 Measures The NCSC will also continue to implement its existing Critical National Infrastructure protection programme, premised on the already implemented NIS Directive process, but will significantly evolve this, based on a broad ranging piece of analysis. It will be supported in this in particular effort by the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána, and will engage across Government to ensure that cyber security concerns are integrated into all relevant policy matters. 3. The existing Critical National Infrastructure Protection system flowing from the NIS Directive will continue to be deployed and developed, with particular focus on the ongoing compliance and audit programmes to mitigate risks to key services. The main objective of the NIS Directive is to ensure that there is a high common level of cyber security across Member States. The NCSC is the national competent authority charged with providing guidance on the security of Critical National Infrastructure, and with auditing the application of security controls for many of these sectors. The NCSC will continue to develop and apply these measures to ensure that the NIS Directive is fully applied in Ireland, and that this application keeps pace with changes in technology and best practice. 4. The NCSC, with the assistance of the Defence Forces and An Garda Síochána will perform an updated detailed risk assessment of the current vulnerability of all Critical National Infrastructure and services to cyber attack. Building on the existing assessment process conducted under the NIS Directive, the NCSC will conduct a detailed risk assessment of the vulnerability of all Critical National Infrastructure and services to cyber attack. This will include an assessment of the criticality of a wide variety of services and a mapping of interdependencies between these. The output from this process will inform the expanded scope of the existing cyber security Critical National Infrastructure protection process. 5. The existing Critical National Infrastructure protection system will be expanded and deepened over the life of the Strategy to cover a broader range of Critical National Infrastructure, including aspects of the electoral system. 27