9) The provision of sufficient and relevant information to the state leadership as regards countering threats to national security will be assured Associated with strategic guidelines:1,2,5,8 Responsibility: Ministry of the Interior, Ministry of Defence, Ministry for Foreign Affairs In order to meet the changes brought on by digitalisation legislation must be reviewed so as to make it possible for the national security authorities to satisfactorily carry out their statutory tasks. A Government proposal on new intelligence legislation in Finland is presently being prepared. The purpose of the legislation is to make it possible to better respond to changes in the security environment and to new kinds of threats against Finland. The Ministry of Defence, together with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice, will continue drafting legislative proposals for intelligence in accordance with the Government’s guidelines. 10) The preconditions of fighting cybercrime will be assured Associated with strategic guideline:4 Responsibility: The Police and other authorities The Ministry of the Interior will see to it that the police and other authorities have sufficient capabilities to prevent, expose and solve cybercrime. The situation picture of cybercrime and the exchange of information will be developed to improve the authorities’ joint situational awareness and to guarantee better preparedness for actors in the private sector. Moreover, the police will develop the handling and analysis of digital evidence by means of a quality programme. 11) Legislation on information security and data protection will be clarified and amended, and the EU’s general data protection regulations will be enacted in national legislation Associated with strategic guideline:8 Responsibility: Ministry of Justice, other ministries The Ministry of Justice, together with other ministries, will incorporate European network and information security directives into national law. Each organisation will implement the requirements of legislative amendments in its action. 14 The Security Committee

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