development of international standards of operation in cyberspace and for the implementation of practical confidence-building measures in cooperation with other countries and international partners. At the international level, Slovenia will take an active part in knowledge transfer in the area of cyber security. To achieve the objective of national cyber security with international cooperation, the following measure will be taken:  ensuring conditions for the participation of Slovenian experts in the relevant international cyber security working bodies and associations. 9 Strategy implementation risks The greatest risk to the strategy’s implementation is insufficient awareness about the importance of cyber security assurance, which goes hand in hand with low general security culture, and the lack of political will and consensus for the systemic regulation of this area at the national level. Unsystematic development of such an important area as cyber security assurance would entail very harmful consequences for the state, which would be – in the event of large-scale cyber attacks – difficult to remedy. Successful implementation of the strategy will, on the contrary, have a positive impact on the assurance of national security, with positive multiplicative effects associated with the increased level of security. It will also have influence on the increase of users' confidence in the Internet and thus the development of new services and business models associated with its use, which will be reflected in digital economic growth and greater social welfare. STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES  Operational level of cyber security assurance has been established.  Strategic level of cyber security assurance has not been established.  Quality though insufficient human resources at the operational level of the system.  Lack of resources (financial, human, material and technical).  Good results of the preventive measures (awareness raising programmes) implemented so far.  Insufficient cooperation between key stakeholders.  Participation in common international exercises. OPPORTUNITIES  Increased trust of users (businesses, state administration, individuals) in the use of the Internet, which increases its use (B2C, B2B, B2G, G2C), lowers operating costs and, consequently, allows digital growth.  The integration of existing capabilities and the utilisation of synergies.  The field lacks a regulatory framework. THREATS  Insufficient awareness of the importance of the area and the associated lack of political will and consensus for rapid and effective action and systemic regulation at national level.  The possibility of system failure in the event of an increase in security incidents if the system is not reinforced. Table 2: Analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to strategy implementation 16 Cyber Security Strategy