STRATEGY COMPONENTS structures that will detect and deal with the inevitable Cybersecurity incidents. ASPECTS TO CONSIDER • • • • 6.7 Stakeholder Collaboration This section will describe how national and international collaboration will be encouraged between stakeholders. The starting point will be information-sharing. • • • • Establish escalation paths and lines of authority for managing incidents of national significance. Take active steps to establish trust between key organisations, to share sensitive information. Exercise the system. Consider whether feasible to use this network to assess the ability of organisations to resist attacks and their readiness to respond. Encourage promising national, regional and International collaboration schemes by starting with information sharing about common interests. Establish bilateral and multilateral partnerships with relevant institutions. Establish inter-governmental collaboration, particularly regional. Establish Public-PrivatePartnerships with stakeholders in Cyberspace EXAMPLE TEXT FROM PUBLISHED STRATEGIES AND BEST PRACTICE “A Cybersecurity agency/directorate/centre/focal point/institution to champion operational coordination of all Cybersecurity activities and initiatives nationwide, set up crisis management schemes, collaborate with similar international institutions to keep the country up-to-date with global Cybersecurity trends and advise government on matters relating to Cybersecurity through the relevant ministry(ies). The institution will be primarily responsible for: • Setting up national CERTs that will interface with other sectoral CERTs and international CERTs if feasible and charged with the responsibility of coordinating, managing and reporting cyber incidents, • Conducting Cybersecurity defence exercises to test the nation’s Cybersecurity level of readiness and robustness, • Creating an alert system to inform of eminent attacks and trends in Cybersecurity, • Developing a minimum set of national Cybersecurity standards and indicators for measuring robustness.” “Establish a Cybersecurity platform to facilitate stakeholder communication and information sharing.” “Develop strategies and partner with international reputable organizations that will help it build capacity to manage any risk associated with information security arising out of border cyber activity.”- Uganda “Ensure effective collaboration on cyber security in Europe and worldwide.” – Austria “Have bilateral/ multilateral agreements with key allies and other likeminded nations to strengthen cooperation on Cybersecurity.” “Engage in regional forums, with a focus on capacity building Page 25 of 33 www.cto.int