INTRODUCTION Ghana’s determination to secure its cyber space is driven by a desire to ensure that our people are free from cyber attacks with devastating effects. This is informed by the fact that a people with a culture of cyber security achieved through awareness creation and capacity building are in a better position to handle cyber attacks as and when they occur. Our ability to identify and understand threats and how they can be handled reduces the number of actual attacks significantly and enhances the continuous operation of the national infrastructure on which critical information are held in the interest and security of the nation. We also recognize that the threat is not restricted only to government but also to operators who provide public services to citizens and private networks, thus the need for private public partnership. DEFINITIONS For the purpose of this policy document, may be defined as those assets (real and virtual), systems and functions that are vital to the nations that their incapacity or destruction would have a devastating impact on: Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) • National economic strength Confidence that the nation's key growth area can successfully compete in global market while maintaining favorable standards of living. 19 | P a g e National Cyber Security Policy & Strategy