Cyber Security Platform Information exchange between public sectors Public cyber partnership Public administration representatives Cyber Security Platform + associated members BKA BM.I BMLVS BMeiA BMVIT BMF BMG public Cyber Situation CERTs Centre KSÖ ... BRZ Länder Cities ... Public information exchange coordinates public administration working groups exchanges cyber security information on the public sector a hub for cyber security initiatives of the public sector Cyber Security Strategy, monitors its implementation and takes corrective action if necessary. Organisational underpinning will be provided by the Board of Liaison Officers (responsible for communication with the National Security Council). The top cyber security experts of public administration and the Chief Cyber Security Officer will be members of this Steering Group. Permanent active involvement of the private sector in Austria’s top-level cyber decisionmaking group is highly recommended. Information exchange on cyber security (advisory-operational level) The ongoing exchange of information between Austria’s public cyber structures and public administration on the one hand, and representatives of the critical infrastructures, business, the cyber experts and private crisis centres on the other, will be institutionalised by launching the Cyber Security Platform (public-private partnership on cyber security). All important public stakeholders will participate on an equal footing. An integrated approach—taking into account all aspects of the Austrian society relating to cyber security—should be pursued. The fundamental values of the Austrian society in dealing with cyber activities will serve For further information on the web platform see chapter ‘Awareness’. 10 as a basis for all activities on the Cyber Security Platform. The relative fundamental values will be defined in a preamble that must be formally adopted at political level. Within the framework of the Cyber Security Platform, regular meetings ensure an exchange of information among all public sectors as well as between public and private sectors. Representatives of education, research and development have to be involved in this exchange to an increasing extent. Working groups and initiatives will tackle current challenges of cyber security in Austria. A web platform serves as a central point of contact for all issues relating to ICT security and the key information and communication base concerning all awareness-raising measures for all target groups in Austria. A Cyber Competence Centre is to be set up to complement the activities of the Cyber Security Platform. Opportunities for the confidential exchange of information outside the publicly accessible Cyber Security Platform open up new vistas of cooperation in the areas of cyber security, cyber crime, cyber defence and cyber diplomacy.