A/66/152 Besides the activity of the Data Exchange Agency, which is the leading and coordinating agency for information security, one should underline other initiatives carried out currently by the Government of Georgia, in which the Data Exchange Agency is actively engaged: (a) The expert working group, which is working on the cybersecurity strategy and action plan (defined concretely in the next part), has been established under the National Security Council of Georgia; (b) A number of legislative initiatives have been developing, including the administrative law and the law regulating State secrets, which are planned to be initiated at the Parliament of Georgia in 2011. One should make special mention of the Bill on information security, which is currently being developed by the Data Exchange Agency and is to be submitted for consideration by the Parliament in 2011; (c) In 2010, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Finance of Georgia, with the help of the Agency, developed and are now introducing information security internal regulations (policy and guidelines). Similar initiatives are also expected to be implemented in other governmental institutions. Germany [Original: English] [6 June 2011] The security situation in cyberspace has fundamentally changed over recent years. On the one hand, we can see a technology-driven process of innovation at work, as more and more business processes are managed electronically and interconnected, sometimes directly or indirectly connected to the Internet. Information technology systems are constantly becoming more complex. Innovation cycles are getting shorter and shorter. On the other hand, organized crime and other non-state actors are attacking information technology networks, databases and websites. In some cases, these attacks are having impacts that have not yet been realistically assessed. For this reason, in February 2011 the Federal Government adopted a new cybersecurity strategy. The core of the strategy is critical infrastructure protection. All Government authorities that deal with cybersecurity issues are to work closely and directly with each other and with the private sector within a new cyber response centre to rapidly detect and analyse major information technology incidents and recommend protective measures. With regard to policy, the new Cyber Security Council at the State secretary level addresses key cybersecurity issues and Germany’s position on them. This includes coordinating cyber foreign policy, including aspects of foreign, defence, economic and security policy. International interconnections in cyberspace mean that coordinated action at the international level is essential. Within the EU and in international organizations, Germany will therefore strongly advocate greater cybersecurity. In its cybersecurity strategy, in view of the global interconnection of information technology, Germany advocates developing broad, non-contentious, 8 11-41691