A/74/120 The strategic review of cyberdefence,4 presented in February 2018, establishes a doctrine for cybercrisis management and clarifies the national strategic objectives of cyberdefence. As a demonstration of the relevance of the French model and the primary responsibility of the State for cybersecurity, the review is structured around seven main principles: • improving the protection of information systems in our country; • fending off attacks through a set of defensive measures, strengthened resilience and capacity to react and respond; • the affirmation and exercise of digital sovereignty in France; • a more effective criminal justice response to cybercrime; • the promotion of a shared culture of information security; • participation in the development of a secure and trusted digital Europe; • international action for collective governance and control of cyberspace. The military programming law for 2019–2025 5 provides, in continuity with previous legislation, a significant increase in the resources allocated to cyberdefence, particularly in terms of staff. It contains a recruitment target o f 1500 additional personnel, aiming to increase the number of personnel deployed to address these issues within the Ministry of the Armed Forces to 4000 by 2025. The following actors contribute to the effectiveness of the technical and operational strategy in France: • The national agency for information systems security is responsible for prevention (including through normative action) of information technology incidents that target the Government and essential operators, and for response to such incidents. It now employs 600 people and continues to grow. It has established itself as the focal point for the definition of relevant cybersecurity standards. • The Ministry of the Armed Forces has the dual mandate to ensure the protection of networks that safeguard its activities and to integrate operations in cyberspace into military action. In order to consolidate the efforts of the Ministry in this area, a general commanding officer for cyberdefence, under the command of the Chief of Staff of the armed forces, was appointed in September 2017. In this connection, the Ministry of the Armed Forces issued a defensive policy to combat cybercrime at the beginning of 2019; at the same time, an initial public statement of the doctrine on the offensive fight agains t cybercrime for milit ary operations was presented by the Chief of Staff of the armed forces. • The mission of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Justice is to combat all forms of cybercrime, targeting institutions and national interests, economic actors and public authorities as much as private individuals. (b) Promotion of international cooperation for the stability and security of cyberspace Strengthening strategic stability and international security in cyberspace is a priority objective for France. As the strategic review of cyberdefence states, “cooperation within the international community in cyberspace is an effective way to __________________ 4 5 18/39 Available at www.sgdsn.go uv.fr/uploads/2018/02/20180206-np-revue-cyber-public-v3.3publication.pdf. Available at www.legifrance. gouv.fr /eli/loi/2018/7/13/ARMX1800503L/jo/texte. 19-10580