- Cooperation - all entities involved (in the public or private) are working at nationally and
internationally, to ensure an adequate response to threats from space cybernetic;
- Efficiency - steps taken aimed at optimal management of available resources;
- Prioritization - efforts will focus on securing cyber infrastructure supporting national and European
critical infrastructures;
- Dissemination - ensuring the transfer of information, expertise and best practices in order protect cyber
infrastructure;
- Protecting values - cyber security policies will ensure a balance between the need for increased
security in cyberspace and the preservation of privacy and other values and fundamental freedoms of
citizens;
- Accountability - all owners and users of cyber infrastructure must take the necessary steps to secure
their infrastructures and not affect other users;
- Separation of networks - reducing the likelihood of manifestation of cybernetic attacks, Specific
Internet network on cyber infrastructures that provide vital State functions, using dedicated networks
and separate Internet.
II. Challenges and opportunities
1. Threats, vulnerabilities and risks
Specific threats to cyberspace are characterized by sharp asymmetry and dynamics and a global nature,
which makes them difficult to identify and counter through measures proportional with impact risks
materialize.
Romania is currently facing threats to its critical infrastructure, originating from cyberspace. This is due
to an increasing interdependence between cyber infrastructure and infrastructure such as that belonging
to banking, transport, energy and national defense sectors. The globality of cyberspace is likely to
increase the risks affecting both citizens, businesses and the government.
In general, cyber infrastructures may be affected by technical threats (i.e., deficiencies or technical
failures), human threats (i.e., operating errors, actions voluntary) or natural threats (i.e., extreme
weather, natural disasters).
Threats to cyberspace can be classified in several ways, but the most commonly used are those based on
motivational factors and impact on society. In this regard, we can consider cybercrime, cyber terrorism
and cyber war, having as source both state actors and non-state actors.
Threats from cyberspace materialize - by exploiting vulnerabilities of human, technical and procedural
nature - most often in the form of:
- cyber attacks against the infrastructure supporting public functions or information society services,
whose disruption or damage could constitute a danger to the national security;
- unauthorized access to cyber infrastructures;
- modification, deletion or deterioration of computer data or unauthorized illegal restriction of access to
such data;
- cyber espionage
- causing patrimonial damage, harassing and blackmailing individuals and businesses, public and
private.