Skr. 2016/17:213 Collaboration and information sharing Objective: Collaboration and cyber security information sharing is to be enhanced. The complexity, multidisciplinary nature and rapid development of cyber security requires effective collaboration. Good collaboration on society’s cyber security is important during a normal state, but also a necessity for being able to create good operational capability to manage serious disruptions. The collaboration built up as part of preventive efforts often lays the foundation for the collaboration needed during serious incidents. This involves collaboration between different stakeholders in Sweden, such as central government authorities, municipalities and county councils, trade and industry and interest organisations, but also international collaboration (Chapter 2.6). There are several good examples of collaboration in the area of cyber security in Sweden. The Cooperation Group for Information Security (SAMFI) plays an important role through its work for secure information assets in society. SAMFI consists of a number of central government authorities that have particular tasks in the area of cyber security: the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration, the National Defence Radio Establishment (FRA), the Swedish Armed Forces, the Swedish Police Authority, the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) and the Swedish Security Service. MSB has administrative responsibility for the group. The collaborative forum, the National Cooperative Council against Serious IT Threats (NSIT), analyses and assesses threats and vulnerabilities regarding serious or qualified cyberattacks against our most security-sensitive national interests. NSIT consists of the Swedish Security Service, FRA and the Swedish Armed Forces through its Military Intelligence and Security Service (MUST). The Government sees a need to develop and deepen collaboration between authorities in order to increase society’s cyber security. One example of this need is that a number of new authorities will receive new tasks in the area of cyber security when the NIS Directive is implemented in Swedish legislation. It is important that collaboration is developed on the basis of a comprehensive perspective. Public-private collaboration is a voluntary, agreed cooperation between public and private stakeholders. The cyber security area has several examples of platforms for public-private collaboration. One of these is MSB’s establishment of a number of forums for information sharing (FIDI) in different sectors and areas: FIDI Telecom, Swedish CERT forum, FIDI Finance, FIDI Health and Social Care, FIDI Operations and FIDI Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA). The area of electronic communications also has the National Telecommunications Coordination Group (NTSG). NTSG is a voluntary cooperation forum aimed at supporting the restoration of the national infrastructure for electronic communications during extraordinary events in society. There is a need to further develop information sharing regarding threats, risks and security measures in order to quickly adapt the protection of more stakeholders. The Government will work to   enhance collaboration between authorities that have particular tasks in the area of cyber security, ensure appropriate information sharing and collaboration between public and private stakeholders. 10