Skr. 2016/17:213 information risks undermining confidence in our public institutions and challenges the security of society. Source criticism and access to a diversity of independent media and news agencies strengthen awareness and counteract the effects of disinformation and influence campaigns. The number of cyberattacks aiming to influence the media is expected to increase. For example, these involve using denial-of-service attacks to prevent access to the media, but also more advanced attacks that use data intrusion to steal information or hijack websites or broadcasts in order to introduce false or misleading information. How do we protect ourselves? The work to protect ourselves is a responsibility shared by all of society and is conducted both by the Government and in the activities of municipalities, county councils, authorities, companies and organisations in Sweden. Systematic cyber security efforts are necessary for enabling stakeholders in society to maintain a wellbalanced level of cyber security – not everything in society can be protected against all types of threats and risks. Technical security needs to be further enhanced while taking into account the fact that in many cases it is the human factor that is behind incidents or is exploited during attacks. For this reason, it is important to raise the awareness and ability of all users of IT systems and to create conditions for developing a security culture throughout society. To reduce vulnerabilities and to promote the objectives of Sweden’s security and IT policy, it is the Government’s assessment that society’s cyber security efforts above all need to prioritise       securing a systematic and comprehensive approach in cyber security efforts enhancing network, product and system security enhancing capability to prevent, detect and manage cyberattacks and other IT incidents increasing the possibility of preventing and combating cybercrime increasing knowledge and promoting expertise enhancing international cooperation In the following sections, the Government sets out a number of objectives for each of these priorities, indicating a direction for how these objectives are to be achieved. 7