N AT I O N A L C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y ST R AT E GY I V
· F O R E WO R D O F X AV I E R B E T T E L , P R I M E M I N I ST E R ,
M I N I S T E R F O R C O M M U N I C AT I O N S A N D M E D I A ·
resentatives of the Ministry of Foreign and
European Affairs, the Ministry of Economy, the
EIG SECURITYMADEIN.LU, the Department of
Media, Telecommunications and Digital Policy
(SMC), the State Intelligence Service, the
Luxembourg Regulatory Institute (ILR), the
Directorate of Defence, the Government IT
Centre (CTIE), the governmental CERT
(GOVCERT) and the National Agency for
Information Systems Security (ANSSI).
The national cybersecurity strategy for the
period up to 2025 sets out the guidelines
underlying the projects that the Government
intends to implement in order to secure cyberspace at all levels. It goes hand-in-hand with
the digital transformation that characterises
our economy and our society.
We are going through exceptional times in
more than one way. We are witnessing the
large-scale deployment of new technologies
such as the fifth generation of mobile networks or new applications in the field of artificial intelligence. Existing digital infrastructures in Luxembourg, Europe and the world
have been consolidated, enabling greater connectivity for more people with undeniable
gains in reliability and availability, even
though much remains to be done to ensure
that no one is left behind in this digital revolution. At the same time, cybercriminals and
other threat actors are taking advantage of
these changes and using the new developments to increase attempts at intrusion, sabotage or online theft.
The aim of the cybersecurity strategy is to
enable all actors to participate fully in a digital society and to access the new technologies
in a secure environment. The measures that
will be implemented in this context are
designed in the first place to ensure that
Internet users are aware and to strengthen
their trust in the digital world. Furthermore,
they consist in consolidating and strengthening the security and resilience of digital networks and infrastructures. Lastly, the strategy
seeks to take account of cybersecurity as a
factor of economic attractiveness and to complement the strategy of dynamisation that
characterises the digital sector towards the
continued development of a high-performance digital economy.
Building on the experience acquired in the
context of the third strategy adopted in April
2018 and mindful to taking into account the
numerous facets of cybersecurity, the new
strategy was drawn up by a multidisciplinary
working group chaired by the High Commission
for National Protection and consisting of rep-
Xavier Bettel
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