Finally, cybercrime is a threat to Danish authorities, private companies and citizens. This is for instance the case when cyber criminals encrypt a chosen victim's data and demand a ransom to make data available again or when hackers threaten to publish stolen data if a ransom is not paid. Thus, the cyber threat has risen considerably in recent years, and today the cyber threat towards Denmark is very high, especially from cyber espionage and cybercrime. Helped by the technological development, new and more sophisticated attempts of cyber attacks will occur. This has security political as well as socio-economic consequences for Denmark, and at the same time it is a potential threat to our democratic ways. The Parties take the cyber threat very seriously and wish to launch a comprehensive effort to significantly strengthen the protection of Denmark against cyber threats. Against this backdrop, the Parties agree to strengthen Danish cyber defence based on a continually updated threat assessment and a national situational picture that shows threats to Denmark's most important digital networks, also within the area of responsibility of the Ministry of Defence. The cyber defence must also be based on closer interaction between both the public and the private sector, with a view to enhancing the protection of critical national infrastructure, e.g. within telecommunications, energy, health, finance and transportation. Through the delivery of preventive advice and assistance, a stronger cyber defence will support and be closely attached to initiatives in the coming national strategy for cyber and information security and thereby contribute to ensuring coherence and increased robustness across sectors. The Centre for Cyber Security is the National IT Security Authority and provides a national prevention, advisory and information service on cyber security for both the public and the private sector as well as delivering tailored support in relation to specific incidents. The Centre also carries out a number of governmental tasks and acts as the central national cyber security authority. The concrete initiatives will reinforce the Centre's preventive efforts through strengthened support and guidance with a particular focus on critical sectors, including in relation to authorities and companies. Simultaneously, efforts are strengthened regarding the detection and handling of specific events and the re-establishment of security following concrete cyber attacks within public or private critical sectors. The initiatives will be focussed towards establishing a foundation for creating a national situational picture in a new national cyber situation centre that shows imminent and potential threats towards Denmark's most important digital networks. The fight against cyber threats is enhanced through:  Better protection against advanced cyber attacks, including by further disseminating the technologically advanced sensor network to authorities and companies.  Establishing a 24-hour manned national cyber situational centre to help create a better general overview of threats.  Significantly strengthening the capacity to provide preventive and advisory support in relation to, inter alia, public institutions and companies that are critical to the functioning of society, also in light of the forthcoming national strategy for cyber and information security.  An expansion of capabilities in the Danish Defence Intelligence Service in the area of foreign developments with relevance to Danish security, including also in relation to influence operations.  Danish participation in the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, as well as support for the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats in Helsinki.  An allocation of DKK 10 million in the agreement period for cyber security research and education which the Centre for Cyber Security manages in collaboration with relevant research institutions.