{"id":24275,"date":"2019-01-09T17:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudblogs.microsoft.com\/microsoftsecure\/?p=87895"},"modified":"2019-01-09T17:00:12","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T17:00:12","slug":"guide-to-developing-a-national-cybersecurity-strategy-a-resource-for-policymakers-to-respond-to-cybersecurity-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/guide-to-developing-a-national-cybersecurity-strategy-a-resource-for-policymakers-to-respond-to-cybersecurity-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy\u2014a resource for policymakers to respond to cybersecurity challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nations from every corner of the world are increasingly leveraging digital transformation to grow their economies and empower businesses to improve services, including vital services provided by critical infrastructures. This adoption of new information communications technologies (ICT) has unfortunately been accompanied by a rapid expansion in the frequency and severity of cyberattacks, prompting government policymakers to seek solutions that address these new challenges. The recently released Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy<\/a><\/em> provides helpful guidance to support this work.<\/p>\n

Developing effective policies to respond to cybersecurity challenges requires more than a whole-of-government response; it involves a whole-of-nation effort, with government ministries and experts from across sectors of the economy and from civil society collaborating to create approaches that simultaneously improve security and enable innovation. The Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy<\/em> is a comprehensive document for policymakers working to either establish, or update and evolve upon, their respective national cybersecurity strategies. It was developed in partnership with leading voices from government, civil society, academia, and industry.<\/p>\n

Such authentic multi-stakeholder collaboration is essential, though too often absent, in the development of effective cybersecurity policies. This type of engagement takes time and commitment from all parties involved to engage in a deliberate and iterative process\u2014listening to and valuing all perspectives\u2014to reach agreement. While requiring greater time and careful balance, this type of inclusive process results in policies that are effective and enduring. We at Microsoft are grateful to have been included in the development of this guide and are proud of the result.<\/p>\n

The Guide to Developing a National Cybersecurity Strategy<\/em> should be used by policymakers tasked with developing or improving upon national strategies. It carefully lays out both the process for developing cyber strategies, as well as the essential content that needs to be included, based on international best practices, regardless of the cultural, social, or economic context of any particular country. The process and content provided in the guide are presented across four main sections, which include:<\/p>\n