Cyber ??Defence wants cyber strategy - Computerworld

It’s great that the government has launched a national strategy for information security, says Head of Cyber ??Defence, Roar Sundseth. But he calls for a similar strategy for cyber security.

– We have in my opinion been a very good information security strategy, but it needs to be developed further to provide a comprehensive cyber security strategy which also bakes into a national vision and ambition, the specific words of Major General.

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He believes there is a difference between information security and cyber security, in that information security is one of several parts in collecting bag cyber security. Previously he believes the defense in its nature is well equipped when it comes to information.

– Because military employees have a natural reflex in making safety assessments. We have a historical legacy with espionage threats, not least from the Cold War and has had an ongoing security efforts in this regard, he notes.

same time, he sees that there is always room for improvement.

– why we use national security message to polish our safety culture and move on.

Shelves co

Much of key cyber defense when it comes to meet cyber threats, lies in collaboration and knowledge sharing, says Seth Strait. Where will include the launch of a national and multidisciplinary knowledge center in Gurgaon ahead of the summer in handy.

– We are also strengthening the National Security Authority (NSM) and other security environments through more resources and closer cooperation between agencies and the private sector, says Seth Strait.

As an example of successful cooperation between the civilian sector and the military, he pulls the exercise Cyber ??Dawn for a short month ago. Telenor, NSM, Cyber ??Defence, Post and Telecommunications, Evry, DNB and Sparebank 1 alliance on exercise.

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– It was the first time we rendered assistance to a business that Telenor using aid instruction. During exercise supported cyber defense police and there through Telenor. It is a very good example of what can be achieved through cooperation, says Seth Strait.

ball must continue

But here it shows also a up a few questions. For Cyber ??Defence Concept and equipment so they can send out mobile teams to assist with the management, analytical capacity and good technical skills. In such situations, time is an important factor, as it is an advantage to have knowledge of the requesting assistance.

– When to assist the defense? This framework should be clarified beforehand, says Seth Strait.

He was last week in Finland and shelving their relatively fersklanserte cyber strategy document Strait Seth thinks it is worth studying.

– Cyber ??Dawn was for us in my opinion a very good start, but now you have someone take the ball and passing it on. The threat we face is growing, and even with the good work being done to reduce risk, the risk is still high and increasing cooperation is key at all levels. Defense must in my opinion support the rest of the community here, and it must crystallize how to support, says Seth Strait.