Rome 4 February 2016 - The final version of the 2015 Italian Cyber Security Report has been published today to help shape the national cyber security framework.

The report is authored by CIS Sapienza (Research Center of Cyber Intelligence and Information Security Sapienza Universita di Roma) and CINI (Cyber Security National Laboratory) drawing on inputs from various public and private organisations such as AON, Deloitte, AGID (Agenzia per l'Italia digitale)  and the Italian Government Agency for Economic Development.

The report provides SMEs, large companies and other private and public organisations with a consistent approach to deal with cyber security, with the goal of reducing risks associated with cyber threats.

The framework is based on the reference "Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity" developed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) but expanded and updated to reflect the Italian context.

A key objective of the framework is offering guidelines to increase cyber security levels of Italian Small- and Medium-sized Businesses (SMEs) with recommendations for C-Level executives in large companies and operators of critical infrastructures on cyber security risk management processes.

Download the english version of the Italian Cyber Security Report 2015