Current status: National Cyber Security Strategy
The Danish government published its second national cybersecurity strategy (Danish Cyber and Information Security Strategy) in May 2018 alongside an investment of DKK 1.5 billion investment plan for the period 2018-2021. The strategy ties together various national efforts, such as the 2018-2023 Defence Agreement, with significantly reinforced measures to protect national IT assets and infrastructure against cyber threats.
The government has launched 25 initiatives and 6 targeted strategies aimed at the most critical sectors’ cyber and information security efforts to enhance the technological resilience of IT infrastructure, improve the knowledge and skills of authorities, businesses and citizens and strengthen coordination and cooperation.
The strategy covers 11 out of the 15 strategic goals in the ENISA self-assessment classification. These goals are: Cybercrime; citizen's awareness; critical Information Infrastructure Protection; national cyber contingency plans; international cooperation; incident response capability; baseline security requirements; incident reporting mechanisms; R&D; cyber security exercises; training and educational programmes.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE NATIONAL STRATEGY
| Government or Sector Reports |
The Danish Centre for Cyber Security has published several reports on threats to Danish authorities and private companies with recommendations on how to counter them, such as making targeted efforts to improve processes, technology and behaviour, including regular risk analyses, prioritising requires protection and understanding the potential consequences of a data breach. From a technology viewpoint, actions include improving knowledge of in-house IT infrastructure and processes and regular identification and patching of system vulnerabilities. Behavioural measures should be aimed at raising user awareness of the cyber threat and establishing staff training programmes that teach employees safe cyberspace behaviour. In addition, companies and public authorities should implement cyber attack contingency plans.
In December 2020, the Centre published a report on the increased threats emerging during the COVID-19 pandemic, primarily coming from criminal hacker groups upgrading their cyber tools and renewing their collaborative relationships and activities. This updated threat assessment is aimed at informing decision-makers in private companies and public authorities of changes to hacking activities over the past year to ensure they increase their alertness to an evolving cyber risk landscape.
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| Cybersecurity education in the national strategy |
Filling the skills gap: The national strategy highlights a serious lack of employees with digital and technological skills in Danish businesses with a growing demand for engineers, computer scientists, biostatisticians and other personnel with digital skills. The Danish government has made a technology pact to increase the number of young people taking an interest in technology and digital skills and wishing to train in these fields. The government target is to ensure that 20% more young people complete a vocational or higher education programme over a 10-year period in STEM disciplines (technology, ICT, natural sciences and mathematics).
Strategic goals for cybersecurity education:
Development of continuing and further education and training programmes, as well as teaching material and awareness drives on cyber and information security for teachers, pupils and students. |
| Cybersecurity Research in the National Strategy |
Government-allocated funding for technological research, including funds for the RESEARCH2025-team (FORSK2021) project under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science (New technological possibilities under the Innovation Fund Denmark). The focus is on generating knowledge about new models and tools to assess threats, knowledge to bolster the infrastructure against attacks, knowledge to help improve the ability of authorities and businesses to find attackers. |
| Higher Education Courses on Cybersecurity |
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Public Private Partnership |
The national strategy sets out plans for a corporate partnership aimed at increasing ICT security within the Danish business community and making it one of Denmark’s strengths through public-private collaboration and the exchange of knowledge between key players. A Business Advisory Board, Virksomhedsrådet for It-sikkerhed, is tasked with making regular recommendations to the government and business community on strengthening the framework for businesses’ ICT security and responsible data handling. Industry organised (i.e. business or industry cybersecurity councils):
Cross-country co-operation of cyber security clusters
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| IT/Cyber Clusters |
DigitalLead is Denmark's cluster organisation for digital technologies, acting as a gathering point for digital innovation for companies developing digital solutions and for other sectors and industries that need to adopt innovative solutions. The cluster supports innovation and growth through the interaction between business and industry, research and education, public authorities and private citizens. Finance and IT cluster in Denmark: Fintech and ICT-intensive financial services is an important sector in Denmark. The Danish vision is to form a strong finance IT cluster and develop financial IT infrastructure that will drive innovation and growth. Combining this dense finance ICT cluster with the advanced levels of education in financing and banking, Copenhagen is a hot spot for development and implementation of modern finance IT. Source: Copenhagen Fintech Innovation and Research. |
| Professional Cyber Registers |
The CYBERWISER.eu CyPR is all about boosting opportunities in the cybersecurity marketplace.
This European Cybersecurity Professional Register is the place where professionals of any age can promote their specific skill sets and experiences in cybersecurity, courses taken and qualifications. |
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Latest update and disclaimer |
January 2021 The information contained here is the result of desk research, including the ENISA interactive maps on national strategies and educational courses on cybersecurity. |
CYBERSECURITY RESPONSE TEAMS: GDPR and NIS Directive Compliance and Notification
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National Computer Security Information Response Team (CSIRT) Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) |
Notification obligations in the event of a data breach |
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National contacts |
Center for Cyber Security
DKCERT
TDC Security Operations Center
CSIS.DK
CSIRT.DK
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| Languages | Danish. Only the NCSS is in English. @Danish_GovCERT |
| Latest Update & Disclaimer |
January 2021 The information contained here is the result of desk research. |
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