National Strategies & Policies

Below is a selection of links to documents on national cyber / information security (as of 21 November 2012). If you see any inconsistencies or would like to notify us of changes we have missed, please write to legal-at-ccdcoe.org

Australia
Cyber Security Strategy (2009)

Austria
National ICT Security Strategy Austria (2013)

Canada
Canada’s Cyber Security Strategy. For a stronger and more prosperous Canada (2010)

Czech Republic
Cyber Security Strategy of the Czech Republic for the 2011 – 2015 Period (July 2011)
Action Plan for Cyber Security Strategy of the Czech Republic for years
2011-2015 (2011) (in Czech)
Information on National Security Agency which was established on 19 October 2011 as national authority for cyber security

Estonia
Cyber Security Strategy (2008)

European Union
Cybersecurity Strategy of the European Union: An Open, Safe and Secure Cyberspace - JOIN(2013) 1 final - 7/2/2013
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to ensure a high common level of network and information security across the Union - COM(2013) 48 final - 7/2/2013 - EN
Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment - SWD(2013) 31 final - 7/2/2013

Finland
Finland's Cyber Security Strategy (2013)
Government Resolution on National Information Security Strategy (turn to page 21 for English version)

France
Information systems defence and security - France’s strategy (February 2011)

Germany
Cyber Security Strategy for Germany (February 2011)

India
Discussion draft on National Cyber Security Policy (2011)

Japan
Information Security Strategy for Protecting the Nation (11 May 2010)
Toward Stable and Effective Use of Cyberspace, Ministry of Defence Japan (September 2012) 
See also related documents on the National Information Security Centre's website

Lithuania
The Programme for the Development of Electronic Information Security for 2011–2019 (2011)

Luxembourg
National Strategy on Cyber Security (2011) (in French)

New Zealand
New Zealand's Cyber Security Strategy (June 2011)

Norway
National Strategy for Cyber Security (in Norwegian)
Action Plan (in Norwegian)

Poland
The Strategy for the Development of the Information Society in Poland until 2013 (December 2008) (contains references to security issues)
Governmental Action Plan for Cybersecurity 2011-2016 (in Polish)

Romania
Cyber Security Strategy of Romania (Working Document 2011) (in Romanian)

Russian Federation
Conceptual Views Regarding the Activities of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the Information Space (2011) (in Russian)
Unofficial translation
The Information Security Doctrine of the Russian Federation (9 September 2000)

Slovakia
Slovak National Strategy for Information Security (2008) (in Slovak)

South Africa
Draft Cybersecurity Policy of South Africa (19 February 2011), Cabinet's approval decision (7 March 2012, at para. 2.3)

Switzerland
National strategy for Switzerland’s protection against cyber risks (2012)

The Netherlands
Defence Cyber Strategy (June 2012)
Fact-sheet on the Netherland's Defence Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (June 2012)
The National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS). Strength through cooperation (June 2011)

Uganda
National Information Security Strategy (March 2011)

United Kingdom
The UK Cyber Security Strategy. Protecting and promoting the UK in a digital world (25 November 2011)

United States of America
International Strategy for Cyberspace. Prosperity, Security, and Openness in a Networked World (May 2011)
Department of Defense Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (July 2011)