Nineteen national cyber security strategies

TLDR

Nations have published national cyber security strategies, yet despite targeting similar threats, they differ markedly in focus and approach. The study analyzes and compares the national cyber security strategies of 19 countries. The authors compare the strategies of these 19 countries. The comparison reveals common approaches and weaknesses, and the authors propose a structure and content hints to guide future NCSS development.

Abstract

A set of nations have published their national cyber security strategy (NCSS). Despite the fact that each of these NCSS intends to address the same set of cyber security threats, large differences exist between the national focal points and approaches. This paper analyses and compares 19 NCSS [Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Romania, The Netherlands, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, Uganda, the UK (2009 and 2011), and the USA]. The analysis and comparisons in this paper highlight common approaches as well as weaknesses. The conclusions and recommendations could assist nations in their development of a NCSS and include a proposed structure for a NCSS and hints for its content.