According to the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) 2019, Denmark was announced as the most digitalized country in the world by the European Commission’s study. The study gave ranks around the five important pillars: Connectivity, Use of Internet Services, Integration of Digital Technology, Human Capital, and Digital Public Services. However, these factors also attract attack surfaces for threat actors.
In past years, various important economic sectors and a large number of people have been attacked one such example includes the Petya cyberattack over Maersk. The attack on the biggest shipping company in Danish in 2017, and the SolarWinds attack on the National Bank of Denmark in 2020 are some other examples.
The Danish government is constantly working towards making real efforts and transforming Denmark into the most cyber-secure country in the world and previous ranks also show the country proved it on various surfaces.
However, as per the Danish Government’s National Strategy for Cyber and Information Security 2022-2024, the risk of cybercrime and cyber espionage is still high in the country.
The National Strategy for Cyber and Information Security 2022-2024 has listed out its focus areas for the people of Denmark and its infrastructures. Below you can learn details of the main focus areas of the government.
• Robust protection of vital societal functions
Government and vital organizations need to be able to maintain functions that are important to society and economic activity in a crisis where critical IT infrastructure might be nonfunctional for a short or longer period of time.
• Strengthening the cooperation between the public and private sectors
Government agencies and private organizations need to cooperate more closely and share knowledge and experiences about cyber threats and incidents.
• Improving and prioritizing levels of skills and management
The government ascribed great importance to cyber security while highly recommending to institutions prioritize Cyber and information security in top management, and related skills must be strengthened. This applies to an overview of assets, vulnerabilities, and knowledge of potential threats.
• Active participation in the international fight against cyber threats
Lastly, the Denmark officials urged International governments and their cooperation with the EU, UN, NATO, and like-minded countries to advance efforts against cyber threats to protect Denmark and other Nations from malicious cyberattacks and cyber espionage.
As per the data, the government has allocated a total of DKK 270 million (EUR 36 million) to 34 initiatives running from 2022 until 2024 to equip the Nation with advanced technology tools to protect the infrastructure of the nation.
