This study compares the National Cybersecurity Strategies (NCSSs) of publicly available documents of ten nations across Europe (United Kingdom, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Spain, and Norway), Asia-Pacific (Singapore and Australia), and the American region (the United States of America and Canada). The study observed that there is not a unified understanding of the term "Cybersecurity"; however, a common trajectory of the NCSSs shows that the fight against cybercrime is a joint effort among various stakeholders, hence the need for strong international cooperation. Using a comparative structure and an NCSS framework, the research finds similarities in protecting critical assets, commitment to research and development, and improved national and international collaboration. The study finds that the lack of a unified underlying cybersecurity framework leads to a disparity in the structure and contents of the strategies. The strengths and weaknesses of the NCSSs from the research can benefit countries planning to develop or update their cybersecurity strategies. The study gives recommendations that strategy developers can consider when developing an NCSS.
翻译:本研究比较了公开可用文件中的十个国家的国家网络安全战略(NCSSs),包括欧洲(英国,法国,立陶宛,爱沙尼亚,西班牙和挪威),亚太地区(新加坡和澳大利亚)和美洲地区(美国和加拿大)。研究发现,对于术语“网络安全”没有统一的理解;然而,NCSSs 的普遍趋势表明,打击网络犯罪是各方共同努力的结果,因此需要强有力的国际合作。使用比较结构和NCSS框架,在保护关键资产,致力于研究和开发以及改善国内和国际合作方面存在相似之处。研究发现,缺乏统一的基础网络安全框架导致战略结构和内容的差异。研究的优点和缺点可以使计划开发或更新其网络安全战略的国家受益。研究给出了战略开发者在开发 NCSS 时可以考虑的建议。