The cyber threat - from Russia, among others - is serious. Citizens, businesses and authorities must therefore be better equipped in the future to be able to handle it.
The government, the Danish Democrats, the Socialist Party, the Liberal Alliance, the Conservatives, the Unity List, the Danish People's Party, the Radicals and the Alternative Party agree on this, and therefore the parties have made an agreement for a new strategy for cyber and information security for 2026-2029. The Ministry of Community Safety and Emergency Preparedness writes this in a press release. It is also announced here that independent Mike Fonseca is also part of the agreement.
A total of 211 million kroner will be allocated in the period, which "builds on existing initiatives in the area", and 33 million kroner annually in 2030 and beyond. Among other things, a cyber hotline for digital security must be strengthened so that it is more widely available to citizens.
- The strategy for cyber and information security is another important step towards strengthened cyber security throughout our society. It is important that Danes are informed about where they can get help if they are affected by cybercrime such as digital fraud. An important element of the strategy is that we strengthen cyber security for Danes and small and medium-sized enterprises, so that we get everyone on board, says Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Torsten Schack Pedersen (V) in the press release.
We must also work to ensure that "more public and private organizations actively refer to the tools, so that citizens receive uniform communication about where they can find help with digital security", it says.
A so-called civil cyber program will also be established, which will "function as an intensive upskilling and training course targeted at talents with interest and potential within cyber security".
The agreement also offers further focus on cyber security for small and medium-sized enterprises. This is good, according to both the Confederation of Danish Industry, the Confederation of Danish Enterprise and the Association of SMEs in Denmark. The latter organizes 18,000 small and medium-sized enterprises.
- The cyber threat is no longer something that only affects ministries and large corporations. It affects everyone - and increasingly also smaller companies, says Jesper Beinov, director of SME Denmark, in a press release.
- It can paralyze businesses, compromise customer data and create serious breaches in entire value chains, he says.
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