Digital Security 2030

The purpose of the National Emergency Supply Agency’s Digital Security 2030 programme is to develop society’s tolerance for cyber disruptions. The programme provides projects that develop digital security with funds of about EUR 130 million until the end of 2025. The programme is part of the accomplishment of the strategic goals of the National Emergency Supply Agency and the implementation of Finland’s Cyber Security Strategy.

Programme vision and goals

Cyber security has a key role in the crisis tolerance of the entire society as digitalisation permeates all aspects of society
and all sectors of the economy. Consequently, it makes us more dependent on global digital ecosystems and international
system suppliers.

Risk identification and foresight is increasingly more difficult and disruptions spread fast, affecting other areas in addition
to the target of the attack. Cyber-attacks and influencing are also part of global politics, and the methods of misusing digitalisation are changing rapidly. Furthermore, ensuring the reliability and integrity of information becomes increasingly important as cyber-based influencing increases. A shift from individual systems to securing entire function chains and processes must be made in preparedness and continuity management efforts, which requires cooperation.

The vision of the programme is “Critical functions of our society withstand cyber disruptions”. The vision is a summary of the desired long-term effects of the projects included in the Digital Security 2030 programme. The cornerstones of the vision define the basic preconditions that must be met in order for the vision to be accomplished successfully.

The Digital Security 2030 programme is built on four key priorities:

1) Preparedness

Key goals regarding preparedness include comprehension and protection of digital infrastructure and service dependencies and practising the implementation of shared operating models. The preparedness of companies and the need to increase their cyber and digital expertise are also included in this priority.

2) Functionality

The key goals of functionality include improving the capabilities of observation and analysis, information exchange and management of the shared situational picture. The management of disruptions and identification of information-based influencing by technical means were also highlighted.

3) Cooperation networks

The key objectives of the priority are the development of cooperation models and increased influence in international cooperation. National cooperation and pool activities will also be developed.

4) The future

The priority of the future refers to the study of rising phenomena relevant to the area in cooperation with the research community both nationally and internationally.

Projects

The projects selected to the programme must improve the security of supply of as many parties that manage society’s critical infrastructure as possible. An additional requirement is that the law does not oblige parties critical to security of supply that benefit from the results of the project to fund the presented preparedness actions at their own expense. The results of projects must be relevant to the security of supply of society as a whole and the safety of the public, and it must be impossible to achieve the desired level of security of supply or safety on market terms quickly enough.

Digital Security 2030 programme whitepaper

Additional information:

Programme leader Juha Ilkka, juha.ilkka@nesa.fi