The new Hungarian cybersecurity landscape

Dr. Ferenc Suba Vice-Chair,

European Network and Information Security Agency

Chairman,

National CERT Working Group National Cybersecurity Coordination Council

Senior advisor,

Prime Minister’s Office, Ministry of the Interior

Hungarian Cybersecurity Govt. Institutions,

• Cybsec. Govt. Inst.: as defined by E-Information Security Act No. 50 of the Year 2013 • Nat. Cybsec. Coord. Council (Prime Minister’s Office, national coordination) • Cybersecurity Authority (Ministry of National Development, assessment and supervision) • National Security Office (Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, vulnerability handling by request) • CERTs: – Government Incident Handling Centre (CERT-Hungary, operated by Special Service of National Security) – CIP CERT (operated by General Directorate for National Catastrophy Management) – Specialised CERTs (e.g. MoD, Media and Telco Regulator)

Hungarian National Cybersecurity Strategy

• Represents the highest level of committment /Prime Minister ’s Office resp. for the implementation - chair (János Lázár state secretary) + cybercoordinator (Réka Szemerkényi ambassador) + senior advisor (Ferenc Suba)/ • Main foci: coordination within the government + inclusion of non-state key players + implementation of action plan • Structure: National Cybersecurity Coordination Council (ministerial and expert level, relevant ministries + authorities), National Cybersecurity Forum (business, academia, NGOs at CEO level), Working Groups (senior expert level, e.g. e-Government, Homeland Security, CERT)

National Cybersecurity Action Plan

• Draft finalised by the working groups • Government officials + private experts delegated by the Forum • Main areas: coordination of operational work, international relations, government IT projects, R & D, education, business incentives

Child Protection in the Cybersecurity Strategy

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Definiton of cyberspace:

infrastructure + socio-economic processes •

Defintion of cybersecurity:

state + process (political, legal, economic, educational, awareness raising, technical tools) •

Values, vision, objectives:

Hungarian cyberspace = secure and reliable environment: a) for individuals and communities, to ensure social development and integration through free and secure communication guaranteeing the protection of personal information, c) for future generations, to ensure value-based education and the collection of experiences resulting in healthy, undisturbed mental development, Hungary declares the following objectives: e) to ensure that the establishment of a secure cyberspace for children and future generations is consistent with international best practices.

Child Protection in the Cybersecurity Strategy Tasks:

h) Child protection. Hungary regards the creation and maintenance of an environment allowing the healthy development of children as a vital element of cyber security, which is treated as a priority in all affected areas, achieving, at the same time, the objectives of the European Strategy for a Better Internet for Children. Particular emphasis is laid on encouraging the creation of

quality online content

for young people, supporting

awareness-raising

and

preparatory measures

, the

prevention

of the harassment and exploitation of children, and the establishment of a secure online environment. For this purpose, Hungarian

non-governmenta

l organisations which have been successful in online child protection are

key partners

.