Cybersecurity Policy

security is at the forefront to prevent catastrophic hacks which could severely impact public services such as hospitals among others.

Invest in increasing government cybersecurity infrastructure capabilities to ensure minimum disruption to operations in the event of an attack.
Invest in the Cyber-Crime Unit capabilities to investigate crimes and to cooperate with government departments on how to prevent them from recurring.
- Recruit ethical hackers to ensure the unit can help in;
  - Identifying vulnerabilities,
  - Anticipating attacks;
  - Investigating attacks;
- Foster cooperation with the Armed Forces of Malta.
- Foster a closer cooperation with the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, and the European Cybercrime Centre.

Introduce basic courses on practices ensuring cyber security in the workplace & home. The course should address the basic principles of navigating the digital space to ensure data integrity.
- Make the classes mandatory for the public sector.
- Encourage the private sector to utilise the course.
- Introduce certification valid for 6 years.
  - Persons who have achieved a higher qualification in cyber security are exempted from doing the course for 12 years after completing their course.
- A higher level course would be introduced voluntarily, however mandatory for individuals responsible for sensitive data.
Introduce a Bsc & Msc in Cybersecurity at the University of Malta.
Ensure cyber security education at the primary & secondary levels is reviewed annually.
- The educational material should be adapted to the student’s age.
- The course should be delivered in a hands-on manner, and address the tools most often used by the students, and adult population. Ensure the students are given practical examples & training experience. For example;
  - Security & privacy tools of emails, social media platforms, and other services.
  - Identifying scams and phishing emails/text messages.