Cybersecurity as comparative advantage / A topic in itself? --- The level of preparedness to cyberattacks is key for building trust. At a country level, it should be considered as a "guarantee" of the safety of infrastructures, thus a component of the stability of a country, and as a key framework condition for businesses and investments.

To get back to the question of budgeting cybersecurity, I think that public administrations should treat digitalisation along with cybersecurity as the two sides of the same coin. For example, when addressing e-governance, access & services and security have to be addressed.

Based on the remarks of Vladimir, I would be glad though to read other views on cybersecurity as a topic in itself.

Source author: Florence Tinguely Mattli florence.tinguely-mattli@eda.admin.ch