Defense White Paper Outlines French Cyberwarfare Priorities

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http://defense-update.com/20130504_france_livre_blanc_cybersecurity.html

Defense Update
May 4, 2013

France has recently published a white paper on defense, the ‘Livre 
Blanc’ outlines the priorities planned for the next five years, in the 
areas of national defense – land, air, maritime and space, as a well as 
as in the areas of homeland security and cyberwarfare. This article 
covers the main areas addressed by Livre Blanc’s Cybersecurity and Cyber 
Warfare sections, highlighting specific emphasis and opportunities. 
Future posts will also cover other aspects of Frances’ national 
security. Defense-Update reports

The fight against cyber threats has already outlined in the White Paper 
2008, addressing the development stage and implementation of response 
measures. With the increasing scope and persistence of cyber threats, 
the need for updating and enhancing those measures is evident, 
protecting critical infrastructure systems and information databases. 
Securing and protection of information systems are needed to maintain 
the uninterrupted and healthy state of the French economy and 
employment.

Overall, France considers implementing information and cyber security, 
including detection and to identification of perpetrators as measures of 
national sovereignty, thus, the French legislators are ready to 
implemented tougher means of cyber surveillance, compared to other 
European nations such as the UK and Germany. “To achieve this, the 
government should support scientific skills and technological 
performance.” The Lievre Blanc stated. As part of the implementation of 
higher security with government, state and public sector networks, 
security measures are to be implemented, along with communications 
channels linking commercial contractors, suppliers and services in the 
civil sector.

A legislative and regulatory framework will be implemented, setting 
safety standards addressing security threats, guiding operators to take 
the necessary measures to detect and treat any incident involving their 
sensitive computer systems.

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