The National Cybersecurity Strategy
A resilient, secure, and trusted Saudi cyberspace that enables growth and prosperity.
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Resilient Underscores the need to recover quickly from cyber events and incidents |
Secure Emphasizes protection of the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of digital or digitally connected assets, networks, and systems |
Trusted Assures investors and citizens that the Saudi cyber ecosystem is a safe place to conduct business |
Saudi Cyberspace Provides a national point of emphasis on the Kingdom's cyber program designed for its needs and priorities |
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Enables Highlights that the digital world contributes to and facilitates greater ambitions and needs |
Growth Reflects the priority of economic growth to the Kingdom and indicates the growth opportunities provided through cyberspace |
Prosperity Emphasizes that this program is ultimately about the social and economic well-being of Saudis |
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Strategic Goals: With the ambition of creating an integrated cybersecurity system in Saudi Arabia, NCA – through the National Cybersecurity Strategy – is working to achieve six main goals |
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Legal, Policy, and Regulatory |
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The frameworks and mechanisms needed to manage strategic directions as required, through the necessary authorities, policies, regulations and legislation. |
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Nat. Strategy and Budgeting |
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Develop and review national strategic directions for cybersecurity by working to prepare and review: scope, objectives, initiatives, budgets and expected performance indicators to measure the extent of commitment to the implementation plan. |
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Nat. Organization and Governance |
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Develop a governance framework that clarifies the roles, responsibilities and powers of the authorities and individuals concerned. |
The action plan created three main tracks to achieve measurable national impacts in both the short and long term. These three tracks, shown below, were set to achieve both the Strategy’s vision and national strategic goals.
First Track
High Returns Projects
Accomplish high-impact, low-effort security hygiene projects
Second Track
Cybersecurity Catalyst Program
Partner with key organization to enhance their cyber operations.
Third Track
National Initiatives
Execute multiple national initiatives focused on long-term impacts and to achieve the goals of the national cybersecurity strategy. Each initiative is linked with one of the six strategic goals
