The Government is working on a new Comprehensive Cybersecurity Law to precisely define the functions of the agencies that form the digital security shield. To ensure an effective protection strategy, it is essential to reinforce institutional coordination and strengthen collaboration between Moncloa, the National Intelligence Centre and the Ministry of Defence.
This was explained by the Minister for Digital Transformation, José Luis Escrivá, in the Congress of Deputies. The text of the Law is expected to be ready to be presented in Congress before the end of 2024.
For its part, the Government will create a regulation in the form of a cluster model that will organize the activity of the public cybersecurity sector in Spain, rigorously defining the role of each entity.
This means specifying, through a law, the coordination procedures between all national entities, distributed among several Spanish ministries. "We need all institutions, which do a very good job, to work under a legal umbrella that gives institutionality to their mechanisms of action," stressed Escrivá.
Cybersecurity agencies act as a strategic lever for the Spanish economy, with the ability to stop cyberthreats affecting businesses and individuals across the country. In other words, improving defensive preparedness, speeding up response and controlling the impact of cybercrime on the national economy.
The new Cybersecurity Law will strengthen the potential for cyber resilience in both the public and private sectors in Spain, with special attention to "the most vulnerable and SMEs," said Minister Escrivá before the Digital Transformation Commission.
Escrivá also indicated that the next call for applications for the Digital Kit will include Spanish companies with up to 250 employees, and not just those with 50 employees as before. In addition, companies and SMEs will be able to use the Digital Kit to incorporate artificial intelligence devices into their operations, thus contributing to integrating this technology into the country's corporate fabric.
