Cybersecurity, Confindustria Digitale: “National Agency? Hurry up”

The world of digital businesses is in turmoil due to rumors that the birth of the long-awaited National Cybersecurity Agency is now near – perhaps as early as the next CDM. “It was about time. And it must happen soon because there is too much fragmentation now” says the president of Confindustria Digitale, Cesare Avenia, when asked by Adnkronos. “The position of Confindustria Digitale is extremely positive” he assures. “The fact that now Draghi has finally put his hand to the matter – and is proceeding with the same decision that he had with respect to the PNRR as a whole – is very positive also because in the PNRR the missing piece is precisely this on the National Agency for IT security “observes the issue of Confindustria Digitale. “Confindustria Digitale – remembers Avenia – has followed and supported the evolution of the national legislation on cybersecurity, led in recent years by the Cyber ​​Security Nucleus, and positively judges the many initiatives that have taken place, up to the latest regulations on the National Security Perimeter Cybernetics”. The working groups of the Federation dealing with the issue, Avenia continues, “have long recognized the importance of having developed a single national framework for cybersecurity and the need for integrated governance, capable of providing a system response to problems of a complex and pervasive issue such as cybersecurity “. Not only. From the companies comes a clear participation in the project: “We are absolutely ready to collaborate with the government on the National Cybersecurity Agency” because as well as “for the Pnrr, synergy is also needed on the National Cybersecurity Agency” and “this new the institution will have to dialogue with private individuals and research centers that are far ahead on the subject “. Avenia believes that it is “still necessary to take significant steps to be able to bring the culture and practice of cybersecurity into an economic fabric like the Italian one, characterized by the presence of a very high number of SMEs which, by nature and size, encounter difficulties in engaging the issues of digital transition and the indispensable issue of security connected to it “. Finally, the president of Confindustria Digitale notes that “the lack of a complete and integrated security architecture has been evident in the past in the investment priorities and choices made, for example by not contemplating cybersecurity in the Industry 4.0 program or by dividing responsibilities. and competence required by the Nis Directive between 5 ministries “. “The same fragmentation could be observed in the safety of the Public Administration and the situation could have been further fragmented with the extension of the critical entities to other sectors, envisaged by the new European Directives” adds the number one of Confindustria Digitale who hopes that the birth of ‘Agency “takes place within the times announced in the media even if, of course, it all depends on whether Draghi will be able to convene the CDM before the G7”. (by Andreana d’Aquino)