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The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade

In force · 16 December 2020

Summary

This joint strategy of the Commission and the High Representative aims at a resilient, technologically sovereign Union that leads on international norms in cyberspace. It covers three areas: resilience, technological sovereignty and leadership; operational capacity to prevent, deter and respond; and cooperation for a global and open cyberspace. It paved the way for the NIS 2 Directive and a network of security operations centres.

Original title

The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade

Title in other languages

• La strategia dell'UE in materia di cibersicurezza per il decennio digitale
• La stratégie de cybersécurité de l'UE pour la décennie numérique
• La Estrategia de Ciberseguridad de la UE para la Década Digital

Jurisdiction

European Union

Issuing body

European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Official number

JOIN(2020) 18 final

Type

National cybersecurity strategy

Strategy form

Standalone strategy

Date adopted

16 December 2020

Status

In force

Available languages

English, Italian (official translation), French (official translation), Spanish (official translation), German (official translation)

Topics

• Governance and coordination
• Critical infrastructure
• Diplomacy and international cooperation
• Cyber defence and military
• Supply chain

Strategic objectives

• Protect critical information infrastructure
• Establish incident response capability
• Engage in international cooperation
• Strengthen supply chain security
• Deterrence and response capability

Licence / terms of use

EU reuse (Decision 2011/833/EU)

Collected from

manuale

Last verified

26 October 2026 (verified via web)

European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. (2020). The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade (JOIN(2020) 18 final). https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/eus-cybersecurity-strategy-digital-decade-0

European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. "The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade." 16 December 2020. https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/eus-cybersecurity-strategy-digital-decade-0.

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  author       = {{European Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy}},
  title        = {{The EU's Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade}},
  year         = {2020},
  note         = {JOIN(2020) 18 final},
  url          = {https://digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu/en/library/eus-cybersecurity-strategy-digital-decade-0},
  urldate      = {2026-10-26}
}

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