Jean-Noël Barro, the minister’s delegate for the digital transition, announced a series of measures in Rennes on Wednesday to create “cyber shield” aimed specifically at SMEs and local authorities with an envelope of 30 million euros. “We want to strengthen these SMEs and ETIs [entreprise de taille intermédiaire] which, because they are too small to have in-house cyber experts, could present a weak link and contaminate their stakeholders, customer or supplier in the event of an attack.Jean-Noel Baron assessed during the dedicated press conference.European Cyber Week“.
“As you know, attacks, including on large groups, which can be very paralyzing for the country, do not always come from the large group itself.“, he added. This €30 million plan for 2023, in addition to the €20 million announced after the attack on the Corbay-Essonnes hospital this summer, includes several components. An anti-fraud filter can be installed on a browser or smartphone, which will be “first approach protection“. “We want our fellow citizens to be able to see their data protected on sites that are not scam sites, sites of private or public operators, but which may themselves be the target of cyber-attacks and therefore can be used for data disclosure.“, he elaborated. A free self-diagnosis tool will be developed for companies. In addition, Cyber Shield will offer auditing and solution implementation and training for 750 SMEs and ETIs. For local authorities affected by cyber-attacks, as evidenced by those that targeted Guingam, Caen or the Saint-Maritime department this year, the program will allow the extension of enhanced security routes for 125 of them and new routes for another 50. By the end of 2023, more than 1,000 municipalities and administrations will follow this security course.
Finally, a common services platform will be offered for all municipalities, including the smallest, with the tool “prison guard“On a subscription basis, where the state allows communities to use a domain name, messaging and secure online hosting. The question of cyber security”.is growing significantly“exciting”All aspects of the nation’s economic and social life“Almost every week”especially impressive attacksJean-Noel Barro recalled.
Source: Le Figaro
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