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ACIG editor Marek Górka talks to Mikkel Storm Jensen from Royal Danish Defence College.

Marek Górka: How does Denmark's approach to cyber resilience differ from other EU countries?
Mikkel Storm Jensen: While far from being laissez-faire, Denmark has not gone as far as e.g. the other Nordic countries to ensure central oversight and coordination of the implementation of cyber resilience strategies. Currently there are considerations at the political-strategic level of moving towards better oversight, e.g. by establishing new institutions with that task, but nothing substantial has emerged yet.

Marek Górka: What are the main legal and organizational challenges facing Denmark in terms of cyber resilience?
Mikkel Storm Jensen: As a number of other EU-members, Denmark is behind schedule when it comes to implimenting EU’s NIS2-directive as national law.

Marek Górka: In what direction is Denmark's digital infrastructure protection evolving?
Mikkel Storm Jensen: It is my impression that generally things moves towards more ressilience as the threats from lack thereof becomes better understood and more accepted in both the private sector and at the political level. However, remaining unclarities regarding responsability due to the decentralised Danish implementation of the sector responsibility principle does not facilitate the proces.

Marek Górka: How has the Russian invasion of Ukraine influenced Denmark's cyber policy approach?
Mikkel Storm Jensen: The Russian state sponsored and state affiliated cyber attacks conducted by „active patriots” and „hacktivists” against Ukriane and supporting nations, including Denmark, has served to highten awarenes of the threat and is likely a contributing factor in the aforementions considerations of organisational change to strengthen oversight and facilitate implementation of cyber resilience strategies.