Netherlands' Information Security Initiatives

This page collates the Netherlands' initiatives to implement the OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks: Towards a Culture of Security.

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  • A Safer Internet for All
    An educational, awareness-raising security booklet. Issued by the KWINT program (a public-private partnership) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs, 2004.
  • GOVCERT.NL (in Dutch, partially available in English)
    The Computer Emergency Response Team for the Dutch Government: they support the government in preventing and dealing with ICT-related security incidents. 
  • National Telecommunications Contigency Plan
    Issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
  • surfopsafe.nl (in Dutch)
    An educational, awareness-raising security website. Issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
  • Waarschuwingsdienst (in Dutch, partially available in English) - The Dutch national alert service, issued by the Ministry of Economic Affairs.  
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Promoting a Culture of Security

OECD Guidelines for the Security of Information Systems and Networks: Towards a Culture of Security

The 2002 Security Guidelines provide high-level policy principles aimed at all participants to foster a culture of security for information systems and networks

The Promotion of a Culture of Security for Information Systems and Networks in OECD Countries

A major information resource on governments’ efforts to foster a shift in culture as called for in the OECD Security Guidelines, 2005