Reinforcement of Roma Capitale security systems

Cybersecurity (Mission 1, Component 1, Investment 1.5)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan provides this investment to strengthen Italy’s defences against the risks posed by cybercrime, notably through the implementation of a ‘National Perimeter for Cyber Security’ (PSNC), in line with the security requirements set out in the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 on security of network and information systems (NIS Directive), and by strengthening national cyber-defence capabilities of technical inspection and risk monitoring.

The measure envisages the development of a state-of-the-art, integrated system, tightly interconnecting different entities across the country and connecting internationally with partners and trusted technology providers. This is articulated on four pillars: (i) Strengthen front line capabilities towards the public and companies/entities to manage alerts and actual publicly recognized events; (ii) Build/strengthen the country’s inspection and audit capabilities of hardware and software used by subjects with essential functions to certify trustworthiness/pre-empt threats; (iii) Power up units of law enforcement and cyber units within the Police forces in charge of investigations of criminal activities; (iv) Strengthen significantly cyber asset and human resources in charge of national security and response to cyber threats.

The investment is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan by EUR 623 million.

Through the design and development of these actions, the roll-out of new technologies within Roma Capitale will be ensured, with particular attention to the network policy management system. The objectives of the project are the following: Security by design and monitoring (the ability to adapt to changing physical and digital, internal and external environments while ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and availability); Resilience (developing the ability to react quickly and effectively); Ability to manage security systems in a unified and detailed way (achieving a unified management level of security systems and their specific configurations); and Effectiveness of reset procedures (implementation of reset procedures that do not paralyze activities or harm end users). The project also aims to establish a support service for managing potential security issues in response to requests for policy changes.

This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 148.730,00.