Michel Van Den Berghe, President of Campus Cyber, and Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital. © Campus Cyber
France is refining its cybersecurity strategy. Visiting the Cyber Campus on October 27, 2022, erected as the “totem of cybersecurity in France” by the government, Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital Affairs, announced the implementation of several systems in 2023 to further protect users. French faced with the multiplication and sophistication of online attacks. Cédric O’s successor thus wishes to develop a “everyday cybersecurity”.
In this sense, Jean-Noël Barrot has indicated that an anti-scam filter will see the light of day. Emmanuel Macron’s campaign promise, this device aims to preventively filter internet addresses that correspond to malicious sites, both on computers and on smartphones. This filter will be offered in beta version in the summer of 2023, before being rolled out to the general public a year later.
A cyberscore based on the Nutri-Score model
In addition, the Minister recalled that a cyberscore was going to be launched next year. Like the Nutri-Score labeling system for food products, websites, including social networks, will have to display an official “cyberscore”, i.e. a note allowing Internet users to be informed of the level of data security. hosted by the sites they use. While the terms of this system have yet to be defined, its entry into force is scheduled for October 1, 2023.
The arrival of these two mechanisms to protect against online attacks and scams is part of the national plan for cybersecurity presented in 2021 by Emmanuel Macron. This is endowed with a budget of one billion euros to accelerate the development of the sector. Jean-Noël Barrot indicated that 100 million euros had already been committed. By 2025, the government aims in particular to triple the turnover of the sector (7.3 billion euros currently), create 37,000 jobs and bring out at least three unicorns (start-ups whose valuation exceeds $1 billion).