Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information
| Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information | |
 | |
| Abbreviation | ANSSI |
|---|---|
| Formation | 7 July 2009 |
| Headquarters | 51 boulevard de La Tour-Maubourg 75007 Paris |
Director General | Guillaume Poupard |
Key people | Dominique Riban, Deputy Director |
Budget (2012) | €75 million |
Staff (2013) | 350 |
| Website | ssi.gouv.fr |
The Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information (ANSSI) (English: National Agency for Computer Security) is a French service created on 7 July 2009 with responsibility for computer security.[1]
ANSSI reports to the Secretariat-General for National Defence and Security (SGDSN) to assist the Prime Minister in exercising his responsibilities for defence and national security.
ANSSI replaced the Central Directorate of Computer Security, (French) which was created on July 31, 2001.
Guillaume Poupard, Chief Engineer of Armaments, was appointed Director General of ANSSI on 27 March 2014,[2][3] succeeding Patrick Pailloux. (French)
ANSSI has a budget of €75 million (2012) and a workforce of 350 people in 2013, with a target of 500 agents by the end of 2015[4] and 567 by the end of 2017.
Background and context
ANSSI is heir to a long line of bodies responsible for ensuring the security of sensitive information belonging to the French State:[5]
- 1943: Computing Technical Directorate (created in Algiers);
- 1951: Computing Technical Service Centre (in Paris);
- 1977: the Central Communications Security Establishment;
- 1986: the Central Service for Computer Security; (French)
- 2001: Central Directorate of Computer Security. (French)
These organizations initially created in a military security perspective confidential information and data protection have gradually evolved. In 1986, the Central Communications Security Establishment has been replaced by the Central Service for Computer Security. Today ANSSI retains a mission of the defence of state information systems, but is also charged with a mission to provide advice and support to government and operators of critical national infrastructure.
Missions
ANSSI has the following mission:
"The agency ensures the mission of national authority security of information systems. As such it is responsible for proposing rules for the protection of state information systems and verify the implementation of measures adopted. In the field of cyber defence, it provides a monitor, detect, alert and reaction to computer attacks, especially on the networks of the State."[6]
Organization
Management
ANSSI is headed by a Director General (currently Guillaume Poupard), appointed by the Prime Minister. He is assisted by a Deputy Director and a Chief of Staff.
ANSSI has four sub-directorates:
- the Centre for the Operational Security of Information Systems (French) (COSSI) that ensures the implementation of the defense authority-based information systems devoted to ANSSI.
- Sub-Directorate Expertise (SDE)[7] which carries the overall mission of expertise and technical assistance of the agency. It supports all the other sub-directorates ANSSI, ministries, industry and providers of security and vital operators.
- Sub-Directorate Secure Information Systems (SIS)[8] which carries the mission to propose, design and implement products and secure information systems for the benefit of ministries, operators and vital importance ANSSI .
- Sub-Directorate External Relations and Coordination (RELEC)[9] that animates, transverse manner, the external relations of the agency, coordination of interventions and the development of regulations.
ANSSI also has its own training centre, the Safety Training Centre for Information Systems (CFSSI),[10] including delivering degrees in computer security (ESSI), registered in the National Directory of Professional Certifications.
Governance
ANSSI governance is ensured by a Strategic Committee[11] including:
- the General Secretary of Defence and National Security (chairman),
- the Chief of the Defence Staff;
- the Secretary General of the Ministry of the Interior, Overseas France and Territorial Communities;
- the Secretary General of Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs;
- the Delegate General for Armaments;
- the Director General of External Security;
- the Director General of Information and Communication Systems;
- the General Manager of the Modernization of the State;
- the Director General of Internal Security;
- Vice President of the General Council of Industry, Energy and Technology;
- Director General of the National Agency for Computer Security.
Means
According to a Senate report, although significant efforts have been put in place in recent years, the situation in France with regard to the threat from cyber attacks is still unsatisfactory. Indeed, ANSSI lacks financial and human resources comparable to its American, British and German counterparts.[12]
Personnel
| Years | Workforce |
|---|---|
| 2011 (premiere) | 120 |
| 2011 | 170 |
| 2012 | 250 |
| 2013 | 360 |
On 3 October 2012 the Director General of ANSSI, Patrick Pailloux, announced the recruitment of an additional 80 staff during 2013.[13]
Finances
| Year | Budget |
|---|---|
| 2009 | €45 million |
| 2012 | €75 million |
See also
- List of intelligence agencies of France
- European Network and Information Security Agency
- European Cybercrime Centre
- Government Communications Headquarters
- National Security Agency
References
- ↑ Décret n° 2009-834 du 7 juillet 2009 portant création d'un service à compétence nationale dénommé « Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information » (French)
- ↑ "Guillaume Poupard prend la tête de l’Anssi" (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2014.
- ↑ Décret du 27 mars 2014 portant nomination du directeur général de l'Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d'information - M. POUPARD (Guillaume) (French)
- ↑ Question no 29424 de M. Julien Aubert sur les moyens publics alloués à la cyberdéfense, National Assembly, Réponse publiée le : 24/09/2013.
- ↑ Historique de l'ANSSI (French)
- ↑ Présentation des missions sur le site de l'ANSSI ssi.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Présentation de la sous-direction SDE sur le site de l'ANSSI ssi.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Présentation de la sous-direction SIS sur le site de l'ANSSI ssi.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Présentation de la sous-direction RELEC sur le site de l'ANSSI ssi.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Présentation du CFSSI sur le site de l'ANSSI ssi.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ Comité stratégique de la SSI sur le site de l'ANSSI ssi.gouv.fr (French)
- ↑ La cyberdéfense : un enjeu mondial, une priorité nationale (French)
- ↑ Discours de Patrick Pailloux, directeur général de l’Agence nationale de la sécurité des systèmes d’information lors des Assises de la sécurité 2012 (French)
External links
- ANSSI official website (French)