ANSSI 2021 annual review

In a nutshell, 2021 was an eventful year, full of dynamic activity in the cyber domain. This brought about an increase in the way we use digital technologies in our everyday lives, notably in the light of the unfolding health crisis. Terms such as ransomware, denial of service attacks, computer sabotage and cyber espionage have gradually found their way into the news and into the daily lives of our organisations, our administrations and of all French people.

Faced with this growing threat, the commitment of the men and women who embody ANSSI has never wavered. It is this singular investment, which each and every individual has made, that lies at the very heart of what our agency stands for today and what it aspires to for tomorrow.

Thanks to its employees and to the ongoing support of its authorities, starting with that of the Secretary-General for Defence and National Security (SGDSN), ANSSI has developed its action in all technical, operational and strategic fields. At European level, in order to increase the EU’s state of preparedness against largescale cyber attacks, ANSSI developed a concentrated and ambitious sequence for the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union Nationally, ANSSI’s action translates into the constitution of effective cyber governance structure with government departments.