Directive 1.8

Sponsors: Norway
Signatories: Netherlands, Montenegro, Lithuania, Latvia

a) Act swiftly and carefully to determine the origin and nature of the attack; to be communicated with the council

b) Member states individually assess the status of cyber defenses and report back to the council

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