Liechtenstein’s updated National Strategy for Protection Against Cyber Risks took effect on February 1, 2025, replacing the previous strategy that covered 2020 through 2024. The revised strategy, coordinated by the National Cyber Security Unit (Stabsstelle Cyber-Sicherheit), reflects updated threat assessments, technological advances, and the entry into force of the Cyber Security Act (CSG).
Four objectives structure the strategy: ensuring all stakeholders know their cyber risks, building resilience, establishing cooperation networks, and encouraging active contribution from each stakeholder group. Five fields of activity address risk awareness, information sharing, protection of essential and important entities, incident response capabilities, and international cooperation within the EEA framework. According to the Digital Watch Observatory, the strategy targets the general population, the economy and financial center, critical infrastructures, and government bodies.
Liechtenstein’s cybersecurity policy emphasizes cooperation with neighboring countries and EEA authorities. The strategy will be evaluated within five years using key performance indicators. While the document does not include a dedicated section on quantum-era threats or post-quantum cryptography migration, its legal foundation in the CSG places Liechtenstein within the scope of the EU’s coordinated PQC transition roadmap, which calls on EEA states to begin PQC planning by the end of 2026.