Noting the considerable progress in developing and applying advanced information and communication technologies (ICTs), Expressing concern regarding the vulnerability of ICTs to threats to their availability, reliability and integrity from a variety of malicious sources, Recognizing the need for all ARF participants to take systematic steps to protect their national information infrastructures, Taking into account the UN General Assembly resolutions on the developments in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, aimed at combating the use of ICTs for criminal or terrorist purposes and purposes inconsistent with the objectives of maintaining international stability and security, Recognizing that confidence and security in the use of ICTs are among the main pillars of the information society, and that a robust global culture of cyber security needs to be encouraged, promoted, developed and vigorously implemented, Bear...