First ever European Cyber Security Month takes places as a pilot project across Europe

In this first pilot, the Czech Republic, Luxembourg, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom are participating with various activities and events throughout October, to raise awareness of cyber security. The objectives of the European Cyber Security Month (ECSM) are to promote cyber security awareness among citizens, to modify their perception of cyber…

ENISA analyses cyber security legislation & spots implementation gaps

In a new paper the EU ‘cyber security’ agency ENISA takes a snapshot of existing and future EU legislation on security measures and incident reporting. The analysis underlines important steps forward, but also identifies gaps in national implementation, as most incidents are not reported. Cyber security incidents significantly impact society. Here are five well-known examples:…

HJP Consulting and ENISA collaborated on the latest eID study initiated and published by ENISA

The latest eID report published by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) is a collaborative effort of ENISA and HJP Consulting (HJP). This is the second collaboration between HJP and ENISA after the publication of the report titled “Security Issues in Cross-border Electronic Authentication”. The new report published in March is titled “Mapping…

New Guide on Cyber Security Incident Management to support the fight against cyber attacks

The EU’s ‘cyber security’ Agency ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) has issued a new guide on good practice, practical information and guidelines for the management of network and information security incidents by Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs). Recent reports of increased cyber attacks in 2010 has made the need for and use…

EU Cyber War Exercise ‘Cyber Europe 2010’ with 320 ‘incidents’ successfully concluded

The first ever, pan-European cyber security exercise “Cyber Europe 2010” ended successfully yesterday. More than 150 experts from 70 public bodies around Europe participated in the exercise. They were exposed to more than 320 incidents, or ‘injects’. The exercise was a first, key step for strengthening Europe’s cyber defense. The key challenge now is for the Member…

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