ENISA - Securing Europe's Information Society http://www.enisa.europa.eu Every day we experience the Information Society. Interconnected networks touch our everyday lives, at home and at work. It is therefore vital that computers, mobile phones, banking, and the Internet function, to support Europe’s digital economy. That is why ENISA is working with Network and Information Security for the EU and the Member States. daily 1 2011-02-21T18:26:45Z European Parliament; ITRE Committee documents published http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/european-parliament-itre-committee-documents-published European Parliament; ITRE Committee documents on revised draft regulation proposal published On 6th, February, the European Parliament's Industry, Research, and Energy Committee, (ITRE) voted overwhelmingly (52 votes in favour, three against, and one abstention) to support a proposed new ENISA Regulation that would give the Agency a stronger role in cyber-security, and specifically backs the work done with Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs).

The proposed Regulation is aimed at giving Europe a modernised, highly effective Agency that can truly focus on its crucial network and information security work.

For further details, please refer to the  European Parliament’s general ITRE web page or, the informal ITRE amended proposal or the ITRE

Committee press release.

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]]> No publisher Ulf Bergstrom PAU (Public Affairs Unit): EU Institutions 2012-02-20T16:20:00Z News Item 7th February – Safer Internet Day http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/7th-february-2013-safer-internet-day Safer Internet Day takes place in February of each year to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people. Organised by  Insafe  (a network set up within the European Commission’s Safer Internet Programme), Safer Internet Day 2012 takes place on Tuesday 7th  February, and centres on the theme "Connecting generations and educating each other", where Internet users young and old are encouraged to "discover the digital world together...safely"!

For more information about Safer Internet Day events in your country, visit:

http://www.saferinternetday.org/web/guest


ENISA is a supporter of the Safer Internet Day Initiative. The Agency’s latest reports in this area include:

The consolidated ENISA report on Network Information Security in Education  (Jan. 2012)

Cyber-bullying and online grooming: helping to protect against the risks  (Nov. 2011)

To log or not to log? - Risks and benefits of emerging life-logging applications (Nov. 2011)

Appstore security: 5 lines of defence against malware (Sept. 2011)

 

ENISA also publishes a range of Safer Internet posters, available in six European languages, for parents or teachers to use with children.

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]]> No publisher Ioanna Kampouraki Education: Online Safety Education: Youth Online 2012-02-06T15:15:00Z News Item Keeping kids safe online http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/keeping-kids-safe-online ENISA has been working alongside the Periphery of Crete and the brand new Europe Direct office in Heraklion, to produce a poster campaign in Greece. The posters are aimed for children aged 5 to 11, and offer them ten top tips to be safe online. The project is part of on-going team work between the Agency and the local Authorities to promote joint EU initiatives.

The posters are only available in Greek at the moment, but will be translated in other EU languages soon.  Just click on the icons to download and print:

     

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]]> No publisher Ioanna Kampouraki Education: Online Safety Education: Youth Online 2012-02-02T14:40:00Z News Item First ENISA-EuroPol meeting taking place in Crete http://www.enisa.europa.eu/media/news-items/first-enisa-europol-meeting-taking-place-in-crete On the Monday 30/01, the first ENISA-EuroPol meeting which was taking place in Crete took place. The European ‘cyber security’ Agency ENISA, and the European Law Enforcement Agency EuroPol will have an operational meeting, for the first time taking place in Crete, Heraklion, at the ENISA premises.

ENISA is a body working in the prevention field of cyber security, supporting the Member States and EU-Institutions and bodies, whereas EuroPol is an operational law enforcement body,  ‘pursuing cybercriminals’, and working closely with the Member States’ judicial and law enforcement bodies.

At the meeting, hosted by Prof. Udo Helmbrecht, Executive Director of ENISA, the Agency will present its 2012 Work Programme with particular focus on cybercrime prevention support topics; workshops and training, Critical Information Infrastructure Protection (CIIP) and Legal aspects of international information sharing. Also EuroPol will present their activities in related areas. Together, these EU-bodies will lay the final touches to a forthcoming Memorandum of Understanding between ENISA and EuroPol.

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]]> No publisher Ulf Bergstrom Stakeholder Relations Stakeholders: EU Institutions/policy CERT PAU (Public Affairs Unit): EU Institutions EU Institutions/policy 2012-01-30T10:55:00Z News Item