ECSF Workshop 2025

The full agenda and the interactive exercise are available here

The ECSF main webpage with all the relevant information is available here

A short video capturing key moments from the workshop will be available soon

 

Presentations delivered during the workshop  (Agenda Order)

 

Cybersecurity Educator profile: Awareness Raising in a Box Christina SKOULOUDI, ENISA
Cybersecurity in the Bulgarian Vocational Education System Yasen TANEV, dihtrakia.org
CyberHubs: Actionable Roadmap for Closing National Cybersecurity Skills Gaps in alignment with the ECSF Jutta BREYER, Breyer Publico, member of the AHWG on the ECSF & Antonela BARDHOKU, DigitalEurope
NERO results inspired by ECSF Kitty KIOSKLI & Eleni SERALIDOU, trustilio &
Pedro THOMAS, ONESOURCE
CyberSynchrony and ECSF Violeta VASILEVA, Maggioli &
Demetris ANTONIOU, Ianus Technologies
CyberSecPro: training courses aligned to the ECSF Chatzopoulou ARGYRO, Apiroplus Solutions, member of the AHWG on the ECSF
ECSF & product security Jetzabel SERNA, Cyber4People, member of the AHWG on the ECSF
The experience of Portugal: C-Academy André Filipe dos Santos Silva, Portuguese National Cybersecurity Centre (CNCS)
CADMUS: training courses aligned to the ECSF Mark RUIJSENDAAL, Security Delta (HSD)
Digital Identity & Trust Services roles and credentials aligned with the ECSF Thanos VRACHNOS, Digital Trust Center of Excellence (DTCoE)
CYBERGUARD: Enhancing Maritime Cybersecurity – ECSF role alignment Marios IOANNOU, Columbia Shipmanagement
AKADIMOS: preparing for Cybersecurity skills academy George STERGIOPOULOS, Athens University of Economics & Business, Greece
Paolo ATZENI, ACN – Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale, Italy
Simon Pietro ROMANO, Università degli Studi Federico II, Naples, Italy
Dimitrios SERPANOS, CTI, Greece

Hands-on Interactive Exercise

The purpose of this exercise was to showcase and discuss how EU-cofunded projects and initiatives contribute to closing the cybersecurity skills gap, in alignment with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF).

Each breakout session focused on one thematic area:

  1. Designing and Delivering Training Activities for Specific Workforce Sectors
    Moderated by Jetzabel SERNA & Alina TARALUNGA
  2. Designing and Delivering Horizontal Training and Education Initiatives
    Moderated by Nineta POLEMI, Eleni SERALIDOU & Antonio NEVADO
  3. Analysis of Cyber Skills Gaps in the Workforce
    Moderated by Jutta BREYER & Aleksandra MALECKA
  4. Types of Cyber Skills Certificates
    Moderated by Chatzopoulou ARGYRO & Paolo ATZENI

The moderators maintained the focus throughout the session and reported the key insights emerging from the interactive exercises where the following projects contributed: