News

External audit on ENISA's 2018 financial accounts

Independent auditors have issued an opinion on ENISA’s 2018 annual accounts.

ENISA delivers course on incident management

ENISA was present at the Cybersecurity Organisational and Defensive Capabilities course in Cyprus - a pilot activity under the Cyber ETEE platform, and delivered a course titled "Incident Management: Tactics and Techniques".

Testing cooperation of EU CSIRTs Network during large-scale cyber-attacks

On 15 May 2019, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA organised and participated in CyberSOPEx2019, the second dedicated cooperation exercise of the EU CSIRTs Network (CNW).

Recommendation on the usage of community and public cloud computing services in Hungary, defined by Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Magyar Nemzeti Bank, that is the central bank of Hungary, published its updated recommendation on the usage of community and public cloud computing services in May 2019.

From start-up to enterprise: ENISA's recommendations on building EU cyber-champions

ENISA publishes today a study that intends to provide useful information to cybersecurity start-ups and small and medium enterprises (SMEs), in order to support their development.

Cybersecurity of smart cars high on ENISA’s agenda

On 13 and 14 May 2019, ENISA welcomed representatives from ACEA – the European Automobile Manufacturers Association and CLEPA – the European Association of Automotive Suppliers expert groups on cybersecurity at its headquarters in Athens.

Informal Expert Group on EU Member States Incident Response Development

ENISA launches this Call for Participation to invite experts to participate in its expert group.

Behavioural aspects of cybersecurity

Technical cybersecurity measures do not exist in a vacuum and need to operate in harmony with people. Against this backdrop, ENISA publishes a report comprising four evidence-based reviews of human aspects of cybersecurity: two based on the use and effectiveness of models from social science, one on qualitative studies, and one on current practice within organisations.

ENISA supports Portuguese National Exercise on Elections

In the framework of the upcoming elections and further to an official request from the Portuguese National Cybersecurity Centre (CNCS), the EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA actively supports Portugal's National Cybersecurity Exercise (ExNCS) held on 3rd and 4th April 2019.

New ENISA office inaugurated in Heraklion – Crete, Greece

On 1 April 2019, the Executive Director of ENISA, Udo Helmbrecht, the Secretary General of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Media, Vasilis Maglaras, the Regional Councillor of Crete, Giorgos Alexakis on behalf of the Governor of Crete Region Stavros Arnaoutakis, and the Chairman of the Board of Directors at FORTH Nektarios Tavernarakis inaugurated the new office of ENISA located in Heraklion, Crete.

Privacy standards for information security

Over the last decade, there has been a significant development of privacy standards, which aim at contributing to the integration of privacy requirements into information processes, systems and services.

Security and privacy considerations in autonomous agents

While innovative autonomous agents, making use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), have transformed accessing and leveraging of data, a broad range of applications need to be revisited to mitigate their impact.

Cybersecurity for the EU telecom sector: The ENISA Article 13a Expert Group concludes a successful meeting in Stockholm, Sweden

Last week the 27th ENISA Article 13a Expert group meeting took place in Stockholm, Sweden, bringing together 70 experts from all over Europe attended the event, hailing from private sector, public sector, R&D institutes, vendors, consultancy firms, etc.

ENISA supports CSIRT-CY in maturity assessment

On 7 March 2019, certified experts from ENISA, together with representative from the National Cybersecurity Centre of Portugal concluded the peer review process of assessing maturity level of National CSIRT of The Republic of Cyprus.

Happy International Women's Day from all of us at ENISA!

Today 8 March 2019, ENISA celebrates International Women’s Day by acknowledging and praising the invaluable contribution that women bring to cybersecurity in the European Union.

ENISA Industry Event for Small and Medium Enterprises

The annual ENISA Industry Event took place today in Brussels, Belgium, and saw the participation of over 70 representatives of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) community active in cybersecurity in the EU.

ENISA supports Portuguese National Cybersecurity Exercise on electoral process

In the context of the upcoming double elections in Portugal, the Portuguese National Cybersecurity Centre CNCS have requested the EU Agency for Cybersecurity ENISA to support a cybersecurity exercise on the electoral process.

European Cyber Security Month 2018 at a glance

Continued growth of European Cyber Security Month – will you get involved in 2019?

New national strategy for cybersecurity published by Norway

On 30 January 2019, the Norwegian Government launched a new national strategy to strengthen society's cybersecurity.

Better security measures for smartphones, ENISA has created a SMAShiNG new tool!

ENISA releases SMAShiNG – SMArtphone Secure developmeNt Guidelines – an online tool that maps security measures for smartphone guidelines. The tool supports developers to build secure mobile applications.

ENISA meets OSCE and the National Cyber Security Authority of Greece

ENISA welcomed on Friday 8 February, at its premises the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

What is "state of the art" in IT security?

ENISA and TeleTrusT - IT Security Association Germany have published their guidelines in English

CSIRTs and incident response capabilities in Europe

As part of its continuous efforts to assist the EU Member States with their incident response capabilities, ENISA publishes a study on the recent and current evolution of Computer Security Incident Response Teams (CSIRTs) and Incident Response (IR) capabilities in Europe.

ENISA celebrates Safer Internet Day

Today the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA celebrates Safer Internet Day. The Agency has been an active supporter of Safer Internet Day for over nine years, and has launched several studies related to the subject matter, on privacy and security in personal data clouds and cyber hygiene practices.