What is the role of ENISA?

Given the extensive experience gained by ENISA with cybersecurity Support Action, law-makers decided that ENISA is the most suitable agency to implement the EU Cybersecurity Reserve. Thus, under the EU Contribution Agreement signed between the Commission and ENISA in August 2025, the later was entrusted with administration and operationalisation of the EU Cybersecurity Reserve and became its contracting authority. In practice, this means that ENISA will procure services of the Reserve, assess and respond to requests for support from Member States’ cyber crisis management authorities and CSIRTs, and from CERT-EU on behalf of Union institutions, bodies, offices, and agencies.