Senior cybersecurity officials from EU Member States and the Commission are today taking part in the yearly ‘Blueprint Operational Level Exercise’ (Blue OLEx) to test EU preparedness in the event of a cyber-related crisis. This year’s edition is led by the Italian authorities, with the support of EU agency for cybersecurity ENISA. In 2024, Blue OLEx …
The 2nd Annual General Assembly of the partners of the European project “ACTING” (Advanced European platform and network of Cybersecurity training and exercises centers), which took place from 8-10 October 2024, at the University of Cyprus, was successfully completed. The ACTING project, with a duration of 4 years (2022-2026), is funded by the European Defence …
The Commission has adopted the first implementing rules on cybersecurity of critical entities and networks under the Directive on measures for high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS2 Directive). This implementing act details cybersecurity risk management measures as well as the cases in which an incident should be considered significant and companies providing …
EU Member States, with the support of the European Commission and ENISA, the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, published the first report on the cybersecurity and resilience of Europe’s telecommunications and electricity sectors. The report points to concerns about a number of risks, including risks to supply chain security, the lack of cyber professionals and the …
EU Member States, with the support of the Commission and of the EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA), published a report on the cybersecurity of the telecommunications and electricity sectors in the EU, as well as recommendations to bolster their resilience. The report identifies threats such as cyber-attacks and espionage activities from state-sponsored threat actors and …
The Commission opened calls worth over €210 million under the Digital Europe Programme (DEP) for proposals to strengthen cybersecurity and digital capacities across the EU. In terms of cybersecurity, €35 million will be dedicated to projects protecting large industrial installations and critical infrastructures. Another €12,8 million will be invested to further establish, support and enlarge …
The Centre of Excellence for Research and Innovation “KIOS CoE” of the University of Cyprus coordinates for the first time the European Innovation Action type project funded by Horizon Europe, COCOON: COoperative Cyber PrOtection for mOderN Power Grids. COCOON aims to create a prototype system to address cybersecurity challenges and improve the resilience of large …
The Commission has adopted the amendment of the Digital Europe work programmes for 2024, assigning €762.7 million in funding for digital solutions to benefit citizens, public administrations, and businesses. Firstly, the amended main work programme with a 2024 budget of nearly €549 million will focus on deploying projects that use digital technologies such as data, cloud, and advanced …