A Eurobarometer survey published on 22 May 2024 indicates that the cyber skills shortage is increasing, there is a need for more cybersecurity specialists and we need to increase the number of highly cybersecurity-aware staff in every company across the EU.
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The ECCC is organising its upcoming knowledge-sharing webinar "Challenges and intersection of AI and Cybersecurity" on 29 May 2024 at 11:00-12:00 CEST.
The next Cybersec Europe, taking place on 29–30 May 2024 in Brussels will be the platform for both seasoned cybersecurity experts as well as up-and-coming start-ups to exchange information and foster cooperation to cope with cybersecurity challenges together.
The European Cybersecurity COmmunity (ECCO) project Community Group dedicated to start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs has launched a survey to understand and address the challenges faced by cybersecurity founders operating in the European Market.
In support of the standardisation effort, this study attempt to identify the most relevant existing cybersecurity standards for each CRA requirement, analyses the coverage already offered on the intended scope of the requirement and highlights possible gaps to be addressed.
ISC2, the world’s leading member association for cybersecurity professionals, invites you to take its annual Cybersecurity Workforce Survey! This annual study is shared with government agencies and security policy makers, referenced in countless media reports and used by organizations of all sizes around the world as a benchmark for security hiring strategies.
The Executive Director of ECCC, Luca Tagliaretti, officially started his mandate on 1 February, in Bucharest, Romania. He will lead the Centre for four years as per Regulation (EU) 2021/887. Luca took over his duties from Miguel González Sancho, who has been acting as Interim Executive Director since September 2021 on behalf of the European Commission. We warmly thank Miguel for his leadership and wish best of luck to Luca!
The EU and U.S. have signed an Administrative Arrangement on a Joint CyberSafe Products Action Plan with the aim to advance technical cooperation to support the goal of achieving mutual recognition in the area of cybersecurity requirements for Internet-of-things (IoT) hardware and software consumer products.
This Regulation specifies the roles, rules and obligations, as well as the structure of the European Common Criteria-based cybersecurity certification scheme in accordance with the European cybersecurity certification framework set out in Regulation (EU) 2019/881.
In January 2024, SAP joined the Cybersecurity Skills Academy, the European Union’s initiative to create a governance framework around cyber skills, focusing on training and capacity building.
The European Union and its Member States express solidarity with Australia on the impact of malicious cyber activities against their healthcare sector, notably against a major health service provider, Medibank.
As 2023 draws to a close, it is the right time to look back on what the ECCC, the Centre, has achieved over the last 12 months.
Within this context, in April 2023, the Commission adopted the Communication on a Cybersecurity Skills Academy, a policy initiative which aims to bring together existing initiatives on cyber skills and improve their coordination, with a view to bridging the cybersecurity talent gap and boosting competitiveness, growth and resilience in the EU. See the recording of this session to see how the Academy will define and assess relevant skills, monitor the evolution of the skill gaps and provide indications on the new needs of the online ecosystem.
DG CONNECT is organising an online CONNECT University session on cybersecurity skills on 9 October, 14:00-15:30 as part of its Autumn School series
The European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM) campaign will focus on social engineering, a top cyber threat.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) presented the progress in the implementation and adoption of the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF) at the 2nd edition of the European Cybersecurity Skills Conference.
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) publishes a report on the subsea cable ecosystem and highlights today’s major cybersecurity challenges.
The Spanish National Institute for Cybersecurity (INCIBE) (NCC-SP) has organised the 'NCC Workshop on Cybersecurity in the Spanish Presidency'.
On the 28th and 29th of September, ENISA is organising the 2nd Cybersecurity Market Analysis Conference.
The Security Research Event (SRE) is the annual meeting where industry, policy makers and knowledge institutions come together to discuss the state of play and current challenges for security research in Europe.