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24.03.2021 EU Member States welcome the implementation of EU CyberNet: Council Conclusions on EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade

The Council of the EU welcomes in its Conclusions the establishment and implementation of the EU CyberNet in order to increase cyber resilience and capacities worldwide. The Conclusions provide guidance to support partner countries in tackling the growing challenge of malicious cyber activities.

By EU CyberNet team

07.03.2021 How COVID-19 became a dominant issue in the cyber threat environment

Ilmar Üle from CERT-EU writes how COVID-19 became a dominating topic in current cyber threat environment as seen from the point of view an experts tasked with protecting the EU institutions, bodies, and agencies. Data related to research offers great interest to data thieves and teleworking from home via unsecured home networks is an additional favour COVID-19 has done to malicious hackers.

By Ilmar Üle, CERT-EU

04.03.2021 An online workshop on the EU Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade

On 5 February, EU CyberNet held an online workshop for project implementers in cooperation with the European Commission’s Service of Foreign Policy Instruments and the European External Action Service.

By Kristo Põllu, Deputy Director, EU CyberNet

21.12.2020 EU CyberNet part of the new EU Cybersecurity Strategy

On 16 December, the European Commission published the new EU’s Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade, which proposes guiding principles to enhance EU’s collective resilience against cyber threats, taking into account the recent developments in digital transformation.

By EU CyberNet team

05.11.2020 Experts and organisations were invited to join EU CyberNet Network at the annual conference

On 30 October, the first EU CyberNet Annual Conference took place at Tallinn Creative Hub focussing on the cyber capacity building projects of the EU, the possibilities for more coordinated and effective delivery of development cooperation, and the role of EU CyberNet in these activities.

By EU CyberNet team

01.09.2020 To those who commit cyber crimes, national borders are meaningless lines on a map

It can prove rather difficult to explain the digitalised nature of Estonia to a complete stranger, particularly if they have zero experience of e-services and online solutions. But I’ll give it a go.

By Margus Noormaa, Director General, Estonian Information System Authority

01.09.2020 A trusted and cyber secure Europe

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) aims to act as a centre of expertise in cybersecurity, assisting with the development of Union policy, operational cooperation, cybersecurity certification and standardisation, and promoting capacity building.

By Juhan Lepassaar, Executive Director, European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)

14.07.2020 COVID-19 impact measures & recommendations from EU cyber projects

The COVID-19 crisis and subsequent lockdown rules have left its mark on every aspect of our lives. The cross-border nature of capacity building work meant that lockdown presented also challenges to continuation of implementation to EU funded cyber capacity building projects.

By EU CyberNet team

12.05.2020 Press release: RIA has published a comprehensive compendium “Cyber Security in Estonia 2020”

The Estonian Information System Authority (RIA) has compiled a comprehensive overview of cyber security in Estonia.

Information System Authority / By Seiko Kuik, Press Officer, Estonian Information System Authority

08.05.2020 Press release: The new yearbook introduces the work of RIA and the events of 2019 in Estonian cyberspace

The yearbook describes the role of the departments of the Information System Authority (RIA) in the e-state and gives an overview of cyber incidents of 2019 in Estonia.