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2024 Report on the State of the Cybersecurity in the Union

This document marks the first report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union, adopted by ENISA in cooperation with the NIS Cooperation Group and the European Commission, in accordance with Article 18 of the Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (…

ENISA Threat Landscape 2024

Seven prime cybersecurity threats were identified in 2024, with threats against availability topping the chart and followed by ransomware and threats against data, and the report provides a relevant deep-dive on each one of them by analysing…

Best Practices for Cyber Crisis Management

This study highlights the complexities behind the notion of cyber crisis and the degree of subjectivity it involves. The elevation of a large-scale cyber incident into a cyber crisis relies predominantly on a political decision, and depends…

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Building Effective Governance Frameworks for the Implementation of National Cybersecurity Strategies

This study is focusing on the good practices around the set-up and deployment of a governance framework to support the implementation of the NCSS in the EU. The objective is to systematically review existing governance models relevant to the…

A Governance Framework for National Cybersecurity Strategies

This study focuses on the good practices around the set-up and deployment of a governance framework to support the implementation of the NCSS in the EU. The main aim of this statistical outline is to give an overview of the key findings of the…

Cybersecurity Education Initiatives in the EU Member States

Today, the internet is a tool used in many educational activities, which increases the amount of time children are exposed to cyberspace and its risks. Informing young users about the importance of maintaining personal privacy is not enough to keep…

European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF) - User Manual

The ECSF User Manual provides a comprehensive overview of the ECSF’s main scope, framework principles and application opportunities. The primary purpose of the manual is to make the ECSF easily accessible by, understandable for, and usable by all…

European Cybersecurity Skills Framework Role Profiles

The ECSF role profiles document lists the 12 typical cybersecurity professional role profiles along with their identified titles, missions, tasks, skills, knowledge, competences. The main purpose of this framework is to create a common…

CTF Events

This report addresses the contemporary use of capture-the-flag (CTF) competitions around the world. It first provides background on such competitions, their structure and variations. Analyses of recent competitions is then conducted, comprising an…

National Capabilities Assessment Framework

This report presents the work performed by ENISA to build a National Capabilities Assessment Framework (NCAF). The framework aims at providing Member States with a self-assessment of their level of maturity by assessing their NCSS objectives,…

Good practices in innovation on Cybersecurity under the NCSS

ENISA supports the efforts aimed to enhance the overall level of cybersecurity in the Member States (MS) both at a national and EU level. This report supports that effort by analysing how Member States are approaching innovation as a strategic…