European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), the EU’s annual cybersecurity advocacy campaign will kick off on 1 October 2021. If you would like to propose online or physical awareness raising cybersecurity events for the 2021 official European Cybersecurity Month 2021: Get Involved and Register Your Event here. Register your event The official website of the ECSM campaign (cybersecuritymonth.eu) is […]
Read MoreFirst EU measures in response to the Afghanistan crisis
Situation in Afghanistan Following the Taliban takeover on 15 August, a new reality exists in Afghanistan, a reality that affects the EU, affects the region, international stability and has a direct impact on European security. The future of Afghanistan remains a key issue for the EU. The EU remains firmly committed to supporting the Afghan […]
Read MoreTelecom & Trust Services Incidents in 2020
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity publishes the aggregated data and analysis of the incident reports for telecom services and trust services. Why is incident reporting important? The major objective of telecom services and trust services incident reporting is to help national authorities with their supervision tasks, to map cybersecurity trends as well crosscutting issues […]
Read MoreCROWN: European multifunction radiofrequency system project launched
Europe’s defence research programme – PADR – has launched a new project. The CROWN project will focus on European active electronically scanned array with combined radar, communications and electronic warfare functions for military applications. The project, with a budget of approximately €10 million and a duration of 30 months, was selected under the 2019 call […]
Read MoreTemporary rules to detect child sexual abuse online
MEPs endorsed a temporary regulation that allows web-based service providers to continue fighting child sexual abuse material online on a voluntary basis. In the context of a worrying increase in the volume of child abuse material on the internet exacerbated by the pandemic, the House backed with 537 votes in favour, 133 against and 24 abstentions a […]
Read MorePhishing most common Cyber Incident faced by SMEs
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity identifies the cybersecurity challenges SMEs face today and issues recommendations. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are considered to be the backbone of Europe’s economy. 25 millions of SMEs are active today in the European Union and employ more than 100 million workers. The report Cybersecurity for SMEs ENISA issues today provides […]
Read MoreNew R&D project to focus on interoperability standards for unmanned systems
The implementation of INTERACT (‘Interoperability Standards for Unmanned Armed Forces Systems’), a project selected under the 2019 call for proposals for the EU Preparatory Action on Defence Research (PADR) managed by EDA, was officially launched at an online kick-off meeting on 21 June 2021. The aim of this 1.5 M€ project, financed by the European Commission, is […]
Read MoreLatest cyber-attacks on the EU
MEPs call for tighter EU cybersecurity standards for connected devices, apps and operating systems, amid recent cyberattacks on critical infrastructure in the EU. Hybrid threats and cyberattacks on infrastructure are increasing Call for tighter standards amid boom in connected devices COVID19 crisis has exposed the cyber vulnerabilities of critical sectors A resolution adopted on Thursday […]
Read MoreEmerging propulsion technologies for air and space
Last week, experts from 18 EDA Member States participated in an online workshop organised by the Agency to identify and discuss emerging propulsion technologies for the air and space defence domain. The Technology Foresight Workshop on Propulsion for Air and Space, conducted from 1 to 3 June, is part of a wider ongoing series of […]
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