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European Network and Information Security Agency

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Type: Government Agency
Industry: Cyber Security
Founded: 14 March 2004
Founder(s): European Union
Headquarters: P.O. Box 1309,

710 01 Heraklion Crete

Country: Greece
Employees: 11-50
Website: ENISA Europa
Facebook: ENISA
LinkedIn: ENISA
Key People
Andrea Pirotti,Executive Director

Dr. Udo Helmbrecht, Director
Isabella Santa, Senior Expert Awareness Raising

ENISA or European Network and Information Security Agency is an agency organised by European Union. As the name depicts the organisation primarily handles the issues related to cyber security in European Union. ENISA increases the ability of European Union and those related to it, to prevent, address, and respond to network and information security problems. It also advises EC on hardware/software issues and risk management in the field of technology.[1] ENISA works for the benefit of citizens, consumers, business community in EU territory and helps them maintaining a better and more secure communication environment.[2]

ENISA publishes quarterly reports and papers regularly. It organizes events, seminars, workshops and meetings in order to increase the awareness of information security in general public.[3]

Structure

To ensure the organised working environment, ENISA comprises of following bodies:

  • Executive Director appointed by the management board selected from a list of candidates proposed by the Commission.
  • Management Board composed of representatives of EU countries and of the Commission, as well as business representatives, academics and consumers with no voting entitlement.
  • Permanent Stakeholders' Group established by the executive director. The group is responsible for giving access to the most recent information so that network security challenges can be dealt well.

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Activities

The agency accomplishes its tasks through various activities and groups. It works with:

  • Secure Applications and Services
  • CERT
  • Identity & Trust
  • Resilience
  • Risk Management
  • Stakeholder Relations

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External Links

  • ENISA report on Security of USB drives.
  • Report on Data breaching in EU.
  • ENISA trainee-ship program.

References

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