The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) ASBL is a fully self-financed non-for-profit organisation under the Belgian law, established in June 2016.
ECSO is the privileged partner of the European Commission for the implementation of the Cybersecurity Public-Private Partnership, as well as a recognised actor in the European institutional landscape, A pan European, multi-stakeholder and cross sectoral partnership organisation working on cybersecurity with a holistic approach, ECSO federates the European Cybersecurity public and private sector, including large companies, SMEs and start-ups, research centres, universities, end-users and operators of essential services, clusters and associations, as well as the local, regional and national public administrations across the European Union Members States, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) and H2020 Programme associated countries.
Vision & mission
ETHICS ECSO defends European interests and supports European fundamental rights and values following the common ethics and code of conduct, maintaining and enforcing adherence to lawful business practices, acting in good faith and transparency, and committing to integrity in full compliance with the European Competition and Antitrust Law.
Our strategy for a renewed European Public – Private Cooperation
FEDERATE & CONNECT
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Collaborations
In light of this, ECSO seeks out to establish and strengthen its collaboration with various other actors and stakeholders part of the European cybersecurity ecosystem. The objective of each collaboration is to complement each other’s work, avoid duplication, learn from one another and promote the objective and vision of ECSO.
With European Institutions
ECSO maintains close collaboration with European Commissioners and top-level management of the European Commission's DGs including DG CNECT, DG RTD, DG ENER, DG MOVE, JRC, DG DIGIT, EEAS.
Upon the invitation of the Presidency of the Council of the EU, ECSO is regularly invited to provide updates on the status of its work to the Horizontal Working Party on Cyber Issues of the Council.
ECSO provides independent assessments on EU legislative proposals (e.g. the NIS Directive, the Cybersecurity Act, the EU Certification Framework, the definition of ENISA's new mandate, the set-up of a European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre and the Network of National Coordination Centres). ECSO also fosters relations between MEPs and ECSO Members.
With European Agencies and Bodies
ECSO regularly cooperates with European Agencies and Bodies such as ENISA (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity), EUROPOL (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation), EDA (European Defence Agency), ESA (European Space Agency), EASA (European Aviation Safety Agency), EIT (European Institute of Innovation & Technology), EIB (European Investment Bank), CEN/CENELEC (European Committee for Standardisation/European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation), ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute).
Other European Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) and Joint Undertakings (JU)
ECSO coordinates its work with other relevant PPPs and European Associations such as euRobotics, BDVA (Big Data), AIOTI (IoT), EFFRA (Industry 4.0), 5G AI (5G), INATBA (Blockchain), A.SPIRE (Processes), ECSEL (JU on Electronic Components and Systems), EUROHPC (JU on High-performance Computing).
Collaboration with European-funded projects
Our working groups
WG1: Standardisation, Certification and Supply Chain Management
WG2: Market Deployment, Investments and International Collaboration
WG3: Cyber Resilience of Economy, Infrastructure & Services
WG4: support to SMEs, coordination with countries and regions
WG5: Education, Training, Awareness, Cyber Ranges
WG6: SRIA and Cyber Security Technologies
Women4Cyber
European Cybersecurity STARtup Award
European Cybersecurity Investment Platform (ECIP)
Cyber Investor Days
Cybersecurity Made in Europe
European Cyber Range Community
Youth4Cyber
ECSO SME Hub
Cybersecurity Awareness Calendar
