ECSO Member the Municipality of the Hague wins the CISO of the Year 2024 Award

Jeroen Schipper, CISO at the Municipality of The Hague (ECSO Member), won the CISO of the Year 2024 Award on 28 May. The award was presented during the first CISODAY, an event that attracted more than 200 security professionals from large companies, governments, and non-profit organisations in the Netherlands. Jeroen has credited this award to…

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ECSO Member the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland calls for involvement in the Tallin Mechanism activities.

The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) is delighted to share the initiative of one of its members: the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland. The Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland has been involved for several months now in the initiative known as the "Tallin Mechanism". As part of the initiative’s goal to coordinate assistance…

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The Diplomatic Academy of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs visits ECSO’s headquarters.

On 8 May, 17 applicants of the Diplomatic Academy accompanied by their Deputy Director, Marta Zielińska-Śliwka, visited ECSO’s premises. The visiting team participated in a discussion on a variety of topics, including the cooperation between ECSO and Ukraine, ECOS’ CISO Community, the importance of skills in the EU political agenda and active EU policy making.…

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ECSO and Women4Cyber’s new initiative has officially launched: register to Road2Cyber today!

The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) and the Women4Cyber Foundation have joined forces to develop a new European platform dedicated to cybersecurity education and work industry: Road2Cyber! Join the platform today registering here and hit the road with us on this new, exciting journey! Road2Cyber aims at connecting cybersecurity professionals, practitioners, and the industry.  From…

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ECSO-led ECCO project launches a survey for cybersecurity start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs in Europe.

The European Cybersecurity COmmunity (ECCO) project's Community Group dedicated to start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs has launched a survey to understand and address the challenges faced by cybersecurity founders operating in the European Market. The survey targets cybersecurity start-ups, scale-ups, and SMEs in Europe.  The aim of the survey is to delve deep into the challenges…

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ECSO’s cooperation with The Kościuszko Institute (IK): Road to Polish Presidency

With regards to the upcoming Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2025, ECSO and The Kościuszko Institute (IK) are to sign a Letter Of Intent at the opening of the CYBERSEC 2024 conference in Krakow, on 19-20 June. The cooperation between the two organisations will pave the way leading up to…

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Introducing the New Master in Cybersecurity and Cyber Defence (MCYSD) from ECSO Member SnT

To answer the increasing demand of experts with cyber skills, the University of Luxembourg opens a new Master in Cybersecurity and Cyber Defence that will start in September 2024. Innovative and interdisciplinary training This Master offers a unique and broad interdisciplinary training that builds from information and system security, threats and incidents management and analysis,…

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ECSO’s Policy Brief: “Navigating Cybersecurity Policy in the EU: A call for new legislators” 

In the lead-up to the 2024 EU elections and the establishment of a new European Parliament, the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) has circulated a brief to policy advisors covering cybersecurity and digital policy. This document serves as a summary of the most influential EU cybersecurity policies adopted during the last legislative term. It underscores…

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ECSO’s CRA Survey results: Navigating the Implementation of the Cyber Resilience Act.

On 12 March 2024, the European Parliament adopted the text of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), marking a significant milestone in cybersecurity legislation. As the CRA nears the end of its legislative process, it remains a focal point of the cybersecurity debate in Brussels. Despite having the text finalised, many details concerning its implementation still…

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ECSO’s Policy Brief: “Navigating Cybersecurity Policy in the EU: A call for new legislators” 

In the lead-up to the 2024 EU elections and the establishment of a new European Parliament, the European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) has circulated a brief to policy advisors covering cybersecurity and digital policy. This document serves as a summary of the most influential EU cybersecurity policies adopted during the last legislative term. It underscores…

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ECSO publishes new report after the NIS2 Implementation Workshop: “Voice of Industry”.

Under its NIS2 Implementation Initiative, ECSO has held a workshop on the NIS2 implementing Act with industry representatives and the European Commission, focused on specifying thresholds for the reporting of significant incidents. Following the workshop, held on 6 February in ECSO’s premises in Brussels, we are delighted to announce that the summary of the meeting’s…

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Cyber Range Features Checklist & List of European Providers: Updated 2024 Edition

ECSO just announced the publication of the updated 2024 Edition of its "Cyber Range Features Checklist & List of European Providers". This will serve as a valuable resource for end-users to articulate their specific cyber range requirements, establishing clear award criteria for electronic tenders during the procurement process. The checklist is produced by ECSO’s WG5…

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