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EU cooperation for a culture of network and information security

Pernilla Skantze, ENISA



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Context for ENISA

Today’s society and economy depend heavily on networks and information systems.

Today’s society and economy depend heavily on networks and information systems.

Users experience serious problemswhen using electronic networks and software and find little help.

Users experience serious problemswhen using electronic networks and software and find little help.

Information security is a concernfor everybody.

Information security is a concernfor everybody.

We need to achieve a culture of network and

information security.

We need to achieve a culture of network and

information security.



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Why ENISA ?

• Network and information security does not stop at national borders or within specific sectors

• Increased need for cooperation and information exchange – ENISA will bring the stakeholders together

• ENISA shall be a centre of expertise that can give guidance to the European Commission and Member States



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Structure of ENISA

Management BoardManagement Board

Executive Director (and staff)Executive Director (and staff)

Permanent Stakeholder’s GroupPermanent Stakeholder’s Group

Ad hoc Working GroupsAd hoc Working Groups

• 25 Member States representatives• 3 Commission representatives• 3 Stakeholders (Industry, academic, consumers)

• Mr. Andrea Pirotti• 38 staff (end of 2005) and 44 staff (2006)

• 30 Members from industry, academic and consumers

• 5 to 9 Leading NIS experts• 3 Working Groups foreseen in 2005



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Tasks

Awareness Raising and promotion of best practices

Awareness Raising and promotion of best practices

• NIS has to be addressed differently to different user groups

• the message should be positive – it is important not to frighten people

• Spread good practices in various areas

Information Exchangeand Cooperation

Information Exchangeand Cooperation

• Gather all relevant info, disseminate the knowledge to those who need it

• Help create networks for industry and public sector to meat and discuss

Providing advise as a centre of expertise

Providing advise as a centre of expertise

• ENISA shall fill in the gaps – not compete with industry or existing public sector bodies

• It shall advise and assist the Commission and Member states, e.g. on technical matters in relation to new legislation and on research activities

• It shall follow standardisation work and identify the gaps



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Culture of security and Internet governance

ENISA shall:• Feed its expertise into the on-going

discussions in e.g. ICANN and WSIS • The creation of the culture of security shall

lead to all stakeholder’s awareness of their responsibilities – also Internet governing bodies

• ENISA shall not duplicate work done by others



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Coming year for ENISA

• First wave of employees on board in September 2005, second wave in December 2005 (total 38)

• 3 Working Groups will be set up this, first meetings foreseen in June 2005, call for interests has been launched

• Work programme for 2006 to be adopted in November

• Move to Heraklion in July!



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Conclusions

• Network and information security affects everyone

• ENISA shall contribute to creating a culture of network and information security

• ENISA shall help make Europeans to advanced and security conscious IT-users and

• We look forward to cooperating with the network and information security community

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