Permanent cybersecurity team established for EU institutions

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9231209/Permanent_cybersecurity_team_established_for_EU_institutions

By Jennifer Baker
IDG News Service
September 12, 2012

European institutions on Wednesday beefed up cybersecurity efforts by 
establishing a permanent Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-EU).

The decision was made following a one-year test for the team, which 
works closely with the internal IT security teams of the European Union 
institutions -- the European Commission, the Council, the European 
Parliament and the Committee of the Regions.

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said these E.U. 
institutions are frequently the target of information security 
incidents.

CERT-EU also benefits from support from the European Network and 
Information Security Agency (ENISA) and communicates with the community 
of CERTs and IT security companies in E.U. member states. According to 
the commission, they are "highly interconnected with each other, 
creating a community of experts fighting for the common cause of cyber 
security."

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