Brussels, 25/02/2015 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 25 February, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) concluded its three-phased pan-European cyber security exercise Cyber EUROPE 2014 (CE2014).
The two-day event brought together, for the first time ever in Europe, over 50 senior representatives from 23 European Union and EFTA countries to discuss a simulated crisis, which started, almost a year ago. ENISA's Executive Director, Udo Helmbrecht, stated: “The Cyber security exercise series illustrates that we are 'stronger together'. Cyber EUROPE 2014 is a powerful instrument to analyse and improve critical cyber security issues at European level. Many lessons have been learnt and will be further analysed in the coming months”.
The objective of the exercise was to review the cyber crisis management mechanisms available at a national and European level and to discuss their limitations and possible future developments. In addition, the exercise addressed several key points, from crisis escalation to multinational cooperation and legal implications. The first conclusions indicate the emergence of a strong pan-European community of cyber crisis managers, which is proof that the European cyber community has come of age. Definitive conclusions will be presented in May this year. (Translation from the original French version)