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2024 Report on the State of the Cybersecurity in the Union

This document marks the first report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union, adopted by ENISA in cooperation with the NIS Cooperation Group and the European Commission, in accordance with Article 18 of the Directive (EU) 2022/2555 (…

ENISA Threat Landscape 2024

Seven prime cybersecurity threats were identified in 2024, with threats against availability topping the chart and followed by ransomware and threats against data, and the report provides a relevant deep-dive on each one of them by analysing…

Best Practices for Cyber Crisis Management

This study highlights the complexities behind the notion of cyber crisis and the degree of subjectivity it involves. The elevation of a large-scale cyber incident into a cyber crisis relies predominantly on a political decision, and depends…

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Telecom Security Incidents 2021

This report provides anonymised and aggregated information about major telecom security incidents in 2021. The 2021 annual summary contains reports of 168 incidents submitted by national authorities from 26 EU Member States (MS) and 2 EFTA countries.

Deploying Pseudonymisation Techniques

Pseudonymisation is increasingly becoming a key security technique for providing a means that can facilitate personal data processing, while offering strong safeguards for the protection of personal data and thereby safeguarding the rights and…

Cyber Threats Outreach In Telecom

In this paper, we aim to give guidance to national Authorities and providers of electronic communications networks and services regarding how to strike the right balance and carry out efficient and effective outreach to users about cyber threats.

Data Protection Engineering

Data Protection Engineering can be perceived as part of data protection by Design and by Default. It aims to support the selection, deployment and configuration of appropriate technical and organizational measures in order to satisfy specific data…

Digital Identity: Leveraging the SSI Concept to Build Trust

The maintenance of continuity in social life, businesses and administration has accelerated the reflection on the possibility of a need for such decentralised electronic identity. This report explores the potential of self-sovereign identity (SSI)…

Remote Identity Proofing - Attacks & Countermeasures

Remote identity proofing is a crucial element in creating trust for digital services. The present study analyses the collection and validation of evidence provided by the applicant to complete the verification of his or her identity. More…

Countering SIM-Swapping

In this study, we give an overview of how SIM-Swapping attacks work, list measures that providers can take to mitigate the attack and make recommendations for policy makers and authorities in the telecom sector and other sectors. Security of…

How to Avoid SIM-Swapping - Leaflet

This leaflet, addresses the SIM-swapping attacks, how to recognise them and how to mitigate the risk connected to this fraud. In fact, subscriber Identity Module (SIM) swapping is a legitimate procedure performed by a customer to change their SIM…

NIS Investments Report 2021

Following the 2020 NIS Investment publication, this report covers all 27 EU Member States and offering additional insights into the allocation of NIS budgets of OES/DSP, the economic impact of cybersecurity incidents and the organisation of…

Trust Services Security Incidents 2020 - Annual Report

Article 19 of the eIDAS regulation sets out the security requirements for the trust service providers (TSPs) and introduces mandatory security breach reporting for trust service providers (TSPs) in the EU. This report provides an aggregated overview…