The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has published a report with the key findings and recommendations resulting from Cyber Europe 2012, the second pan-European cybersecurity exercise on large-scale cyber-attacks and disruptions impacting network security, which was held on 4 October 2012.
The exercise saw participation from more than 500 cyber-security professionals from 339 organisations across Europe, including organisations from Portugal. Cyber Europe 2012 built on extensive activities at both the national and European level to improve the resilience of critical information infrastructures. As such, Cyber Europe 2012 was a milestone in efforts to strengthen cyber-crisis cooperation, preparedness and response across Europe.
The exercise scenario revolved around large-scale cyber-incidents in Europe, which affected all participating countries. Fictional adversaries joined forces in a massive cyber-attack against Europe, mainly through Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against public electronic services. The affected services were online e-government and financial (e-banking, etc.) services.
According to ENISA's report, Cyber Europe 2012 proved valuable in enhancing pan-European cyber-incident management. It is therefore important to continue the efforts and further develop the European cyber exercise area. The European cyber-incident management community could be strengthened with input from other European critical sectors (e.g. health, transportation) that are relevant to the handling of large-scale crises.
Consult:
- Cyber Europe 2012 - Key findings and recommendations https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1154004
Related information on ANACOM's website:
- Cyber Europe security exercise 2012 https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1139960
