Workshop on Cyber Security Trainings

27.02.2014

The augmentation of cyber incidents risks and cyber-attacks calls for the establishment of new capabilities, both in the private and in the public sector. In this context, cyber security trainings are of vital importance for the strengthening of Information and Technology (IT) competencies and skills in companies and in public administrations. There is a strong need for greater coordination across the EU and across sectors in order to ensure their availability and quality.

Supported by ENISA and EDA, the European Security Round Table (eSRT), the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA) and the Belgian Cybercrime Centre of Excellence for Training, Research and Education (B-CCENTRE) launched a common initiative to identify challenges and best practices, and organise training interventions across the EU. The Alliance organised a workshop on “Establishing Cyber Security Trainings in the EU”, in Brussels, where participants shared their thoughts and views in order to define the main motives for creating such trainings and to propose some concrete steps forward.

The discussion permitted to draft preliminary recommendations for establishing cyber security trainings. Those recommendations can be consulted in the Report on Cyber Trainings.