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Cyber Europe 2024

Source:  ENISA, Cyber Europe

 

Since 2010, ENISA has organised Cyber Europe, a series of cyber incident and crisis management exercises that features exciting scenarios, inspired by real-life events, and developed by European cybersecurity experts.

 

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Public and private sectors from EU and EEA countries together with European Institutions, Bodies and Agencies participate every two years, working together to strengthen their existing technical and operational capabilities.

 

Cyber Europe is a two-day exercise/event that simulates large-scale cybersecurity incidents that escalate to cyber crises affecting the whole EU. Through this exercise, participants have the opportunity to analyse advanced technical cybersecurity incidents, deal with complex business continuity and crisis management situations requiring coordination and cooperation ranging from local to EU level.

 

The Cyber Europe exercises series aim to enhance the preparedness of Europe to deal with large-scale cybersecurity incidents and crises by allowing to test and improve this preparedness EU-wide, build trust within the EU cybersecurity ecosystem and provide training opportunities to participants.

 

Participating at Cyber Europe is a great opportunity to:

  • Raise awareness of cyber issues (operational teams, Executive Committee);
  • Create and/or test cyber crisis management procedures;
  • Get to know each other better within the cyber response chain (internal and external);
  • Establish a common language and better understand each other;
  • Develop a range of individual and collective resilience skills and capabilities;
  • Analyse advanced technical cybersecurity incidents;
  • Deal with complex business continuity and crisis management situations
  • Iimprove response to cyber incidents at all levels; strategic, operational, technical, but also on a national and/or international scale, without the consequences of a real event.

 

 

 

Cyber Europe 2024

 

Cyber Europe 2024 will be the 7th edition of this pan-European series of exercises, happening in June 2024.

 

The scenario of the exercise envisions a foreign power, political tension and attacks to the energy sector all across EU, targeting as well as digital infrastructure and public administration as secondary objectives to increase the pressure and incite chaos.

 

The Context 

Cyberattacks on energy and commodities infrastructure are on the rise since 2017 with a record of the number of attacks in 2022.

 

Cybersecurity has emerged as a major threat to commodities industries and markets over the last decade, with hackers seeking to steal data and paralyse the flow of resources. As the energy infrastructure is critical to modern economies, oil and gas companies are therefore very attractive to cybercriminals. Facing this growing threat, it is crucial for energy industry leaders to take action to safeguard against the evolving attack landscape.

 

Cyber Europe decided to base its biennial pan-European exercise on this sector for its 7th edition!

 

The Scenario

The energy sector, a critical component of the European economy, has become a prime target for cyber threats amidst the ongoing geopolitical tension between the European Union and the foreign nation Voltaros.

 

The European Union heavily relies on its energy infrastructure to sustain its economic growth and maintain the stability of its member states. Propaganda against the EU is rampant, and there are suspicions that APTs and other criminal groups are collaborating to shift the balance of power towards their political allies by targeting critical infrastructure.

 

Concerns are growing regarding the possibility of massive and destructive attacks aimed at destabilising the European economy causing a domino effect. The energy sector, being a vital pillar of the European Union's economic stability, is at the forefront of these concerns. The European Union and its energy companies must remain vigilant and enhance their cyber posture to mitigate the potential impact of such targeted attacks.

 

Contact Details:

Any question on the Cyber Europe 2024 exercise, please contact: exercises@enisa.europa.eu 
Any question on the communications and press, please contact: press@enisa.europa.eu 

 


Ref:  https://www.enisa.europa.eu/topics/training-and-exercises/cyber-exercises/cyber-europe-programme/cyber-europe-2024 

 

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