European Cybersecurity Competence Centre

European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre
EU executive agency overview
Formed20 May 2021 (2021-05-20)
JurisdictionEuropean Union
HeadquartersBucharest, Romania
EU executive agency executive
  • Miguel González Sancho, Interim Executive Director
Key document
Websitecybersecurity-centre.europa.eu
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European Cybersecurity Competence Centre is located in European Union
Bucharest
Bucharest
European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (European Union)

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), officially the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre, is an executive agency of the European Union headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, tasked with funding and coordinating cybersecurity research projects.[1][2] Plans for the introduction of the ECCC were first announced in 2018 by the European Commission and the regulation to establish the centre was published in 2021.[1] The ECCC collaborates closely with the Network of National Coordination Centres (NCCs).[3]

Organization[edit]

Although the organization of the ECCC is still being established, the planned administrative and governance structure includes:

  • a Governing Board which provides strategic orientation and oversees ECCC activities
  • an Executive Director who is the ECCC’s legal representative and is responsible for its day-to-day management
  • a Strategic Advisory Group that ensures a comprehensive, ongoing and permanent dialogue between the Community and the Competence Centre.[4]

List of National Coordination Centers[edit]

Country National Coordination Center (NCC) NCC Website
 Belgium Center for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB) https://ccb.belgium.be/ncc
 Bulgaria Ministry of Electronic Governance
 Denmark The Danish Business Authority https://danishbusinessauthority.dk/
 Germany National Coordination Center for Cybersecurity ( NKCS ) – Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) https://www.nkcs.bund.de/de
 Estonia Estonian Information System Authority
 Finland Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom's National Cyber Security Center (NCSC-FI)
 France National Agency for Information Systems Security (ANSSI)
 Greece National Cybersecurity Authority of Greece
 Ireland National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) https://www.ncsc.gov.ie/
 Italy Agency for national cybersecurity (ACN) https://www.acn.gov.it/
 Latvia Ministry of Defence
 Lithuania National Coordination Center, Ministry of National Defense
 Luxembourg Security made in Letzebuerg GIE https://www.securitymadein.lu/agency/ncc/
 Malta Malta Information Technology Agency https://www.mita.gov.mt/
 Netherlands The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
 Austria Promotion Agency https://www.ffg.at/europa/ncc
 Poland National Cybersecurity Coordination Center Unit in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister
 Romania Centrul Național de Coordonare
 Sweden Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency https://www.msb.se/
 Slovakia Cyber Security Competence and Certification Center (KCCKB) https://cybercompetence.sk/
 Slovenia Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Information Security https://www.uiv.gov.si/ncc
 Spain National Cybersecurity Institute (INCIBE) https://www.incibe.es/
 Czech Republic National Cyber and Information Security Agency
 Cyprus Digital Security Authority (DSA)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Bucharest, Romania, will host European Cybersecurity Competence Center". Emerging Europe. 2020-12-10. Archived from the original on 2021-08-20. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  2. ^ Lungu, Adrian (2020-12-10). "Bucharest to host EU's new cybersecurity centre". Euractiv. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  3. ^ "Cybersecurity Competence Centre | Shaping Europe's digital future". European Commission. Archived from the original on 2021-08-27. Retrieved 2021-08-20.
  4. ^ "European Cybersecurity Competence Centre and Network". European Commission, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology. Archived from the original on 2022-07-19. Retrieved 2022-07-19.

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