A benchmark study of the network and information
security status in 30 European countries was published today
(14.09.09).
Aimed at policy-makers, the 600-page
country report study by the European Network and Information
Security Agency covers the 27 European member states plus
Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway.
The
European Network
and Information Security Agency (Enisa) report maps the key
stakeholders responsible for developing national policy and
practice for network and information security. It also covers
recent activities and trends on aspects such as electronic identity
schemes, security breaches and data losses.
The Enisa study includes the work of over 100 computer emergency
response teams responsible for identifying, warning and defending
against network threats such as distributed denial of service
attacks and spyware.
The Enisa report details work at national levels on NIS policy
development and implementation, privacy and data protection,
critical information infrastructure protection and computer
emergency response teams (CERTs).
The Enisa bulletin lists key players in policy formation and
operational responsibility in each country. These include the
relevant ministry for communications, the regualtory agency, the
data protection regulator and the ministries of home affairs and
defence.
It also lists the public network and information security bodies
in the one third of countries that have them, as well as the local
CERTs.