Description (short summary):
This document constitutes a very first attempt to define policy recommendations of capabilities that a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) in charge of protecting critical information infrastructure (CIIP) in the Member States should possess to take part and contribute to a sustainable cross-border information sharing and cooperation. It is aimed mainly at supporting policy- and decision-makers in the EU Member States in the establishment of a suitable framework that will enable their national / governmental CERTs to operate properly, by shedding a light on policy requirements and experiences in the Member States and also by providing some background information on the operations of CERTs, so that their requirements and needs are understood better.
The recommendations presented in this document focus on the appropriate implementation of national / governmental CERTs to strengthen the security and resilience of national (critical) information infrastructures. These recommendations are in line with the communications of the European Council and the Commission which address the challenges and priorities for network and information security (NIS) and critical information infrastructure protection (CIIP), and the establishment of the most appropriate instruments needed to tackle those challenges at the level of European Member States. However the recommendations do not constitute a one-size-fits-all guide. Member States will need to scrutinise the recommendations and, with the help of ENISA, decide if they are appropriate in the context of their present national situation.
More specifically, policy recommendations have been formulated, in line with a previous ENISA publication Baseline capabilities for national / governmental CERTs, in the following areas:
- Mandate and strategy
- Service portfolio
- Operation
- Cooperation
Number of pages: 52
Related ePractice publication:
EU: Baseline Capabilities of National / Governmental CERTs - Summary
Nature of documentation: Official reports and studies