European Commission updates cyber defence policy framework

The European Commission adopted an updated version of the EU cyber defence policy framework.  The purpose of the framework is to take into account the changing security challenges since the original framework of 2014. The updated framework identifies six priority areas for cyber defence: development of cyber defence capabilities, protection of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) communication and information networks, training and exercises, research and technology, civil-military cooperation and international cooperation. and clarifies the roles of the different European actors. It also clarifies the roles of European actors within these six areas, including EU member states, the European Commission, the European Defence Agency (EDA), the European External Action Service (EEAS), the European Security and Defence College (ESDC), the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA), the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) and CERT-EU.