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2025/3 Weekly Update from the EU ISAC for Cities & Regions: We are competing internally for resources / Connect with your National Cybersecurity Coordination Centres / Personal performance objectives are …

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2025/2 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG NEW: ISAC Baseline Project continues / Trustful relationships are key, but never defined as requirements / NIS2 compliance might be impossible – so …

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2025/1 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG NEW: Welcome to 2025 / “Red” Alert on returning to work? / Attack Simulations can be easy and powerful / Is “Gartner says…” …

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Dear all, Welcome to 2025 and what I think is the fourth year of existence for our community that now consists of 26 cities and 10 regions in 18 EU …

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2024/43 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG NEW: Best Wishes for the Holiday Season! / NO CALLS 27 Dec & 3 Jan / Still need a Christmas present for your …

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2024/42 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG NEW: NO CALLS 27 Dec & 3 Jan / Is the EU too fragmented for effective deployment of NIS2? / ISAC Baseline participation …

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2024/41 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG NEW: NO CALLS 27 Dec & 3 Jan / Weekly Quick Survey – I4C+ CIS 18 Unauthorised Assets / Survey Results HIRING4CYBER – …

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2024/40 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG “City ISAC I4C+” Highlights: Please complete Quick Survey – HIRING4CYBER / Upcoming webinar: Webinar on Benchlearning 5 Dec. 2024 2pm – 3 pm …

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2024/39 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG “City ISAC I4C+” Highlights: Upcoming webinar: Webinar on Benchlearning 5 Dec. 2024 2pm – 3 pm CET / Webinar “HIRING4CYBER in a European …

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2024/38 Weekly Update from the MCE SIG “City ISAC I4C+” Highlights: Upcoming webinar: Webinar on Benchlearning 5 Dec. 2024 2pm – 3 pm CET / Webinar “HIRING4CYBER in a European …

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