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2025/6 Weekly Update from the EU ISAC for Cities & Regions: Collaboration growing with Aviation, Space,  Retail & Hospitality and Financial Services ISACs / Ongoing input being gathered for ENISA …

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2025/5 Weekly Update from the EU ISAC for Cities & Regions: Local language is important / External Email markings are powerful / Targeted improvements of sectors is difficult – we …

Mehr über “2025/5 Weekly Update from the EU ISAC for Cities & Regions: Local language is important / External Email markings are powerful / Targeted improvements of sectors is difficult – we don´t really know who the players are / Remember what a telephone is? / Cyber is actually pretty boring…” Lesen

2025/4 Weekly Update from the EU ISAC for Cities & Regions: License contracts – READ THEM! / Whitelisting can solve problems quickly / e-identity is the “glue” for protection of …

Mehr über “2025/4 Weekly Update from the EU ISAC for Cities & Regions: License contracts – READ THEM! / Whitelisting can solve problems quickly / e-identity is the “glue” for protection of fragmented landscapes / Open source often contains commercial embedded systems / For your contribution Socitm Public Sector digital trends 2025 research and supporting artwork” Lesen

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 …

Mehr über “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 not cyber friendly / Draining the swamp of cyber leads to surprising results / MCE survey results “Technologies Application Domains and Challenges for the Cities of the Future” / Why Smart City Projects struggle with Cyber” Lesen

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 …

Mehr über “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 in-source? / MFA – non-negotiable? / All suppliers need infrastructure experts” Lesen

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…” …

Mehr über “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…” the way to go? / No Christmas Presents – We must have been naughty in 2024 ☹ / ISAC Baseline Project continues” Lesen

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 …

Mehr über “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 ISAC? / ISAC Baseline (IBAS) Project launching – Last Call to join at Reduced Rates / ENISA “Implementation guidance on NIS 2 security measures – Draft for Consultation” still available / 20 Essential Open Source Cyber Security Tools for 2025 / What is the best Christmas present for a cyber threat actor?” Lesen

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 …

Mehr über “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 growing / Default IP blocking can be an effective security measure – How fast does an unloaded swallow fly? / Does Father Christmas have a cyber security department to keep gifts safe? (Now hiring?)” Lesen

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 – …

Mehr über “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 – We have a problem… /  Benchlearning – good to know who is using what / 100% Outsourcing and allowing 100% vendor control?” Lesen