Pascal Steichen (photo), CEO SECURITYMADEIN.LU, has just been elected Chairman of the newly established European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), following the second Governing Board meeting held on February 16^th. 

On February 16^th, the Governing Board of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre officially  met for the second time, gathering representatives from Member States, the Commission and  the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, ENISA.

During the meeting took place the election of the Chair of the Governing board. Pascal  Steichen was elected to this position for three years, once renewable. Furthermore, the list of National Competence Centers officially appointed by the Member States was ratified by  the board and published. 

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre, which will be located in Bucharest,  together with the Network of National Coordination Centres, will contribute to  strengthening European cybersecurity capacities as well as boosting research excellence and  the competitiveness of the Union’s industry in this field. 

The network of national coordination centres will work towards the objective of creating a  European cyber community, to foster cross-border cooperation and the preparation of joint  actions with the European Cyber Security Competence Centre. They will support capacity  building in cyber security at national level, and where applicable, at regional and local levels.

The European Cybersecurity Competence Centre will also manage part of the funding that is  dedicated to cybersecurity from the Digital Europe Programme and Horizon Europe, as well  as from the Member States. The Digital Europe Programme cybersecurity call, with a specific  investment of 55 million dedicated to the deployment of National Coordination Centres, will  open on February 22.

The Governing Board of the Centre is composed of representatives from the Member States  (27 members), the Commission (2 members) and ENISA (1 permanent observer). The  Commission runs the Centre until it can operate independently. 

“I welcome this election with great enthusiasm and pride. We have a great amount of work ahead  of us, to build and continuously strengthen this European cyber community. Joining forces to enhance  research, innovation and response to emerging threats is a key factor in increasing Europe’s cybersecurity capacity and competitiveness”, Pascal Steichen says, in the wake of his election. 

More information about the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC) HERE

Source: SECURITYMADEINLU