European Network of Cybersecurity centres and Competence hub for innovation and Operations (ECHO)

Through the project, ECHO partners develop, model, and demonstrate a network of cybersecurity research and competence centres at the hub. While technology companies struggle with a fragmented view of security requirements across industrial sectors and fragmented national policies for security tests and certification, the ECHO project contributes to an adaptive model for information sharing and collaboration among the network of partners and related agencies.

European Software Institute – Center Eastern Europe is a partner in the ECHO project. This project is one of four pilot initiatives launched by the European Commission to establish and operate a Cybersecurity Competence Network.

The main goal of the project is to organize and optimize the currently fragmented cybersecurity efforts across the EU. The Central Competence Hub serves as the focal point for the ECHO Multi-sector Assessment Framework, enabling multi-sector cybersecurity dependencies analysis and management, including:

• Development of cybersecurity technology roadmaps;
• Creation of an ECHO Cybersecurity Certification Scheme aligned with ongoing EU efforts;
• Provision of an ECHO Early Warning System;
• Operation of an ECHO Federation of Cyber Ranges;
• Delivery of the ECHO Cyber Skills Framework, with training materials and events;
• Management of an expanding collection of partner engagements.

Learn more about ECHO here: https://echonetwork.eu/