More than 200 organisations from 25 EU member states underwent a virtual cyber attack yesterday as part of the continent’s largest and most complex ever cyber security exercise.
Organised by ENISA, Cyber Europe 2014 targeted security agencies, ministries, telecoms and energy companies, financial institutions and internet service providers. It involved all EU member states (apart from Belgium, Lithuania and Malta) are testing their procedures and capabilities against realistic large-scale cyber-security scenarios.
The event saw more than 2,000 separate cyber incidents carried out, including denial of service attacks to online services, intelligence and media reports on cyber-attack operations, ambushes designed to change websites’ appearances, and attacks on critical infrastructure such as energy or telecoms networks.
Tim Erlin, director of IT risk and security strategy for Tripwire said that a practice drill like this is good for organisations, as the participation of so many organisations across multiple countries demonstrates the interconnectedness of cyber security in the modern economy.
“Cyber-attacks have real consequences, and as we put more and more devices onto the network, the material impact will only increase, making exercises like this vital to the economic welfare of the world,” he said.
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