BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, September 10 /PRNewswire/ --     EU Agency ENISA presents the first pan European Good Practice
Guide on Network Security Information Exchange (NSIE). The main aim of this
guide is to assist Member States and private stakeholders in setting up and
running NSIEs at national level. The guide could also pave the way for the
creation of the first pan European NSIE for critical communication networks
and services.

ENISA's stock taking and analysis[1] on this topic confirmed
the importance and strategic value of information sharing. Member States are
strongly interested in better understanding and deploying information sharing
exchanges. They explicitly requested ENISA to develop a good practice guide
based on observed practices of existing NSIEs.

The content of the guide represents the aggregation of good
practices from a number of countries having significant expertise in the area
and individual discussions with experts.

NSIE is a form of strategic partnership among key public and
private stakeholders. The drivers for this information exchange are the
benefits of members working together on common problems and gaining access to
information which is not available from any other source.

NSIE is an excellent vehicle to:
    
    - better understand a changing security and resilience
      environment
    - learn in a holistic manner about intrusions, vulnerabilities
      and threats
    - develop recommendations for mitigating vulnerabilities,
      threats, & cyber attacks
    - jointly develop methods to continuously assess existing
      measures
    - provide unique insights and strategic views to policy makers
      and strategists.



The Executive Director of ENISA, Mr. Andrea Pirotti remarked:

"Information sharing is a crucial element in EU efforts to
enhance the resilience and security of critical communication networks and
services. Hopefully this guide will pave the way for an accelerated
deployment of national NSIEs and consequently of pan European one"

This good practice guide is part of ENISA's Resilience Program. It
contributes to European Commission (or EU) strategy of Critical Information
Infrastructure Protection (CIIP)[2]. This strategy calls for wide deployment
of national NSIEs and the creation of a pan European Public Private
Partnership for Resilience.



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[1] http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/res/policies/good-practices-1/informat
ion-sharing-exchange

[2] http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/policy/nis/strategy/activitie
s/ciip/index_en.htm

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