After winning the Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA) for the best Romanian cybersecurity initiative in 2020 and being a finalist in the Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) in 2021, the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA) won the Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) in 2022, at the Outstanding Cyber Security Partnership category.

The winners of the Cyber Outstanding Security Performance Awards (Cyber OSPAs) 2022 were announced on Thursday, 15th December, at a gala awards event held in London, England. The partnership between the U.S. Embassy in Romania and the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance won the Outstanding Cyber Security Partnership category.

The partnership between the U.S. Embassy in Romania and the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance started as an initiative to strengthen cyber capacity and cybersecurity education. This partnership brought together law enforcement, public institutions, international private companies, universities, and NGOs, all working together to deliver training activities, develop guidelines, and organize conferences to raise awareness, embody the cybersecurity culture, and protect people and institutions from cybercrime.

https://www.thecyberospas.com

The partnership has a vital component in education and training activities. Various online training activities were developed for public institutions, private companies, and academia, to raise cybersecurity awareness and improve the skills of criminal justice authorities and the private sector in fighting cybercrime. The courses’ topics involved open-source intelligence (OSINT) tools and methods, cybersecurity best practices, cyber threats and malware investigation, cryptocurrencies, online money laundering, and electronic evidence analysis. Law enforcement, public institutions, private companies, and universities joined this initiative and helped by promoting the training activities and sending experts to present methods, tools, and relevant case studies for participants.

https://www.cyberlearning.ro

The partnership focuses on promoting and disseminating cybersecurity research. The International Conference on Cybersecurity and Cybercrime (IC3), a scientific conference organized by the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance, was promoted within this partnership. The purpose of this scientific conference is to encourage the exchange of ideas about the evolution of cyberspace, information security challenges, and new facets of the phenomenon of cybercrime. Students, researchers, professors, and experts from public institutions and private companies chose this framework to present their research in the cybersecurity field. The proceedings of this scientific conference are indexed in international databases.

https://proceedings.cybercon.ro/

To raise the level of awareness, embody the cybersecurity culture, and share best practices in fighting cybercrime, an international conference was organized within this partnership, entitled CyberCon Romania. Experts from the European Union and the United States agencies, public institutions, private companies, and universities had the opportunity to share knowledge, perspectives, and highlight synergies between different areas of expertise: developing cyber defence and cyber resilience, international cooperation for fighting cybercrime, cybersecurity challenges and opportunities, research and development on cybersecurity, and cybersecurity education and career development.

https://www.cybercon.ro

Two guides were developed by the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance with the help of the U.S. Embassy in Romania, to raise the cybersecurity culture and fight fake news. The Cybersecurity Guide (ISBN: 978-973-0-33645-0) contains 18 sections on cybersecurity best practices, and the OSINT for Analyzing Fake News Guide (ISBN: 978-973-0-37583-1) contains 9 sections with OSINT techniques and tools for analyzing fake news.

 
Cybersecurity Guide: https://cyberlearning.ro/cybersecurity-guide/
OSINT Guide: https://cyberlearning.ro/osint-for-analyzing-fake-news/

The latest initiative is CyberClub Romania – a community of students, experts, and organizations, with the goal of analyzing cybersecurity challenges and opportunities. CyberClub Romania provides the opportunity for cybersecurity experts from public institutions, private companies, universities, and NGOs to share their knowledge and experiences and guide students and people interested in building a cybersecurity carrier. Members can discover information about new actions, research projects, training activities, master programs, conferences, and job opportunities in this field.

https://www.cyberclub.ro

The partnership between the U.S. Embassy in Romania and the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA) continues to grow by involving more public institutions, international private companies, universities, and NGOs, all working together to raise the cybersecurity culture and create a safer and more secure cyberspace.

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” won the Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA) for the best Romanian cybersecurity initiative for 2020.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity”, was developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), with the support of the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service.

The study stands for a joint effort of experts from the public, private and academic fields to develop a cybersecurity framework for education, innovation, cooperation and human resource management and to reveal future challenges and strategic directions in this area.

More information regarding this study can be found on www.raisa.org/press-releases/the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity/

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity”, was developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), with the support of the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service.

The study stands for a joint effort of experts from the public, private and academic fields to develop a cybersecurity framework for education, innovation, cooperation and human resource management and to reveal future challenges and strategic directions in this area.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” won the Outstanding Security Performance Award (OSPA) for the best Romanian cybersecurity initiative for 2020.

The main steps in promoting the study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity“:

Presenting the study at the New Global Challenges in Cyber Security Conference, “Education & Awareness” panel, organized by the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO), at the Romanian Parliament Palace: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/presenting-the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity-at-cert-ro-conference/;

Presenting the study at the European Cyber Security Challenge, organized by the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team, and the Romanian National Association for Computer Systems Security: https://www.raisa.org/presenting-the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity-at-the-european-cyber-security-challenge/;

Presenting the study at the Information Technology and Communications Security Conference, organized by University of Economic Studies, the Military Technical Academy, and the Advanced Technologies Institute: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/presenting-the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity-at-information-technology-and-communications-security-conference/;

Launching the study at the Romanian Academy,  in the presence of the representatives of the beneficiary institutions, the academic environment and the civil society, as well as the U.S. Embassy, the Israeli Embassy, and the British Embassy in Romania: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/launching-the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity-at-the-romanian-academy/;

Presenting the study at the European Commission, Bruxelles, in the presence of experts from European institutions and private companies: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/presenting-the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity-at-the-european-commission/;

Launching the study at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, Bruxelles, the event being opened by H.E. Ms. Ambassador Luminiţa Teodora ODOBESCU: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/launching-the-study-considerations-on-challenges-and-future-directions-in-cybersecurity-at-the-permanent-representation-of-romania-to-the-eu/.

The study is available at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity”, developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was launched at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, on March 9, 2020. The volume was elaborated under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), with the support of the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service.

The event from the Permanent Representation of Romania to the EU was opened by Her Excellency, Ms. Ambassador Luminița Teodora Odobescu, the Permanent Representative of Romania to the European Union, and Ms. Tamara Tafra, counselor for cyber issues at the Permanent Representation of Croatia to the EU.

During the first session of the launch event of the study, official interventions were held by:

• Anton Rog – National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service;
• Ioan-Cosmin Mihai – “Al. I. Cuza” Police Academy;
• Costel Ciuchi – General Secretariat at the Romanian Government;
• Miguel González-Sancho-Bodero – European Commission;
• Philippe Blot – European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA).

In the second section, the discussions focused on stimulating excellence and cooperation in the field of cyber security:

• Liga Rozentale – Microsoft Belgium;
• Elena Plexida – ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers);
• Nina Hasratyan – ECSO (European Cyber Security Organisation);
• Aurélie Doutriaux – Orange Belgium.

At the end of the event, Mr. Dirk Dubois, Director of the European Security and Defense College (ESDC), presented the importance of education in developing a strong cybersecurity culture. The conclusions of the event were presented by Mr. Cosmin Boiangiu, Deputy Permanent Representative in Bruxelles.

Specialists from the European institutions, the private sector and the academic field, were invited at the event of launching the study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” and to discuss topics related to new challenges and directions in the field of cybersecurity.

The study is available at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity“, developed under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), in partnership with the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service, was presented at the European Commission, Bruxelles, Belgium, on November 27, 2019.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” was developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and represents a cooperation exercise in the cybersecurity field. This study stands for a joint effort of experts from the public, private and academic fields to develop a cybersecurity framework for education, innovation, cooperation and human resource management and to reveal future challenges and strategic directions in this area.

The study can be accessed at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study „Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity”, developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was launched at the Romanian Academy on November 26, 2019. The volume was elaborated under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), with the support of the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service.

The study represents a cooperation exercise in the cybersecurity field, standing for a joint effort of experts from the public, private and academic fields to develop a cybersecurity framework for education, innovation, cooperation and human resource management and to reveal future challenges and strategic directions in this area.

The event from the Romanian Academy was opened by prof.dr.ing. Ioan Bacivarov – president of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), who underlined the importance of international cooperation for cybersecurity. During the first session of the event, there were official interventions of:

• Anton Rog – National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service;
• Veronica Stoica – “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy;
• Cristian Priboi – Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO);
• Andrew Greenough – U.S. Embassy in Romania;
• Bareket Knafo – Israeli Embassy in Romania;
• David Sutcliffe – British Embassy in Romania.

Experts from public administration, academia and private sector were invited for presenting the study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” and for discussing topics related to the new challenges and directions in the field of cybersecurity.

The study is available at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity”, developed under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), in partnership with the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service, was presented at the 12^th International Conference on Information Technology and Communications Security, organized by Bucharest University of Economic Studies, the Military Technical Academy, and the Advanced Technologies Institute, at the Palace of the National Military Circle, Bucharest, on November 14-15, 2019.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” was developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and represents a cooperation exercise in the cybersecurity field. This study stands for a joint effort of experts from the public, private and academic fields to develop a cybersecurity framework for education, innovation, cooperation and human resource management and to reveal future challenges and strategic directions in this area.

he study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” can be accessed at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity”, developed under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), in partnership with the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service, was presented at the European Cyber Security Challenge 2019, organized by the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team, and the Romanian National Association for Computer Systems Security, at the Parliament Palace, Bucharest, on October 9-11, 2019.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” can be accessed at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity“, developed under the aegis of the Romanian Association for Information Security Assurance (RAISA), in partnership with the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) and the National Cyberint Center within the Romanian Intelligence Service, was presented at “The New Global Challenges in Cyber Security” Conference, “Education & Awareness” panel, organized by the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO) at the Parliament Palace, Bucharest, on October 7-8, 2019.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” was developed on the occasion of the Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union and represents a cooperation exercise in the cybersecurity field. This study stands for a joint effort of experts from the public, private and academic fields to develop a cybersecurity framework for education, innovation, cooperation and human resource management and to reveal future challenges and strategic directions in this area.

The study carries out the current analysis of the main development directions in the field of cybersecurity, presented by authors with expertise from international institutions – the European Commission, the Cybercrime Programme Office of the Council of Europe (C-PROC), CERT-EU, the National Cyber Forensics and Training Alliance (NCFTA) – US, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – UK, the Southeast European Law Enforcement Center (SELEC), the Lancaster University – and national – the Romanian Academy, the University Politehnica of Bucharest, Babeș-Bolyai University, “Carol I” National Defence University, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” Police Academy, the General Secretariat of the Government, the Romanian National Computer Security Incident Response Team (CERT-RO), the National Cyberint Center, the Special Telecommunications Service, the National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications of Romania (ANCOM), the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Romanian Police, the National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics (ICI), the European Institute of Romania, the Financial Supervision Authority, the Institute of Financial Studies, Orange, Fortinet, Bitdefender.

The 30 articles from the study are grouped into two sections:

• “Cybersecurity Framework”, which analyzes the directions with critical role in developing a solid culture of cybersecurity: “Education and Awareness”, “Innovation and Research”, “International Cooperation” and “Human Layer”;
• “Cybersecurity Directions”, which deals with the current state and the possible developments of some directions in the field of cybersecurity: “National Cyber Security”, “Cyber Defense”, “Cyber Resilience”, “Cyber Crime”, “Cyber Diplomacy” and “Data Protection”.

The beneficiaries of this study can be the public administration, academia and the private sector, both at national and European level, as well as the cybersecurity experts.

The study “Considerations on Challenges and Future Directions in Cybersecurity” can be accessed at the following addresses:

• https://www.raisa.org/documents/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.cert.ro/doc/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf;
• https://www.sri.ro/assets/files/cyberint/CybersecurityRO2019.pdf.

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The study “Current challenges in the field of cybersecurity – Romania’s contribution to the field” was developed by the researchers Ioan-Cosmin Mihai (Romanian Police Academy), Costel Ciuchi (General Secretariat of the Romanian Government), and Gabriel Petrică (University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania), in the “Strategy and Policy Studies – SPOS 2017″ project, coordinated by the European Institute of Romania.

The overall objective of this study was to analyze the current challenges in cyberspace, identifying threats, vulnerabilities, and risks to cybersecurity. It was presented Romania’s capacity to respond to virtual threats at both national, European and regional levels.

The main steps in promoting the study “Current challenges in the field of cybersecurity – Romania’s contribution to the field”:
The Strategy and Policies Studies – SPOS 2017 launching, coordinated by the European Institute of Romania in partnership with the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at the Romanian Academy Library: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/the-strategy-and-policies-studies-spos-2017-launching-conference/;

Presenting the study at the Romanian Academy, at “Opportunities and Challenges in the New Digital Age. Implications for Romania” round table, organized by the European Institute of Romania: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/opportunities-and-challenges-in-the-new-digital-age-implications-for-romania-round-table/;

Launching the study at the European Commission Representation in Romania,  in the presence of the representatives of the public institutions, private companies and academic environment: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/launching-the-study-current-challenges-in-the-field-of-cybersecurity-at-the-representation-of-the-european-commission-representation-in-romania/;

Presenting the conclusions of the study at the Radio Romania News, “Current Issues” talk show, regarding Romania’s capacity to respond to the threats from cyberspace: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/presenting-the-study-current-challenges-in-the-field-of-cybersecurity-at-the-radio-romania-news/.

Launching the study at the Permanent Representation of Romania to the European Union, Bruxelles, event opened by the Minister Delegate for European Affairs, in the presence of the representatives of European institutions: https://www.raisa.org/press-releases/launching-the-study-current-challenges-in-the-field-of-cybersecurity-at-the-permanent-representation-of-romania-to-the-eu/.
 
The main beneficiary of this study is the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Also, the results of the study may be useful for the Presidential Administration, the Romanian Government, the Parliament of Romania – the Chamber of Deputies, respectively the Senate of Romania.

The study “Current challenges in the field of cybersecurity – the impact and Romania’s contribution to the field” is available at the European Institute of Romania‘s website:

• http://ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SPOS_2017_Study_4_FINAL.pdf – English version;
• http://ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/SPOS-2017_Studiul_4_FINAL.pdf – Romanian version.

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