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Article 10

Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board

1.   An Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board (IICB) is hereby established.

2.   The IICB shall be responsible for:

(a)

monitoring and supporting the implementation of this Regulation by the Union_entities;

(b)

supervising the implementation of general priorities and objectives by CERT-EU and providing strategic direction to CERT-EU.

3.   The IICB shall consist of:

(a)

one representative designated by each of the following:

(i)

the European Parliament;

(ii)

the European Council;

(iii)

the Council of the European Union;

(iv)

the Commission;

(v)

the Court of Justice of the European Union;

(vi)

the European Central Bank;

(vii)

the Court of Auditors;

(viii)

the European External Action Service;

(ix)

the European Economic and Social Committee;

(x)

the European Committee of the Regions;

(xi)

the European Investment Bank;

(xii)

the European Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and Research Competence Centre;

(xiii)

ENISA;

(xiv)

the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS);

(xv)

the European Union Agency for the Space Programme.

(b)

three representatives designated by the EU Agencies Network (EUAN) on the basis of a proposal by its ICT Advisory Committee to represent the interests of the bodies, offices and agencies of the Union that run their own ICT environment, other than those referred to in point (a).

The Union_entities represented on the IICB shall aim to achieve gender balance among the designated representatives.

4.   Members of the IICB may be assisted by an alternate. Other representatives of the Union_entities referred to in paragraph 3 or of other Union_entities may be invited by the Chair to attend IICB meetings without voting power.

5.   The Head of CERT-EU and the Chairs of the Cooperation Group, the CSIRTs network and EU-CyCLONe established, respectively, pursuant to Articles 14, 15 and 16 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, or their alternates, may participate in IICB meetings as observers. In exceptional cases, the IICB may, in accordance with its internal rules of procedure, decide otherwise.

6.   The IICB shall adopt its internal rules of procedure.

7.   The IICB shall designate a Chair in accordance with its internal rules of procedure, from among its members for a period of three years. The Chair’s alternate shall become a full member of the IICB for the same duration.

8.   The IICB shall meet at least three times a year at the initiative of its Chair, at the request of CERT-EU or at the request of any of its members.

9.   Each member of the IICB shall have one vote. The IICB’s decisions shall be taken by simple majority except where otherwise provided for in this Regulation. The Chair of the IICB shall not have a vote except in the event of a tied vote, in which case the Chair may cast a deciding vote.

10.   The IICB may act by means of a simplified written procedure initiated in accordance with its internal rules of procedure. Under that procedure, the relevant decision shall be deemed to be approved within the timeframe set by the Chair, except where a member objects.

11.   The secretariat of the IICB shall be provided by the Commission and shall be accountable to the Chair of the IICB.

12.   The representatives nominated by the EUAN shall relay the IICB’s decisions to the members of the EUAN. Any member of the EUAN shall be entitled to raise with those representatives or the Chair of the IICB any matter which it considers should be brought to the IICB’s attention.

13.   The IICB may establish an executive committee to assist it in its work, and delegate some of its tasks and powers to it. The IICB shall lay down the rules of procedure of the executive committee, including its tasks and powers, and the terms of office of its members.

14.   By 8 January 2025 and on an annual basis thereafter, the IICB shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council detailing progress made with the implementation of this Regulation and specifying in particular the extent of cooperation of CERT-EU with Member State counterparts in each of the Member States. The report shall constitute an input to the biennial report on the state of cybersecurity in the Union adopted pursuant to Article 18 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555.

Article 11

Tasks of the IICB

When exercising its responsibilities, the IICB shall, in particular:

(a)

provide guidance to the Head of CERT-EU;

(b)

effectively monitor and supervise the implementation of this Regulation and support the Union_entities in strengthening their cybersecurity, including, where appropriate, requesting ad-hoc reports from Union_entities and CERT-EU;

(c)

following a strategic discussion, adopt a multiannual strategy on raising the level of cybersecurity in the Union_entities, asses that strategy on a regular basis and in any event every five years and, where necessary, amend that strategy;

(d)

establish the methodology and organisational aspects for the conduct of voluntary peer reviews by Union_entities, with a view to learning from shared experiences, strengthening mutual trust, achieving a high common level of cybersecurity, as well as enhancing Union_entities’ cybersecurity capabilities, ensuring that such peer reviews are conducted by cybersecurity experts designated by a Union entity different from the Union entity being reviewed and that the methodology is based on Article 19 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 and is, where appropriate, adapted to the Union_entities;

(e)

approve, on the basis of a proposal by the Head of CERT-EU, CERT-EU’s annual work programme and monitor its implementation;

(f)

approve, on the basis of a proposal by the Head of CERT-EU, CERT-EU’s service catalogue and any updates thereof;

(g)

approve, on the basis of a proposal by the Head of CERT-EU, the annual financial planning of revenue and expenditure, including staffing, for CERT-EU activities;

(h)

approve, on the basis of a proposal by the Head of CERT-EU, the arrangements for service level agreements;

(i)

examine and approve the annual report drawn up by the Head of CERT-EU covering the activities of, and management of funds by, CERT-EU;

(j)

approve and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for CERT-EU established on the basis of a proposal by the Head of CERT-EU;

(k)

approve cooperation arrangements, service level agreements or contracts between CERT-EU and other entities pursuant to Article 18;

(l)

adopt guidelines and recommendations on the basis of a proposal by CERT-EU in accordance with Article 14 and instruct CERT-EU to issue, withdraw or modify a proposal for guidelines or recommendations, or a call for action;

(m)

establish technical advisory groups with specific tasks to assist the IICB’s work, approve their terms of reference and designate their respective Chairs;

(n)

receive and assess documents and reports submitted by the Union_entities under this Regulation, such as cybersecurity maturity assessments;

(o)

facilitate the establishment of an informal group of local cybersecurity officers of Union_entities, supported by ENISA, with the aim of exchanging best practices and information in relation to the implementation of this Regulation;

(p)

taking into account the information on the identified cybersecurity risks and lessons learnt provided by CERT-EU, monitor the adequacy of interconnectivity arrangements among the Union_entities’ ICT environments and advise on possible improvements;

(q)

establish a cyber crisis management plan with a view to supporting, at an operational level, the coordinated management of major incidents affecting Union_entities and to contributing to the regular exchange of relevant information, in particular with regard to the impacts and severity of, and the possible ways of mitigating the effects of, major incidents;

(r)

coordinate the adoption of individual Union_entities’ cyber crisis management plans referred to in Article 9(2);

(s)

adopt recommendations relating to supply chain security referred to in Article 8(2), first subparagraph, point (m), taking into account the results of Union level coordinated security risk assessments of critical supply chains referred to in Article 22 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to support Union_entities in adopting effective and proportionate cybersecurity risk-management measures.

Article 13

CERT-EU mission and tasks

1.   CERT-EU’s mission shall be to contribute to the security of the unclassified ICT environment of Union_entities by advising them on cybersecurity, by helping them to prevent, detect, handle, mitigate, respond to and recover from incidents and by acting as their cybersecurity information exchange and incident response coordination hub.

2.   CERT-EU shall collect, manage, analyse and share information with the Union_entities on cyber_threats, vulnerabilities and incidents in unclassified ICT infrastructure. It shall coordinate responses to incidents at interinstitutional and Union entity level, including by providing or coordinating the provision of specialised operational assistance.

3.   CERT-EU shall carry out the following tasks to assist the Union_entities:

(a)

support them with the implementation of this Regulation and contribute to the coordination of the implementation of this Regulation through the measures listed in Article 14(1) or through ad-hoc reports requested by the IICB;

(b)

offer standard CSIRT services for Union_entities by means of a package of cybersecurity services described in its service catalogue (baseline services);

(c)

maintain a network of peers and partners to support the services as outlined in Articles 17 and 18;

(d)

bring to the attention of the IICB any problems relating to the implementation of this Regulation and the implementation of guidelines, recommendations and calls for action;

(e)

on the basis of the information referred to in paragraph 2, contribute to the Union cyber situational awareness in close cooperation with ENISA;

(f)

coordinate the management of major incidents;

(g)

act on the part of Union_entities as the equivalent of the coordinator designated for the purposes of coordinated vulnerability disclosure pursuant to Article 12(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;

(h)

provide, upon the request of a Union entity, proactive non-intrusive scanning of publicly accessible network_and_information_systems of that Union entity.

The information referred to in the first subparagraph, point (e), shall be shared with the IICB, the CSIRTs network and the European Union Intelligence and Situation Centre (EU INTCEN), where applicable and appropriate, and subject to appropriate confidentiality conditions.

4.   CERT-EU may, in accordance with Article 17 or 18 as appropriate, cooperate with relevant cybersecurity communities within the Union and its Member States, including in the following areas:

(a)

preparedness, incident coordination, information exchange and crisis response at the technical level on cases linked to Union_entities;

(b)

operational cooperation regarding the CSIRTs network, including with regard to mutual assistance;

(c)

cyber_threat intelligence, including situational awareness;

(d)

on any topic requiring CERT-EU’s technical cybersecurity expertise.

5.   Within its competence, CERT-EU shall engage in structured cooperation with ENISA on capacity building, operational cooperation and long-term strategic analyses of cyber_threats in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/881. CERT-EU may cooperate and exchange information with Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre.

6.   CERT-EU may provide the following services not described in its service catalogue (chargeable services):

(a)

services that support the cybersecurity of Union_entities’ ICT environment, other than those referred to in paragraph 3, on the basis of service level agreements and subject to available resources, in particular broad-spectrum network monitoring, including first-line 24/7 monitoring for high-severity cyber_threats;

(b)

services that support cybersecurity operations or projects of Union_entities, other than those to protect their ICT environment, on the basis of written agreements and with the prior approval of the IICB;

(c)

upon request, a proactive scanning of the network_and_information_systems of the Union entity concerned to detect vulnerabilities with a potential significant impact;

(d)

services that support the security of their ICT environment to organisations other than the Union_entities that cooperate closely with Union_entities, for instance by having tasks or responsibilities conferred under Union law, on the basis of written agreements and with the prior approval of the IICB.

With regard to the first subparagraph, point (d), CERT-EU may, on an exceptional basis, enter into service level agreements with entities other than the Union_entities with the prior approval of the IICB.

7.   CERT-EU shall organise and may participate in cybersecurity exercises or recommend participation in existing exercises, where applicable in close cooperation with ENISA, to test the level of cybersecurity of the Union_entities.

8.   CERT-EU may provide assistance to Union_entities regarding incidents in network_and_information_systems handling EUCI where it is explicitly requested to do so by the Union_entities concerned in accordance with their respective procedures. The provision of assistance by CERT-EU under this paragraph shall be without prejudice to applicable rules concerning the protection of classified information.

9.   CERT-EU shall inform Union_entities about its incident handling procedures and processes.

10.   CERT-EU shall contribute, with a high level of confidentiality and reliability, via the appropriate cooperation mechanisms and reporting lines, relevant and anonymised information about major incidents and the manner in which they were handled. That information shall be included in the report referred to in Article 10(14).

11.   CERT-EU shall, in cooperation with the EDPS, support the Union_entities concerned when addressing incidents resulting in personal data breaches, without prejudice to the competence and tasks of the EDPS as a supervisory authority under Regulation (EU) 2018/1725.

12.   CERT-EU may, if expressly requested by Union_entities’ policy departments, provide technical advice or input on relevant policy matters.

Article 14

Guidelines, recommendations and calls for action

1.   CERT-EU shall support the implementation of this Regulation by issuing:

(a)

calls for action describing urgent security measures that Union_entities are urged to take within a set timeframe;

(b)

proposals to the IICB for guidelines addressed to all or a subset of the Union_entities;

(c)

proposals to the IICB for recommendations addressed to individual Union_entities.

With regard to the first subparagraph, point (a), the Union entity concerned shall, without undue delay after receiving the call for action, inform CERT-EU of how the urgent security measures were applied.

2.   Guidelines and recommendations may include:

(a)

common methodologies and a model for assessing the cybersecurity maturity of the Union_entities, including the corresponding scales or KPIs, serving as reference in support of continuous cybersecurity improvement across the Union_entities and facilitating the prioritisation of cybersecurity domains and measures taking into account entities’ cybersecurity posture;

(b)

arrangements for or improvements to cybersecurity risk management and the cybersecurity risk-management measures;

(c)

arrangements for cybersecurity maturity assessments and cybersecurity plans;

(d)

where appropriate, the use of common technology, architecture, open source and associated best practices with the aim of achieving interoperability and common standards, including a coordinated approach to supply chain security;

(e)

where appropriate, information to facilitate the use of common procurement instruments for the purchasing of relevant cybersecurity services and products from third-party suppliers;

(f)

information-sharing arrangements pursuant to Article 20.

Article 16

Financial and staffing matters

1.   CERT-EU shall be integrated into the administrative structure of a directorate-general of the Commission in order to benefit from the Commission’s administrative, financial management and accounting support structures, while maintaining its status as an autonomous interinstitutional service provider for all Union_entities. The Commission shall inform the IICB of the administrative location of CERT-EU and any changes thereto. The Commission shall review the administrative arrangements related to CERT-EU on a regular basis and in any event before the establishment of any multiannual financial framework pursuant to Article 312 TFEU, in order to allow for appropriate action to be taken. The review shall include the possibility of establishing CERT-EU as a Union office.

2.   For the application of administrative and financial procedures, the Head of CERT-EU shall act under the authority of the Commission and under the supervision of the IICB.

3.   CERT-EU’s tasks and activities, including services provided by CERT-EU pursuant to Article 13(3), (4), (5) and (7) and Article 14(1) to Union_entities financed from the heading of the multiannual financial framework dedicated to European public administration, shall be funded by means of a distinct budget line of the Commission budget. The posts earmarked for CERT-EU shall be detailed in a footnote to the Commission establishment plan.

4.    Union_entities other than those referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article shall make an annual financial contribution to CERT-EU to cover the services provided by CERT-EU pursuant to that paragraph. The contributions shall be based on orientations given by the IICB and agreed between each Union entity and CERT-EU in service level agreements. The contributions shall represent a fair and proportionate share of the total costs of services provided. They shall be received by the distinct budget line referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article, as internal assigned revenue, as provided for in Article 21(3), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2018/1046.

5.   The costs of the services provided for in Article 13(6) shall be recovered from the Union_entities receiving CERT-EU services. The revenues shall be assigned to the budget lines supporting the costs.

Article 17

Cooperation of CERT-EU with Member State counterparts

1.   CERT-EU shall, without undue delay, cooperate and exchange information with Member State counterparts, in particular the CSIRTs designated or established pursuant to Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, or, where applicable, the competent authorities and single points of contact designated or established pursuant to Article 8 of that Directive, with regard to incidents, cyber_threats, vulnerabilities, near_misses, possible countermeasures as well as best practices and on all matters relevant for improving the protection of the ICT environments of Union_entities, including by means of the CSIRTs network established pursuant to Article 15 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555. CERT-EU shall support the Commission in EU-CyCLONe established pursuant to Article 16 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555 on the coordinated management of large-scale cybersecurity incidents and crises.

2.   Where CERT-EU becomes aware of a significant incident occurring within the territory of a Member State, it shall, without delay, notify any relevant counterpart in that Member State, in accordance with paragraph 1.

3.   Provided that personal data are protected in accordance with applicable Union data protection law, CERT-EU shall, without undue delay, exchange relevant incident-specific information with Member State counterparts to facilitate detection of similar cyber_threats or incidents, or to contribute to the analysis of an incident, without the authorisation of the Union entity affected. CERT-EU shall exchange incident-specific information which reveals the identity of the target of the incident only in the event of one of the following:

(a)

the Union entity affected consents;

(b)

the Union entity affected does not consent as provided for in point (a) but the disclosure of the identity of the Union entity affected would increase the probability that incidents elsewhere would be avoided or mitigated;

(c)

the Union entity affected has already made public that it was affected.

Decisions to exchange incident-specific information which reveals the identity of the target of the incident pursuant to the first subparagraph, point (b), shall be endorsed by the Head of CERT-EU. Prior to issuing such a decision, CERT-EU shall contact the Union entity affected in writing, explaining clearly how the disclosure of its identity would help to avoid or mitigate incidents elsewhere. The Head of CERT-EU shall provide the explanation and explicitly request the Union entity to state whether it consents within a set timeframe. The Head of CERT-EU shall also inform the Union entity that, in light of the explanation provided, he or she reserves the right to disclose the information even in the absence of consent. The Union entity affected shall be informed before the information is disclosed.

Article 22

Incident response coordination and cooperation

1.   In acting as a cybersecurity information exchange and incident response coordination hub, CERT-EU shall facilitate information exchange with regards to incidents, cyber_threats, vulnerabilities and near_misses among:

(a)

Union_entities;

(b)

the counterparts referred to in Articles 17 and 18.

2.   CERT-EU, where relevant in close cooperation with ENISA, shall facilitate coordination among Union_entities on incident response, including:

(a)

contribution to consistent external communication;

(b)

mutual support, such as sharing information relevant to Union_entities, or providing assistance, where relevant directly on site;

(c)

optimal use of operational resources;

(d)

coordination with other crisis response mechanisms at Union level.

3.   CERT-EU, in close cooperation with ENISA, shall support Union_entities regarding situational awareness of incidents, cyber_threats, vulnerabilities and near_misses as well as sharing relevant developments in the field of cybersecurity.

4.   By 8 January 2025, the IICB shall, on the basis of a proposal by CERT-EU, adopt guidelines or recommendations on incident response coordination and cooperation for significant incidents. Where the criminal nature of an incident is suspected, CERT-EU shall advise on how to report the incident to law enforcement authorities, without undue delay.

5.   Following a specific request from a Member State and with the approval of the Union_entities concerned, CERT-EU may call on experts from the list referred to in Article 23(4), for contributing to the response to a major incident which has an impact in that Member State, or a large-scale cybersecurity incident in accordance with Article 15(3), point (g), of Directive (EU) 2022/2555. Specific rules on access to and the use of technical experts from Union_entities shall be approved by the IICB on the basis of a proposal by CERT-EU.

Article 23

Management of major incidents

1.   In order to support at operational level the coordinated management of major incidents affecting Union_entities and to contribute to the regular exchange of relevant information among Union_entities and with Member States, the IICB shall, pursuant to Article 11, point (q), establish a cyber crisis management plan based on the activities referred to in Article 22(2), in close cooperation with CERT-EU and ENISA. The cyber crisis management plan shall include at least the following elements:

(a)

arrangements concerning coordination and information flow among Union_entities for the management of major incidents at operational level;

(b)

common standard operating procedures (SOPs);

(c)

a common taxonomy of major incident severity and crisis triggering points;

(d)

regular exercises;

(e)

secure communication channels that are to be used.

2.   The Commission representative in the IICB shall, subject to the cyber crisis management plan established pursuant to paragraph 1 of this Article and without prejudice to Article 16(2), first subparagraph, of Directive (EU) 2022/2555, be the point of contact for the sharing of relevant information in relation to major incidents with EU-CyCLONe.

3.   CERT-EU shall coordinate among the Union_entities the management of major incidents. It shall maintain an inventory of the available technical expertise that would be needed for incident response in the event of major incidents and assist the IICB in coordinating Union_entities’ cyber crisis management plans for major incidents referred to in Article 9(2).

4.   The Union_entities shall contribute to the inventory of technical expertise by providing an annually updated list of experts available within their respective organisations detailing their specific technical skills.

CHAPTER VI

FINAL PROVISIONS


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