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The European Cyber Security Institute has been established to address the constantly growing cyber security issues. The internet, the cyberspace and their underlying infrastructures are vulnerable to a wide range of risks stemming from both physical and cyber threats and hazards.

Sophisticated cyber actors and nation-states exploit vulnerabilities to steal information and money and are developing capabilities to disrupt, destroy, or threaten the delivery of essential services. Cyberspace is particularly difficult to secure due to a number of factors: the ability of malicious actors to operate from anywhere in the world, the linkages between cyberspace and physical systems, and the difficulty of reducing vulnerabilities and consequences in complex cyber networks.

Of growing concern are the cyber threats to the critical infrastructure, which is increasingly subject to sophisticated cyber intrusions that pose new risks. As information technology becomes increasingly integrated with physical infrastructure operations, there is increased risk for wide scale or high-consequence events that could cause harm or disrupt services upon which our economy and the daily lives of billions of people depend. In light of the risk and potential consequences of cyber events, strengthening the security and resilience of cyberspace has become an important mission.