The EU-CyCLONe - European cyber crisis liaison organisation network, is a cooperation network for the national authorities of Member States in charge of cyber crisis management. The network was launched in 2020 and formalised on 16 January 2023 when NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive) article 16 entered into force.
The purpose of the network is to collaborate and develop timely information sharing and situational awareness based on the infrastructures, tools and support provided by the EU Agency for Cybersecurity, acting as the CyCLONe Secretariat. The services provided by ENISA sustain the effective cooperation needed to respond to large scale and cross-border cyber incidents, attacks and crisis.
The NIS2 Directive is the EU-wide legislation on cybersecurity which updates the 2016 NIS Directive. It was introduced to strengthen and harmonise cyber security across the European Union, and to keep-up with increased digitisation and an evolving cybersecurity threat landscape.