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2006 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency ENISA

2007/2061(DEC)

PURPOSE: presentation of the final accounts of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2006 (ENISA).

CONTENT: this document sets out a detailed account of the implementation of the 2006 budget, including the revenue and expenditure and the balance sheet for the year concerned.

According to this document, the final budget amounted to EUR 6.9 million (as opposed to EUR 6.3 million in 2005) consisting of a 100% Community contribution.

As regards the staffing policy, the Agency set out 44 posts in the establishment plan. 38 posts are currently occupied + 8 other posts (seconded national experts) totalling 46 posts assigned to operational and administrative tasks. Staff expenditure amounted to EUR 3.728 million (final budget appropriations paid).

In 2006, the Agency’s main task was to enhance the capability of the Community to prevent and respond to network and information security problems by building on national and Community efforts.

3 Working Groups were set up to cover:

  • Risk management/Risk Assessment;
  • CERTS;
  • Regulatory Aspects of Network & Information Security (RANIS).

Publications:

  • Annual report;
  • 4 issues of ENISA Quarterly;
  • Who’s Who on NIS database;.
  • CD-ROM: ‘ENISA inventory of CERT activities in Europe’;
  • CD-ROM: ‘Raising Awareness in Information Security, Insight and Guidance for Member States’;
  • 6 Fact Sheets on ENISA and its activities;
  • 30 press releases;
  • The Permanent Stakeholders Group’s (PSG) ‘Vision for ENISA’ – document;
  • The Draft ENISA Strategy 2008-2011 processed by the PSG and Management Board;
  • A guide on how to set up a CERT;
  • A report on CERT co-operation;
  • ‘A Users’ Guide: How to Raise Information Security Awareness’;
  • Package ‘Information Security Awareness;
  • Programmes in the EU — Insight and Guidance for Member States’;
  • Collection of Best Practices — the ‘ENISA Knowledgebase’;
  • Study on security and anti-spam measures of providers.

Cooperation with Member States and other institutions:

  • 15 joint events with Member States
  • 8 responses to requests by Member States and Institutions

The complete version of the final accounts may be found at the following address: www.enisa.europa.eu