ENISA Updates International Strategy to Empower EU Cybersecurity Ecosystem

The revised strategy strengthens alignment with EU cybersecurity policies and promotion of EU values.

Published on Feb. 9, 2026

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The EU Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has updated its International Strategy to renew its approach to engagement with international partners. The strategy aims to strengthen alignment with EU cybersecurity policies, promote EU values, and help achieve a higher common level of cybersecurity across Europe through international cooperation.

Why it matters

As cyber threats have no borders, international cooperation is essential for ENISA to fulfill its mission of raising cybersecurity levels within the European Union. The updated strategy outlines how ENISA will strategically engage with international partners outside the EU to support its core tasks.

The details

The renewed international strategy focuses on cooperating with international partners that share the EU's values and have strategic relationships with the Union. This includes more tailored working arrangements with specific countries like Ukraine and the US, supporting the EU's cyber dialogues, extending ENISA frameworks and tools to EU candidate countries, making the EU Cybersecurity Reserve operational for third countries, and providing EU-level cybersecurity expertise to the G7 cybersecurity Working Group.

  • The revised International Strategy of ENISA was announced on February 9, 2026.
  • ENISA first adopted an international strategy in 2021, which has now been updated and consolidated based on best practices.

The players

ENISA

The EU Agency for Cybersecurity, responsible for achieving a high common level of cybersecurity across the European Union.

Juhan Lepassaar

The Executive Director of ENISA, who stated that international cooperation is essential for ENISA to fulfill its mission.

European Commission

ENISA will support the European Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in the EU's cyber dialogues with international partners.

EU Member States

ENISA's international cooperation work is guided by principles put in place by the ENISA Management Board, which includes representatives from EU Member States.

G7 Cybersecurity Working Group

ENISA will provide EU-level cybersecurity expertise to support the cybersecurity work of the G7 Cybersecurity Working Group.

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What they’re saying

“International cooperation is essential in cybersecurity. It complements and strengthens the core tasks of ENISA, to achieve a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union.”

— Juhan Lepassaar, ENISA Executive Director (ENISA)

What’s next

ENISA stands fully prepared to cooperate on the global stage to support the EU Member States in achieving a high common level of cybersecurity across Europe.

The takeaway

The updated ENISA International Strategy demonstrates the agency's commitment to leveraging international cooperation to strengthen cybersecurity across the European Union, in alignment with EU policies and values.