Bulgaria (BG)

Bulgaria implemented its national Cyber Security Strategy, National Cyber Security Strategy Cyber Resilient Bulgaria 2020 (BU), in July 2016.

The strategy covers 8 out of the 15 goals in the ENISA self-assessment classification. These strategic goals are Cybercrime, security with privacy balance, citizen awareness, international cooperation, incident response capability, incident reporting mechanisms, R&D, training and educational programmes.

The strategy also sets out plans for a Cyber Resilience Council tasked with monitoring trends and developments in cyber threats, risks, methods of counteracting and making proposals to the national security council.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NATIONAL STRATEGY

Higher Education Courses on Cybersecurity	University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT) - Bachelor Degree in Cybersecurity. Year established: 2015. Student intake: 25. European Credit Trasfer System (ECTS): 240. Focus: the degree combines knowledge on System security, network security, component security, SW security with law, ethics, policy, privacy, cybercrime disciplines and organisational, risk management, business, compliance disciplines. University of National and World Economy - Master in Management of Cybersecurity. Year established: 2019. Student intake: 25. European Credit Trasfer System (ECTS): 65 Focus: System security, network security, component security, SW security. University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (ULSIT) - Information security – Master Degree in Cybersecurity. Year established: 2018. Student intake: 40. European Credit Trasfer System (ECTS): 90. Focus: System security, network security, component security, SW security.
Operational capacity building	CERT Bulgaria (English) is the National Computer Security Incidents Response Team. Its mission is to provide information and assistance to its constituencies in implementing proactive measures to reduce the risks of computer security incidents as well as responding to such incidents when they occur.
Public-Private Partnerships	The national strategy aims at developing dedicated programs to improve the competitiveness of SMEs and micro entreprises and to raise awareness on cyber culture. This objective will be reached through the organisation of business networks or clusters to share information and best practices.
Cyber Professional Registers	The CYBERWISER.eu CyPR is all about boosting opportunities in the cybersecurity marketplace. This European Cybersecurity Professional Register is the place where professionals of any age can promote their specific skill sets and experiences in cybersecurity, courses taken and qualifications. Organisations of any size or sector (from SMEs to large companies and public institutions can find and contact the right skills and experiences they need to improve their IT security posture.
Latest Update & Disclaimer	The information contained here is based on desk research carried out by CYBERWISER.eu, including the ENISA interactive maps on national strategies and educational courses.

CYBER RESPONSE TEAMS: COMPLIANCE WITH GDPR AND NIS DIRECTIVE

Report a cyber incident to national CERT/CSIRT	CERT Bulgaria Team Email: cert@govCERT.bg Telephone: +359 2 949 22 12 , +359 878 908 546
Guidance and Updates	CERT Bulgaria (English), https://govcert.bg/en/welcome, provides regular news beats, alerts (e.g. new viruses), information on vulnerabilities and advice on tackling cyber threats in Bulgarian and English. Examples of alerts include: Security updates from Cisco and McAfee (July 2017), https://govcert.bg/alerts.
Languages	Bulgarian and English
Latest Update & Disclaimer	The information contained here is the result of desk research carried out by CYBERWISER.eu.

TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN NATIONAL STRATEGY

CYBER RESPONSE TEAMS: COMPLIANCE WITH GDPR AND NIS DIRECTIVE

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