Cyber Solidarity Act

1. Member States’ cyber crisis management authorities and CSIRTs as referred to, respectively, in Article 9(1) and (2) and Article 10 of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;
2. CERT-EU in accordance with Article 13 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2023/2841;
3. competent authorities such as computer security incident response teams and cyber crisis management authorities of DEP-associated third countries in accordance with Article 19(8).

1. in the case of the users referred to in Article 14(3), point (a), of this Regulation, via the single point of contact designated or established pursuant to Article 8(3) of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;
2. in the case of the user referred to in Article 14(3), point (b), by that user;
3. in the case of the users referred to in Article 14(3), point (c), via the single point of contact referred to in Article 19(9).

1. appropriate information regarding the entity affected and the potential impact of the incident on:
   1. in the case of users referred to in Article 14(3), point (a), the Member States and users affected, including the risk of spillover to another Member State;
   2. in the case of the user referred to in Article 14(3), point (b), the Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies affected,
   3. in the case of users referred to in Article 14(3), point (c), the DEP-associated countries affected;
2. information regarding the requested service, together with the planned use of the requested support, including an indication of the estimated needs;
3. appropriate information about measures taken to mitigate the incident for which the support is requested, as referred to in paragraph 2;
4. where relevant, available information about other forms of support available to the entity affected.

1. limit the use and sharing of that information to what is necessary to discharge their obligations or functions under this Regulation;
2. use and share any information that is confidential or classified pursuant to Union and national law only in accordance with that law; and
3. ensure effective, efficient and secure information exchange, where appropriate by using and respecting relevant information-sharing protocols including the traffic light protocol.

1. the scale and severity of the incident;
2. the type of entity affected, with higher priority given to incidents affecting essential entities as referred to in Article 3(1) of Directive (EU) 2022/2555;
3. the potential impact of the incident on the affected Member States, Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, or DEP-associated third countries;
4. the potential cross-border nature of the incident and the risk of spillover to other Member States, Union institutions, bodies, offices or agencies, or DEP-associated third countries;
5. the measures taken by the user to assist the response, and initial recovery efforts, as referred in Article 15(2).

1. entities operating in sectors of high criticality or entities operating in other critical sectors, in the case of users referred to in Article 14(3), point (a), and equivalent entities in the case of users referred to in Article 14(3), point (c); and
2. Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, in the case of the user referred to in Article 14(3), point (b).

1. the Commission, ENISA, the CSIRTs network and EU-CyCLONe in the case of users referred to in Article 14(3), point (a);
2. the Commission, ENISA and the IICB in the case of the user referred to in Article 14(3), point (b);
3. the Commission in the case of users referred to in Article 14(3), point (c).

The Commission shall transmit any summary report received from users referred to in Article 14(3) pursuant to the first subparagraph, point (c), of this paragraph, to the Council and the High Representative.

1. ensure that the services included in the EU Cybersecurity Reserve, when taken as a whole, are such that the EU Cybersecurity Reserve includes services that may be deployed in all Member States, taking into account in particular national requirements for the provision of such services, including on languages, certification or accreditation;
2. ensure the protection of the essential security interests of the Union and its Member States;
3. ensure that the EU Cybersecurity Reserve brings Union added value, by contributing to the objectives set out in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2021/694, including promoting the development of cybersecurity skills in the Union.

1. the provider shall demonstrate that its personnel has the highest degree of professional integrity, independence, responsibility, and the requisite technical competence to perform the activities in their specific field, and ensures the permanence and continuity of expertise as well as the required technical resources;
2. the provider, and any relevant subsidiaries and subcontractors, shall comply with applicable rules on the protection of classified information and shall have in place appropriate measures, including, where relevant, agreements between one another, to protect confidential information relating to the service, and in particular evidence, findings and reports;
3. the provider shall provide sufficient proof that its governing structure is transparent, not likely to compromise its impartiality and the quality of its services or to cause conflicts of interest;
4. the provider shall have appropriate security clearance, at least for personnel intended for service deployment, where required by a Member State;
5. the provider shall have the relevant level of security for its IT systems;
6. the provider shall be equipped with the hardware and software necessary to support the requested service, which shall not contain known exploitable vulnerabilities, shall include the latest security updates and shall in any case comply with any applicable provision of Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
7. the provider shall be able to demonstrate that it has experience in delivering similar services to relevant national authorities, entities operating in sectors of high criticality or entities operating in other critical sectors;
8. the provider shall be able to provide the service within a short timeframe in the Member States where it can deliver the service;
9. the provider shall be able to provide the service in one or more official languages of the Union institutions or of a Member State as required, if any, by the Member States or users referred to in Articles 14(3), points (b) and (c), where the provider can deliver the service;
10. once an European cybersecurity certification scheme for managed security services pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/881 is in place, the provider shall be certified in accordance with that scheme within 2 years from the date of application of the scheme;
11. the provider shall include in the tender the conversion conditions for any unused incident response service that could be converted into preparedness services closely related to incident response, such as exercises or training.

1. whether that country is complying with the terms of the agreement referred to in paragraph 1, insofar as those terms relate to participation in the EU Cybersecurity Reserve;
2. whether that country has taken adequate steps to prepare for significant cybersecurity incidents or large-scale-equivalent cybersecurity incidents, based on the information referred to in paragraph 2; and
3. whether the provision of support is consistent with the Union’s policy towards and overall relations with that country and whether it is consistent with other Union policies in the field of security.

The Commission shall consult the High Representative when conducting the assessment referred to in the first subparagraph, with regard to the criterion referred to in point (c) of that subparagraph.
Where the Commission concludes that a DEP-associated third country meets all of the conditions referred to in the first subparagraph, the Commission shall submit a proposal to the Council to adopt an implementing act in accordance with paragraph 4 authorising the provision of support from the EU Cybersecurity Reserve to that country.