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EU Cyber Rapid Response Team (CRRT) concludes deployment in support of the Republic of Moldova’s cybersecurity

On 20th October 2024, the multinational EU Member States’ Cyber Rapid Respone Team (CRRT) has finished its second mission in support of Moldova (and third since 2022) during the first round of presidential election and the referendum on anchoring EU accession in the constitution. The deployment follows a Request for Support from the Moldovan Information Technology and Cyber Security Service (STISC).

This was the largest CRRT mission to Moldova so far, conducted with two different teams covering a distinct range of tasks.

CRRT experts from 8 participating Member States (Belgium, the Netherlands, Croatia, Romania, Poland, Austria, Latvia and Lithuania) were deployed to Chisinau.

After familiarising with the IT infrastructure, the teams, together with Moldovan counterparts, conducted vulnerability assessments (including hardware assessments and penetration testing) of different governmental services, and monitored the cyber security situation during the electoral process.

This support demonstrates the EU’s unwavering commitment to strengthen Moldova’s resilience, in particular on its path towards the European Union. It also reflects our collective effort under the Permanent Structured Cooperation in defence, PESCO, to build a more secure and resilient Europe, ensuring no country stands alone in the face of cyber threats.

The EU Cyber Rapid Response Teams remain committed to building up cyber resilience of partners and is open for a close cooperation in carrying out preventive measures as well as helping to respond to possible cyber incidents.

Sursa: crrts.eu