Cybersecurity company ESET joins Europol's Cyber Intelligence Programme
- Valerie Charoux
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
Tech News Europe - Cybersecurity company ESET is joining Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme (CIEP). This is how ESET will contribute to Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme:
What is Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme CIEP?
Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme CIEP is a new initiative launched by Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3). The program aims to strengthen public-private cooperation in the fight against cybercrime by enabling real-time collaboration and information sharing.
The new CIEP initiative further enhances this collaboration by creating opportunities for direct and real-time engagement with Europol's operational teams. Public-private partnerships like this are crucial to mitigating risks in today's rapidly evolving cyberthreat landscape.
Europol functions as a people center, a data center, and a case center, a place where collaboration, intelligence, and operations converge as a central platform that promotes effective cross-border cooperation.
How will ESET contribute to Europol's Cyber Intelligence Extension Programme (CIEP)?
ESET, that is headquartered in Slovakia with offices worldwide, will participate in the pilot phase of CIEP. As part of this initiative, ESET's Chief Research Officer, Roman Kovac, and Senior Malware Researcher, Jakub Souček, recently spent several days at Europol's headquarters in The Hague, meeting with EC3 teams and exploring ways in which ESET's threat intelligence can directly support investigations into ransomware operations, payment fraud schemes or complex cybercrime infrastructures.
ESET has a long history of collaborating with global law enforcement agencies, including EC3's Advisory Group, where they are represented by ESET Senior Research Fellow Righard Zwienenberg. ESET has also contributed to successful law enforcement operations, including the elimination of prominent threats.
Cyber threats evolve quickly, but through partnerships like this, Europe’s collective defense also evolves together to make Europe a safer place.
