Cyber Resilience Network (CRN): working together against cyber threats
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Digital threats now affect every sector of our society. At the same time, digital resilience has become too complex and wide-ranging for individual organisations to address on their own. No single organisation has all the knowledge, capacity and resources required. Collaboration is therefore no longer a choice but a necessity. By connecting knowledge, expertise and existing networks, we can recognise threats more effectively, share information faster and support organisations more efficiently. The Cyber Resilience Network (CRN) was established based on the conviction that we can strengthen the Kingdom's digital resilience only by working together. By bringing public and private parties together, we are building a network in which knowledge and initiatives reinforce each other and support becomes more accessible.
Our aim is clear: not only to help organisations that already possess substantial expertise and to combine those strengths, but also to reach the organisations that do not automatically have that knowledge and those resources in-house. The Kingdom of the Netherlands will only be digitally resilient if we achieve it together.
What is it, and for whom?
In the CRN, public and private organisations come together with a single shared mission: to increase the cyber resilience of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Through existing and new forms of collaboration—organisations such as ISACs (Information Sharing and Analysis Centers), CERTs, IT suppliers, highly mature parties and industry associations—the CRN works towards broad reach and thus impact. The CWN focuses on organisations that enhance others’ resilience by acting as a ‘linking pin’ to, for example, a branch, sector or ecosystem. As the successor to the National Coverage System, the CRN is part of the Dutch Cybersecurity Strategy 2022–2028. The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is a participating coordinator of the CRN.
The foundation of the Cyber Resilience Network lies in the CRN Vision for the Future. Together with public and private partners, we have translated this vision into the CRN Construction Plan. The CRN facilitates and coordinates collaboration in the areas of:
- Information sharing
- Incident handling
- Knowledge exchange
- Education, training and exercises
What does it mean to participate?
Public and private partners collaborate as equal parties in working groups around the functions mentioned above. For example, you might work on developing an incident response guide, setting up a knowledge exchange platform or creating a national ETE (education, training and exercising) framework. Together you set goals, agree deliverables and determine prioritisation. You meet regularly at both in-person gatherings and within the closed online community. Participation is scalable; you decide the extent to which you contribute actively.
Centrum voor Veiligheid & Digitalisering
CIP (Centrum Informatiebeveiliging en Privacybescherming)
connect2trust
Cyberveilig Nederland (CVNL)
Cyber Weerbaarheidscentrum Brainport (CBW)
Cyberweerbaarheidscentrum Oost-Nederland
De Koninklijke Vereniging van Nederlandse Reders (KVNR)
DIVD
ECP Platform voor de Informatie Samenleving
MKB Cyber Campus
mnemonic
NBIP
NLdigital
Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Pensioenfederatie
Platform Veilig Ondernemen (PVO)
Royal FloraHolland
School-CERT
The Cyber Partners
Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG)
Z-CERT
What are the benefits?
Participating in the CRN means truly collaborating. Taking part means taking part actively: you share information, you work according to agreed security rules, and you help think through how the network can grow further. Your organisation is open to learning and to connecting with other parties in the network.
- Impact. You contribute to societal impact that can only be achieved through broader collaboration and pooled strengths.
- Societal engagement. Your knowledge and expertise benefit society—you help build a digitally resilient society.
- Thought leadership. You provide your members, customers or (chain) partners with up-to-date, validated information, knowledge and actionable guidance. Your organisation is seen as expert and reliable.
- Visibility. Participation increases your organisation’s exposure within and beyond the cybersecurity community.
Joining the CRN
Would you like to know whether your organisation can join the CRN, or would you like more information? Please send an email to info@ncsc.nl. Include your name, organisation and area of interest. We will contact you to discuss your potential participation.
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