Marta Beltrán, member of the EU cybersecurity advisory group

Irene Vega

El Advisory Group of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA, for its acronym in English European Union Agency for Cybersecurity) focuses on issues relevant to stakeholders in the field of information and communication technologies (ICT). This group advises the Executive Director of the Agency on the preparation of an important part of the annual work program and is effectively involved in the dialogue with interested parties.

Since this month of March, the professor of the Computer Architecture and Technology area, Marta Beltrán, has been part of this advisory group and her role will focus on helping ENISA to prepare its annual work program, to achieve its strategic objectives and to communicate with the main stakeholders. The appointment is for two and a half years, until the summer of 2025.

The Advisory Group is made up of "appointed members" and "ad personam" members from a variety of professional backgrounds, ensuring sufficient stakeholder representation across the European Union.

The URJC professor is one of the 33 members of the "ad personam" group for personal merits, instead of representing a European entity or institution. In addition, she is one of the 7 components of the group that belongs to the academic field, while the remaining members come from the industrial sector or from consumer organizations. “In my case, I hope to be able to contribute my experience in research and development, as well as in technology and knowledge transfer. Specifically, on issues related to security and privacy in distributed systems”, points out Marta Beltrán.

The group includes stakeholders from the ICT industry, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), consumer groups, as well as providers of publicly available electronic communications networks or services, operators of essential services, academic experts in the field of cybersecurity and designated representatives, such as European standardization organisations, law enforcement authorities and data protection supervisory authorities.