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Preprint Jan 2026

Reclaiming Software Engineering as the Enabling Technology for the Digital Age

Tanja E. J. Vos, Tijs van der Storm, Alexander Serebrenik, Lionel Briand, Roberto Di Cosmo, Jean-Michel Bruel, Benoît Combemale

Software engineering is the invisible infrastructure of the digital age. The authors contend that while breakthroughs in AI, quantum computing, and cybersecurity depend on software engineering advances, the discipline receives insufficient recognition in European policy frameworks. Major programmes...

software engineeringdigital sovereigntydigital infrastructureresearch policy +2
Preprint Dec 2025

Large Language Models as a (Bad) Security Norm in the Context of Regulation and Compliance

Kaspar Rosager Ludvigsen

This paper examines the risks associated with deploying large language models in cybersecurity infrastructure development. The author reviews established cybersecurity norms and EU legal requirements, then analyses how LLM weaknesses conflict with both best practices and regulatory obligations. Key...

large language modelscybersecurityEU regulationNIS2 Directive +2
Technical Report Dec 2025

NIS Investments 2025

ENISA NIS Investments Team

This study explores how cybersecurity policy implementation — particularly the NIS2 Directive — affects organisational investments, resources, and operations across EU entities. It surveys cybersecurity spending patterns, staffing levels, incident response budgets, and compliance costs across sector...

NIS2 Directivecybersecurity investmentcybersecurity spendingcritical infrastructure +2
Technical Report Sep 2025

ENISA Threat Landscape 2025

ENISA Threat Landscape Team

The annual ENISA Threat Landscape report analyses 4,875 cybersecurity incidents over a period spanning from July 2024 to June 2025. Using a threat-centric methodology with contextual analysis, it identifies the most prominent cyber threats facing the EU, including ransomware, state-sponsored attacks...

cyber threatsthreat landscaperansomwaresupply chain attacks +2
Preprint Sep 2025

AI, Digital Platforms, and the New Systemic Risk

Philipp Hacker, Atoosa Kasirzadeh, Lilian Edwards

This paper develops a rigorous framework for understanding systemic risk in AI, platform, and hybrid system governance by drawing from finance, complex systems theory, climate change, and cybersecurity. The authors argue that recent legislation including the EU's AI Act and Digital Services Act invo...

systemic riskAI ActDigital Services Actplatform governance +2
Technical Report Sep 2024

Cyber Resilience Act Requirements Standards Mapping

J.L. Hernandez Ramos, G. Karopoulos, I. Nai Fovino

This analysis identifies relevant cybersecurity standards addressing each requirement in the proposed Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). The study systematically evaluates existing standard coverage from ISO, IEC, ETSI, and CEN/CENELEC, and highlights potential gaps where additional standardisation work ma...

Cyber Resilience Actcybersecurity standardsCRAproduct security +2