DNS4EU
and Threat intelligence

Participate in the threat intelligence exchange and join us in our mission to
create a safer European digital space.

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What is DNS4EU?

DNS4EU is an initiative by the European Commission with the goal of providing a European DNS resolver as an alternative to the prevailing public DNS resolvers in the market.

The purpose of DNS4EU is to provide EU citizens, companies, and institutions with a secure, privacy compliant, and powerful recursive DNS.

DNS4EU was officially established as the European DNS resolver service in Backbone networks for pan-European cloud federation and it was officially named as a solution to the security concerns arising from the usage of public DNS resolvers by European Union Agency for Cyber Security ENISA in its Single Programming Document 2023–2025. Finally, it was recommended in the European Parliament and Council’s directive NIS2.

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Local Threat Intelligence

Thanks to the partnership and local threat intelligence exchange, DNS4EU utilises the best threat intelligence available with special attention given to EU-specific threats.

Together we increase protection against malicious activities based on both global and local (EU) threat feeds and intelligence.

The information and security data you gather for your nation and its citizens will contribute to safeguarding the people, companies and institutions within the European Union via the DNS4EU initiative.

Who can join the project?

CERTs, CSIRTs and other public or private institutions that are working with threat intelligence feeds are highly endorsed to join the project.

The Threat Intelligence exchange will run on the authenticated open source software solution MISP.

Newly published threat can propagate to DNS4EU resolver in the real time. Therefore mutual threat intelligence data exchange will lead to a safe and secure European digital space.

The consortium combines multiple cybersecurity experts from different EU countries and numerous institutions across the sectors.

Together we set up effective cooperation in the exchange of local threat intelligence. The result will be safe and secure European digital space. The institutions, companies and citizens will benefit from the shared threat intelligence network which will be able to quickly address threats specific to the EU countries.

Currently, several CERTs from the following EU countries (Czech Republic, Poland, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Luxembourg) have already joined the threat information sharing part of the project.

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Consortium members involved in the
threat intelligence research

Consortium leader

Whalebone (CZ)

Whalebone is a cybersecurity company founded in 2016 in Brno, Czech republic – the major central European tech hub. With its security products, the company currently protects millions of people worldwide through telcos, ISPs , as well as company networks all over the world. Since all of Whalebone's products operate on the network DNS level, we can protect all the connected devices, including the IoT and other devices that are otherwise difficult or impossible to protect. On top of that, all of this happens in the simplest possible way, so that everyone gets a chance to be seamlessly protected.

www.whalebone.io

Sztaki (HUN)

The primary task of HUN-REN SZTAKI is to perform basic and application-oriented research in an interdisciplinary setting in the fields of computer science, engineering, IT, intelligent systems, process control, multimedia, and wide area networking. The institute also provides the technical base for HunCERT, a specialized team that aims to assist Hungarian ISPs in the proactive management of network incidents, while raising public awareness about cyber security.

www.sztaki.hu

Abilab (IT)

ABI Lab is a consortium of banks and companies whose mission is to analyse and promote innovation in the Italian banking sector. Through its Centres of Excellence, ABI Lab conducts primary research in key areas including, Digital Transformation, Fintech, Blockchain/DLT, Cybersecurity, AI, IT and Operations and SustainableTransition.

www.abilab.it

DNSC (RO)

The main responsibility of DNSC is to ensure the cyber security of the national civilian cyberspace, in collaboration with the competent institutions and authorities. DNSC is the competent authority at the national level for the national civilian cyberspace, including the management of risks and cyber incidents.

www.cert.ro

Nask (PL)

The CERT Polska team operates within the structures of NASK (Research and Academic Computer Network) — a research institute which conducts scientific studies, operates the national .pl domain registry and provides advanced IT services.

www.nask.pl

Cvut (CZ)

The Czech Technical University in Prague is one of the largest and oldest technical universities in Europe. The AI Center (AIC) is an excellent research institution covering a wide range of artificial intelligence research with strong emphasis on applications. We cover the following research areas and application domains: robotics, machine learning, optimization, cybersecurity and smart mobility.

www.cvut.cz

Cz.nic (CZ)

CZ.NIC is an interest association of legal entities founded in 1998 by leading providers of Internet services in the Czech Republic. The principal activities include operation of the CZ domain registry and DNS servers for the CZ top-level domain (TLD). Besides the domain name registry, the Association is strongly involved in research and development, cyber security, standardisation activities as well as promoting new technologies.

www.nic.cz

Desec (GER)

deSEC's mission is to enhance the security of online data transmission, by spreading the seamless use of state-of-the-art encryption technology. The NGO’s main project is developing and operating a free, modern, DNSSEC-enabled, managed DNS service. In addition, deSEC is involved in DNS standards development, focusing on automation of security aspects.

www.desec.io

Time.lex (BE)

Timelex is a boutique law firm based in Brussels, specialized in information and technology law in the broadest sense, including privacy protection, data and information management, e-business, intellectual property and telecommunications. Its activities cover all legal issues encountered in the creation, management and exploitation of information and technology, in all of its diverse forms.

www.timelex.eu

Associated partners are:

CESNET (CZE)
F-SECURE (FIN)

Centro Nacional de Ciberseguranca (PT)
Ministry of Electronic Governance (BG)

Want to discuss cooperation and possibly
join the project?

Contact our specialist Magdalena

Magdalena Krucka

Contact Magdalena
to discuss Threat Intelligence exchange

magdalena.krucka@whalebone.io

DNS4EUand Threat intelligence