Through knowledge sharing, capacity building and awareness raising, the Agency works together with its key stakeholders to strengthen trust in the connected economy, to boost resilience of the Union’s infrastructure, and, ultimately, to keep Europe’s society and citizens digitally secure.

Set up in 2004 as an informal point of reference into the member states, as of 27 June 2019 the National Liaison Officers network has become a statutory body of ENISA.

In addition, the agency employs a number of other employees including seconded national experts, trainees and interim agents.

The choice of a rather remote site was contentious from the outset, particularly since Greece held the EU Council presidency when the agency’s mandate was being negotiated.

On 4 October 2022, the agency hosted a cybersecurity summit with the member states of the EU's Eastern Partnership in Athens.

Representatives from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine discussed legal frameworks, best practices, and increasing cooperation with the EU.