During the launch of the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity (LHC), the Economy Minister Franz Fayot and CEO Pascal Steichen explained the role the new entity and the country could play at national and European level against cybercrime.
On 17 October, HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and the Economy Minister Franz Fayot inaugurated the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity (LHC) on its new premises, 122, rue Adolphe Fischer (Luxembourg).
The Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity is the new name of SECURITYMADEIN.LU, the cybersecurity agency dedicated to the Luxembourg economy and municipalities.
Guided by its CEO Pascal Steichen, visitors could discover LHC’s new premises while exchanging with the cyber actors hosted in the new entity and attending demonstrations of their activities.
“Set up 20 years ago, Luxembourg’s cybersecurity ecosystem is entering a new phase of growth with the launch of the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity. We can be proud of this development and of the people who have contributed to it,” Franz Fayot explained. “It comes however at a very challenging time but could not be more timely,” he said.
He also emphasized that “Luxembourg has a proven track record in fighting cybercrime and a recognized cybersecurity expertise”, and that “the country remains at European level a strong promoter of the single digital market for an open economy and a digital transition.”
Data economy – The way to go
Pascal Steichen then presented the new organization chart and organization of LHC.
“By capitalizing on the investments made and supporting the development of skills, collaboration, innovation and capacities of the public and private sectors in the field of cybersecurity, the Luxembourg House of Cybersecurity aims to become the meeting place for all activities related to cybersecurity and the reference center for cyber-resilience in Luxembourg,” he said.
Steichen will keep his current position within the LHC and will lead the implementation and development of the current and new missions, activities and services of the agency.
“Our vision at LHC is to make sure that Luxembourg remains a pioneer in cybersecurity and especially in open cybersecurity in data economy. It is the way to go and the future,” he explained.
The transformation follows the appointment of the agency as National Coordination Centre for Cybersecurity (NCC), which will also represent Luxembourg within this European network.
This is part of the establishment of the European Cybersecurity Competence Centre (ECCC), based in Bucharest, whose Board of Directors will be chaired by Pascal Steichen for a renewable term of 3 years.
“We will continue this journey on 19 and 20 October through our Cybersecurity Week Luxembourg, which will give everyone the opportunity to discover more details about our new European Competence Center,” Steichen said.
In an exclusive interview with Silicon Luxembourg, he discusses the reasons for this change and its impacts, both in the fight against cybercrime, but also on the strengthening of the Luxembourg and European cyber community.
