1. In order to contribute to the development of confidence and trust and to promote swift and effective operational cooperation among Member States, a network of national CSIRTs is established.

2. The CSIRTs network shall be composed of representatives of the CSIRTs designated or established pursuant to Article 10 and the computer emergency response team for the Union's institutions, bodies and agencies (CERT-EU). The Commission shall participate in the CSIRTs network as an observer. ENISA shall provide the secretariat and shall actively provide assistance for the cooperation among the CSIRTs.

3. The CSIRTs network shall have the following tasks:

(a) to exchange information about the CSIRTs' capabilities;

(b) to facilitate the sharing, transfer and exchange of technology and relevant measures, policies, tools, processes, best practices and frameworks among the CSIRTs;

(c) to exchange relevant information about incidents, near misses, cyber threats, risks and vulnerabilities;

(d) to exchange information with regard to cybersecurity publications and recommendations;

(e) to ensure interoperability with regard to information-sharing specifications and protocols;