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Infrastructure Hardening: CER Protocols for Physical and Operational Resilience
What is the central argument of “Infrastructure Hardening”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
Infrastructure Hardening: CER Protocols for Physical and Operational Resilience: The shifting global security landscape. Defence-finance analysis; 7-page sourc…
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-02-06
The shifting global security landscape of 2026 has necessitated a fundamental change in how the European Union protects its vital infrastructures, moving from a narrow focus on cyber-defense to a comprehensive approach centered on physical and operational resilience.
Directive (EU) 2022/2557, known as the CER Directive, establishes a harmonized legal framework ensuring that critical entities across eleven strategic sectors can withstand, absorb, and recover from significant incidents. For companies in the civilian sector, this translates into stringent new requirements for infrastructure hardening, integrating advanced technical and organizational measures to safeguard essential services.
This analysis answers: What is the central argument of “Infrastructure Hardening”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets? What does this mean for European defence funding, procurement and investment decisions? How mature and defensible is the position described in “Infrastructure Hardening”? Which European actors, programmes and funding instruments are most exposed?
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What is Infrastructure Hardening: CER Protocols for Physical and Operational Resilience?
Directive (EU) 2022/2557, known as the CER Directive, establishes a harmonized legal framework ensuring that critical entities across eleven strategic sectors can withstand, absorb…
Why does Infrastructure Hardening: CER Protocols for Physical and Operational Resilience matter for European defence?
For companies in the civilian sector, this translates into stringent new requirements for infrastructure hardening, integrating advanced technical and organizational measures to safeguard essential services.
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