The Commission has presented a proposal for a new Cyber Resilience Act to protect consumers and businesses from products with inadequate security features. A first ever EU-wide legislation of its kind, it introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements, throughout their whole lifecycle. The Act, announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in September 2021 […]
New standards to enhance cybersecurity and information security
Last 22nd March, the Commission proposed new rules to establish common cybersecurity and information security measures across the EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. The proposal aims to bolster their resilience and response capacities against cyber threats and incidents, as well as to ensure a resilient, secure EU public administration, amidst rising malicious cyber activities […]
The cybersecurity threat landscape
The cybersecurity threat landscape has grown in terms of sophistication of attacks, complexity and impact. Such a trend is spurred by an ever-growing online presence, the transitioning of traditional infrastructures to online solutions, advanced interconnectivity and the exploitation of new features of emerging technologies. Without surprise, supply-chains attacks rank highly among prime threats because of the significant […]
New tools for investigating and stopping cybercrimes
The EU-funded TITANIUM project is providing European law enforcement agencies with the tools they need to identify cybercriminals – even when they operate behind the pseudo-anonymity of virtual currencies. From launching ransomware attacks that demand users pay a ransom in Bitcoin, to extorting virtual currencies with the threat of sabotage, criminal organisations continue to find […]
Senior Liaison Officer
Applicants are invited to apply for the above-mentioned post at the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems in the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. The seat of EU-LISA is Tallinn, Estonia. Tasks related to development and operational management of the systems are carried out in Strasbourg, France. eu-LISA also has a backup site […]
Commissioner Cañete at the conference on cyber security in the energy sector
In his speech at the conference on cybersecurity, Commissioner Cañete revealed that the energy system is one of the largest and most complex infrastructures in Europe. It is also one of the most critical assets for a modern society and as such, the backbone of its economic activities, welfare and stability. The energy system is one of the […]
EU plans to invest €9.2 billion in key digital technologies
The EU is set to invest billions in high-performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and digital skills after MEPs approved funding for these projects for 2012-27. The Digital Europe Programme is a new €9.2 billion funding programme whose goal is to ensure that all Europeans have the skills and the infrastructure needed to meet a full […]