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Cybersecurity offers commercial opportunity, but also stokes trade tensions - 08 March 2013

SPECIAL REPORT / The European Commission wants new cybersecurity rules to spur industrial growth by turning Europe into a showcase for lucrative security products, but the use of cybersecurity as a proxy for protectionism is also stymieing trade.

Cybersecurity directive faces uncertain fate in Parliament - 07 March 2013

SPECIAL REPORT / EU attempts to introduce comprehensive new cybersecurity rules risk failure in the European Parliament, where senior administrators doubt the package will pass before the legislature's mandate expires, EurActiv has learned.

Storm cloud emerges from EU cybersecurity strategy - 08 February 2013

While viewed as a “step in the right direction”, the EU’s new cybersecurity strategy is criticised by experts for its lack of clarity on ensuring the safety of cloud computing.

Cybercrime centre 'will work with FBI, US secret service' - 11 January 2013

INTERVIEW / The EU’s new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), to be inaugurated in The Hague today (11 January), will co-operate closely with the FBI and the US secret service in addition to other foreign agencies, its new chief told EurActiv in an interview.

EU agency warns of smartphones' vulnerability to cyberattacks - 09 January 2013

Cyberattackers are a step ahead of consumers and are set to target smartphones and social media increasingly over the next year, according to a report by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

US ends Google probe as EU investigation continues - 04 January 2013

In a major victory for Google Inc., US regulators ended their investigation into the giant internet company and concluded that it had not manipulated its Web search results to hurt rivals. But a parallel probe being conducted by the European Union continues.

EU agency mulls cybersecurity measures for ‘vulnerable’ smart grids - 20 December 2012

European Union smart grid operators and energy providers need common cybersecurity measures to help them guard against attacks, says a new report by Europe's information security agency ENISA.

EU to propose mandatory reporting of cyber incidents - 18 December 2012

The European Union may force companies operating critical infrastructure in areas such as banking, energy and stock exchanges to report major online attacks and reveal security breaches, according to a draft report by the European Commission.

European renewable power grid rocked by cyber-attack - 10 December 2012

A German power utility specialising in renewable energy was hit by a serious cyber-attack two weeks ago that lasted five days, knocking its internet communications systems offline, in the first confirmed digital assault against a European grid operator.

Kroes’ staff computers hacked in Baku - 13 November 2012

The staff of Neelie Kroes, the EU commissioner for the digital agenda, fell victim to computer hacking during an internet security conference in Azerbaijan last week.

EU holds off China telecoms trade probe amid US 'cyber-espionage' claims - 11 October 2012

The European Commission has delayed a trade case against two Chinese telecom equipment makers that are under scrutiny in the United States for posing a national security threat to the country's telecoms infrastructure.

Major banks, telecom firms join EU-wide cyberattack exercise - 04 October 2012

Hundreds of cybersecurity experts from major banks, telecoms companies, internet service providers and governments across Europe are joining a joint cyberattack exercise taking place today (4 October), the European Commission announced.

Cyber security incidents rarely reported: EU agency - 27 August 2012

Most cyber security incidents are often not reported or detected even though they can affect millions of citizens and businesses, the EU's cyber security agency ENISA warned in a new report published today (27 August).

Cyber arms race: 'Europe cautions against blaming China' - 02 August 2012

Moves to firm up the Commission's cyber protection will come in the next weeks in response to a “war of attrition” in cyber space rather than any specific attack, a Commission spokesman has told EurActiv.

Industry: 'Do not use cyber threat as trade barrier' - 06 June 2012

Governments could be using cyber attacks as a proxy to introduce trade protection measures, industry sources warned EurActiv, as the EU prepares to set up a new anti-cybercrime centre in the Hague.

EU to impose compulsory cyber defence rules - 16 May 2012

The European Commission is planning to force energy, transport and financial companies to invest more in their cyber security and to report on breaches suffered, two EU officials said.

EU prepares to launch first cybercrime centre - 29 March 2012

The European Union is set to establish a dedicated cybercrime centre at the beginning of 2013 aimed at tackling online operations of organised crime groups, ranging from e-banking fraud to online child sexual exploitation.

Kroes: Unleash public-sector buying power on cloud - 15 February 2012

European institutions and governments should throw their weight behind joint procurement of computing services to encourage the use of cloud computing, says Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes.

E-commerce proposal causes liability jitters - 12 January 2012

Proposals to double the volume of e-commerce in Europe by 2015 – laid out in a communication published yesterday (11 January) – are set to cause a tussle over the liability of online traders.

Digital giants endorse Horizon 2020 - 09 December 2011

The European commissioner for research and innovation, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn, has publicly sought the support and advice of Internet rivals Microsoft and Google in her quest to carry through the EU executive’s ambitious €80-billion Horizon 2020 research programme.

Digital cloud providers face EU privacy audits - 28 November 2011

The European Commission believes it is only "logical" that companies providing cloud services over the Internet face audits on whether they are keeping their promises on personal data security. 

Elusive cyber-attackers to face five years' jail - 10 June 2011

As the EU comes close to an agreement on punishing cyber criminals, with a minimum sentence of up to five years, security experts argue that trying to convict criminals who cannot be caught in the first place is a waste of time. 

Opinion

The end of the internet as we know it? - 29 November 2012

The picture of thousands Europeans protesting against ACTA is still fresh. They stopped it, but today they have an even better reason to demonstrate at the forthcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT), argues Ivailo Kalfin.

Interview

Internet guru: Digital self-organisation will spur growth - 08 December 2011

Beneath the current gloomy economic perspective in Europe, there is underlying opportunity, says Internet guru Don Tapscott. But in order to unleash this, companies, individuals and governments must embrace the transforming power of digital innovation, he told EurActiv.

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