The European Commission (EC) has set out plans to establish a new Joint Cyber Unit to respond to a high and growing number of cyber incidents affecting public services, private organisations and citizens, across the 27 European Union (EU) member states.
Reflecting a growing trend for government-led responses to cyber security incidents, the EC said that all EU states needed to be ready to respond collectively and exchange information more proactively.
Announced by EC president Ursula von der Leyen, the Joint Cyber Unit will bring together resources and expertise available to the bloc to prevent, deter and respond to large-scale cyber incidents, establishing new guidelines and best practice for collaboration between civilian law enforcement, diplomatic and cyber defence communities, as well as the private sector. It will bring a “virtual and physical platform of cooperation to build progressively a European platform for solidarity and assistance to counter large-scale cyber attacks”.
Besides contributing operational resources for mutual assistance, sharing best practice and threat intelligence, member states will also work at an operational and technical level to…
