From: The Parliament Magazine
Written by Udo Helmbrecht
A more effective European strategy on network and information security could help provide a boost to growth and employment, says Udo Helmbrecht.
In a globalised marketplace, Europe is faced with challenges that sometimes exceed its admittedly broad economic and industrial capabilities. Within the area of information and communication technologies (ICT), network and information security (NIS) thrives.
Most infrastructure components are developed and produced in third countries. In some cases, these infrastructure components are installed and relied upon for years, without necessarily paying due consideration to unresolved security issues. Seeing as these components are often used to control portions of our networks, the problem is obvious.
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The Airbus project changed the fate of the air industry in the EU and gave it a global reach. European companies need an innovative business model that will enable them to produce cybersecurity products and services with a similar reach.
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