The European Commission presented a draft bill in Strasbourg on Tuesday to strengthen collaboration between European Union nations to tackle cyber threats.
National and cross-border security centres are to work together to create a European network of cyber security infrastructure to better protect critical facilities like hospitals or utilities, the commission said in a press release.
The centres, which are to use artificial intelligence and data analytics to detect and report cyber threats and incidents in a timely manner, could be operational by early 2024, according to the commission.
The increasing scale, frequency and impact of cyber security incidents are a major threat to the European single market, the commission said, with Russia’s war against Ukraine having further exacerbated the situation.
“To effectively detect, respond, and recover from large-scale cyber security threats, it is imperative that we invest substantially and urgently in cyber security capabilities,” said EU Internal Market Commissioner, Thierry Breton.
The draft bill, which is to be funded with 1.1 billion euros (1.2 billion dollars), also foresees testing critical sectors, like health care or energy, for their preparedness to withstand a cyber security incident.
Additionally the commission presented an initiative to strengthen cyber skills.
The European Parliament and capitals were to scrutinise and possibly amend both proposals by the commission before they were adopted and implemented.(NAN)
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