Europe is vulnerable to cyberattack, says report

“European governments are not doing enough to improve online security – leaving the entire continent vulnerable to cyberattack, according to a new parliamentary investigation.

A report from the House of Lords suggests that officials in Brussels have failed to boost the union’s internet defences – creating a yawning gap between Nato, the EU and member states that could leave the system prone.

European countries are increasingly reliant on the internet for a wide range of services – including information, communication and commerce – and the global nature of the online world means they are more closely linked to each other than ever before. Despite this, however, the report suggests that the drastic differences between security operations in each nation leaves the entire system vulnerable.

‘The collapse of cybersystems in one country can overlap into others,’ Lord Jopling, who chairs the Lords European Union committee, told the Guardian.”

(Source: Europe is vulnerable to cyberattack, says report | Technology | guardian.co.uk.)