SOME OBSERVATIONS ON CYBER SECURITY AS A COMPONENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION SECURITY POLICY
SOME OBSERVATIONS ON CYBER SECURITY AS A COMPONENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION SECURITY POLICY

Summary/Abstract: Europeans today face a security landscape in flux, impacted by evolving threats as well as other factors including climate change, demographic trends and political instability beyond our borders. Globalisation, free movement and the digital transformation continue to bring prosperity, make our lives easier, and spur innovation and growth. But alongside these benefits come inherent risks and costs. They can be manipulated by terrorism, organized crime, the drugs trade and human trafficking, all direct threats to citizens and our European way of life. Cyber-attacks and cybercrime continue to rise. The EU’s existing framework for protection and resilience of critical infrastructures has not kept pace with evolving risks. Member States have exercised their margin of discretion by implementing existing legislation in different ways. The resulting fragmentation can undermine the internal market and make cross-border coordination more difficult – most obviously in border regions.

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