Cyber security in the European Union
Briefing
12-11-2013
Over the past few decades, the digital revolution has brought global connectivity to an entirely new level. Information and communication technologies (ICT) are crucial for virtually all modern services, both civilian and military. Convenient as it is, such growing reliance on ICT entails and increasing risk of cyber attacks. These attacks may target individuals, businesses, entire networks or even the critical infrastructure of one or more EU Member States.
Briefing
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- area of freedom, security and justice
- communications
- computer crime
- data protection
- data transmission
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EU legal system
- European construction
- European convention
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
- European Union law
- information and information processing
- information system
- information technology
- information technology and data processing
- international affairs
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- Internet
- malware