EU cyber-defence capabilities
At a Glance
30-09-2021
Cyberspace has become the fifth domain of warfare alongside the traditional sea, land, air and space. As societies digitalise and become more technologically connected, cyber risks and vulnerabilities increase. The European Union (EU) has been highly active in strengthening cyber capabilities and coordination frameworks through a collection of initiatives and proposals, notably since 2017. The European Parliament will debate recent as well as future measures during the October I 2021 plenary session, with a focus on cyber-defence capabilities, the subject of a report discussed and voted in the Foreign Affairs (AFET) Committee in July 2021.
At a Glance
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- communications
- computer crime
- critical infrastructure security
- data protection
- disinformation
- EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATIONS
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EU strategy
- European construction
- European security
- EUROPEAN UNION
- European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
- fight against crime
- information and information processing
- information security
- information technology and data processing
- information warfare
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- international security
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS