A draft EU network and information security directive should focus on Europe’s critical networks and infrastructure, including transport, energy and banking, in order to overcome uneven preparedness across the 28 member states of the European Union.
That is the argument of Thomas Boue, director of government affairs in Europe for technology industry lobbying group, Business Software Alliance/The Software Alliance. “To build a foundation for cyber protections in Europe we need to start with Europe’s most critical infrastructure, ensuring from the outset that EU laws are helping to secure that which needs protecting the most,” claimed Boue.
He added that the directive “should build on the regulatory infrastructures already in place that support critical systems and infrastructure”.