Cyber arms race: ‘Europe cautions against blaming China’

Feature discusses the challenges facing the EU Institutions against the threat of cyber attacks.

Feature also highlights that the European Commission was preparing a comprehensive strategy for cyber security to be published in the autumn of 2012. –

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ESO: Background information: Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament - Tackling crime in our digital age: Establishing a European Cybercrime Centre http://www.europeansources.info/record/communication-from-the-commission-to-the-council-and-the-european-parliament-tackling-crime-in-our-digital-age-establishing-a-european-cybercrime-centre/

ESO: Background information: Europol wants to host EU cyber crime centre http://www.europeansources.info/record/europol-wants-to-host-eu-cyber-crime-centre/

ESO: Background information: Cyber security, cybercrime and social networks http://www.europeansources.info/record/cyber-security-cybercrime-and-social-networks/

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/12/317: An EU Cybercrime Centre to fight online criminals and protect e-consumers http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/12/317&format=PDF&aged=1&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

ESO: Background information: EU institutions to create new cyber defence unit http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-institutions-to-create-new-cyber-defence-unit/

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