The growing importance of ensuring cyber security remains a central theme on which nations can build their digital transformation programmes was made clear in the second half of last year when the European Union (EU) reached agreement on cyber security rules across all its members .
The ruling marked the first time the EU has ruled directly on cyber security and is clearly a response to the exponential growth in cyber security incidents. The emphasis on critical national infrastructure is an overdue recognition that as software and control systems become increasingly integrated, cyber attacks can have devastating and lasting impacts in both the cyber and physical worlds. As one of the largest economies in the world, this step by the EU is significant.
The time to effect these changes is now. The Internet is less than 30 years old and it was never built for security. It’s only in the last 20 years, as it has morphed into a platform for global commerce, that this has become a fundamental concern. The field of cyber security law is new and approaches to combating threats are still evolving. Inevitably, the effectiveness of any new regulations must lie in the details of their implementation. It is worth watching and learning from the EU’s unfolding cyber security regulations as they pass through their final stages in the European Parliament. It is vital that they enhance the security of the EU’s nations.
source : ArabianBusiness.com