EU TO REQUIRE CYBERSECURITY MEASURES UNDER NEW DIRECTIVE
July 1st, 2016
EUROPEAN Union (EU)-wide rules on cybersecurity are to boost anti-fraud defences in vital services after the European Parliament backed a new EU directive on security of network and information systems (NIS) in a July 6 Strasbourg vote. Under the so-called NIS directive, firms supplying essential services, such as banking, transport and energy as well as online markets, platforms and cloud services, will have to improve their ability to withstand cyber-attacks through risk management and by reporting major incidents to national Computer Security Incident Response ...
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