25 Amendments of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2017/2068(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
- having regard to the ENISA’s Opinion Paper on Encryption - Strong Encryption Safeguards our Digital Identity of December 2016,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the lines between cybercrime, cyber espionage, cyber warfare, cyber sabotage and cyber terrorism are becoming increasingly blurred; whereas cybercrimes can target individuals, public or private entities and cover a wide range of offences, including privacy breaches, copyright infringement, child pornography, online incitement to hatesexual abuse online, hate speech, the dissemination of fake news with malicious intent, financial crime and fraud, as well as illegal system interference;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas a recent study by the National Crime Agency in the UK found that younger persons who engage in hacking activities are less motivated by money and often attack computer networks to impress friends or to challenge a political system.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Δ
Recital Δ
D. twhe key focus ofreas cyber-attacks aremains continuously increasing and constitute a major threat to security, defence and other important sectors, while focusing on sensitive personal information such as health or financial records, but attacks on industrial control systems and networks aimed at destroying economic structures and destabilising societies are growing in number; whereas the majority of international requests for data are related to fraud and financial crime, followed by violent and serious crime;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ a (new)
Recital Ζ a (new)
Ga. whereas sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children, including child abuse images, constitute very serious violations of fundamental rights;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ζ b (new)
Recital Ζ b (new)
Gb. whereas the Dark Net is increasingly used for the sexual exploitation and abuse of children, making it impossible to detect perpetrators;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the constantly growing interconnectedness of people, places and things makes Internet of Things (IoT) devices an ideal target for cybercriminalspresents an increased risk of cybercrime as the Internet of Things (IoT) devices are often not as well protected, sometimes even not protected at all, as traditional devices connected to the internet and as such are an ideal target for cybercriminals, especially as the regime for security updates for connected devises is often patchy and sometimes lacking completely;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the sharp increase in ransomware, botnets and the unauthorised impairment of computer systems has an impact on the availability and integrity of not only personal data, as well as on the protection of privacy and fundamental freedoms, but also the integrity of critical infrastructure including, but not limited to, energy and electricity supply and financial structures such as the stock exchange, which could have dire consequences for societal and governmental order;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the need to streamline common definitions of cybercrime, cyber warfare, cybersecurity, cyber harassment and cyber attacks to ensure a common legal definition is shared by the EU institutions and EU Member States.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that technological advances in encryption allow legitimate users to better protect their data, but points out that malicious users deploy the same techniques to conceal their criminal activities and identitiesbetter protection of data and communications, but points out that there are still notable gaps in securing communications and introducing end-to-end encryption to minimise the attack surface for malicious abuse;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States to step up their efforts in relation to victim identification and victim-centred services;, and calls on the Commission to issue a study as to the implications of cross- border cybercrime on Directive 2012/29/EU.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2 a (new)
Subheading 2 a (new)
Stresses that there is a legitimate and strong need to protect communications between individuals and between individuals and public and private organisations in order to prevent cybercrime; highlights therefore that strong cryptography provides for this necessity; further stresses that limiting the use of or weakening the strength of the cryptographic tools will create vulnerabilities that can be used for criminal purposes, lower trust in electronic services, which, in turn, will damage civil society and industry alike;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes, in this regard, the investment of EU funds in research projects such as the public-private partnership (PPP) on cybersecurity, to foster European cyber-resilience and cyber-risk management through innovation and capacity building;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Urges the Commission and Member States to set up a high-level working group on Cyber Security Strategies for the Energy Sector in order to regularly assess the various threats posed due to the expansion of intelligent networked devices throughout the energy distribution system and the increasing number of accessible targets within the smart energy ecosystem.
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Urges the Member States to set up a system of exchange of information which obliges mandatory reporting on security incidents, so that Member States are regularly informed of security incidents and measures that can be taken in order to combat and mitigate the risk to their own systems.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is concerned by the Europol finding that the majority of successful attacks on individuals are attributable to a lack of user-awareness, as well as insufficient securitytechnical security measures;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that businesses should conduct regular vulnerability assessments, fix existidentify vulnerabilities and risks through regular assessments, protect their products and services by fixing vulnerabilities found in their products or services and consistently reporting cyber- attacks;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers enhanced cooperation with service providers to be a key factor in accelerating and streamlining mutual legal assistance and mutual recognition procedures, within the remits provided for by the European legal framework;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. UnderlinBelieves that issues related to illegal on-line content should be removed immediately;must be tackled in an efficient manner through takedown procedures welcomes, in this context, the progress achieved concerning the blocking and removal of illegal content online, but stresses the need for a stronger commitment on the part of platformcompetent authorities and digital service providers to respond quickly and effectively; further underlines the necessity to improve cooperation between competent authorities in exchanging the relevant information, especially between authorities of different Member States;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Is concerned that a considerable number of cybercrimes remain unpunished; emphasises the need to allow lawful access to relevant information, even if it has been encrypted, if such access is imperativn the limited circumstances where such access is necessary and proportionate for reasons of security and justice;
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Encourages Europol to put together an anonymous reporting system within the Darknet, which will allow persons to report illegal content, such as depictions of child sexual abuse material, to authorities using the same technical safeguards implemented by many press organisations who use similar systems to facilitate the exchange of sensitive data to journalists in a way which allows for a greater degree of anonymity and security than is afforded by conventional e-mail.
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Encourages Member States to ensure that Victims of individual cyber- attacks can fully benefit from all of the rights enshrined in Directive 2012/29/EU.
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Underlines that the patchwork of separate, territorially defined national jurisdictions causes difficulties in determining the applicable law in transnational interactions and gives rise to legal uncertainty, thereby preventing cooperation across borders, which is necessary to deal efficiently with misuses online;cybercrime
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Calls for Europol to be given the necessary means to develop new high-tech capabilities in order to be able to respond effectively to the growing incidence of child abuse images in the Darknet;