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REPORT on Cyber Security and Defence PDF (178 KB) DOC (107 KB)
Amendments (28)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission proposal on attacks against information systems and repealing Council Framework Decision 2005/222/JHA (COM(2010)0517),
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the report of the European Network and Information Security Agency on co-operation between Computer Emergency Response Teams and Law Enforcement Agencies, published on the 28th of February 2012,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in today's globalised world, the EU and its Member States have become crucially reliant on safe cyber spaceresilient and reliable information services and associated infrastructures;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas cyber challenges and threats are growing at a dramatic pace and constitrisks associated with cyber security constitute a challenge to the regulatory and technical level, bute a major threat to thelso to security, stability and competitiveness of the nation states as well as of the private sector; whereas such threats should not therefore be considered future issues; whereas cyber challenges and threats are increasinglya majority of highly visible and disruptive cyber incidents are now of a politically motivated nature; whereas the vast majority of cyber incidents aremain primitiv not of a nature which is technically challenging to overcome;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas a clear and harmonised definitions of ‘cybercyber security terminology is lacking in the international debate, causing a general confusion as to the secuverity’ and ‘cyber defence’ are lacking at EU and international levels; whereas the understanding of cyber security and other key terminology varies considerably among different countri of incidents described as well as which measure appropriate to put in place to remedy said incidents; whereas the large scope of different activities and events that can cause disturbances in the provision of information and communication services require very different responses, thus increasing the need for a terminology which is balanced, proportional and accurate to the individual circumstances;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the EU has proposed various initiatives to tackle cybercrime, including the establishment of a new Cybercrime Centreuropean Union has enacted different initiatives to tackle cybercrime, such as proposing establishing a new Cyber Crime Centre and a directive on attack against information systems replacing the relevant framework decision, a regulatory framework for online advertisement and strong security requirements for, for instance, the online banking and financial sector;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas a large number of cyber incidents occur due to lack of resilience and robustness of private and public network infrastructure, poorly protected or secured databases and other flaws in the critical information infrastructure; whereas only few Member States consider the protection of their network and information systems and associated data as part of their respective duty of care which explains the lack of investment in state-of-the art security technology, training and the development of appropriate guidelines;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas investments into cyber security and defence research and development are crucial forto advancinge and for maintaining a high level of cyber security and defence; whereas defence expenditure on research and development has decreased instead of reaching agreed 2% of overall defence expenditure;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas raising awareness and educating citizens on cyber securityusers of information and communication technologies on best practises on the securing personal data as well as sustainable maintenance of communication services should constitute the basis of any comprehensive cyber security strategy;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas a clear balancesecurity measures hasve to be established between security measures and citizens' rightsrespect and fundamental rights incumbent upon the EU and its Member States in accordance with articles 2, 6 and 21 TFEU, such as the freedom of expression, data protection and privacy;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas there is an increasing need to better respect and protect individuals' rights to privacy rights to privacy and data protection are laid down in the EU Charter and Article 16 TFEU;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the cyber threats are a rapidly growing menacchallenge both in the EU and globally, and that there is increasing concern about the potential for organiszed criminal, terrorist or politically motivated attacks against the critical information systems and infrastructures of the Member States and the EU institutions; regrets the lack of concern for technical, spontaneous disturbances of service provision due to accidents, hardware failures and other factors;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes the concern about politically motivated attacks against information systems, and the effect of civil disobedience on the information landscape and calls for adequate institutional responses to the increasing amount of citizens that use information technologies as a means for expressing a political view-point;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Stresses, in this regard, that the big potential of information and communication technologies to carry new ideas, and connect people with a shared vision, calls for big caution in applying restrictions on the ability of citizens to make use of these tools;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines therefore the need for a global and coordinated approach to these challenges at the EU level with the development of a comprehensive EU cyber security strategy which should provide a common definition of cyber security and defence, a common operating vision and take into account the added value of the existing agencies and bodies; stresses the crucial importance of coordination and creating synergies at the level of the Union to help combine different initiatives, programmes and activities; emphasises that such a strategy should ensure flexibility and be updated on regular basis to adapt to the rapidly changing nature of cyberspace;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Urges the Commission to investigate the possibility ofmake possible the evoking the solidarity clause, pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the EU (Title VII, Article 222), in the event of a seriousmassive cyber attack against a Member State; recognises, however, the need for a common terminology standard on what a cyber attack should legitimately be considered to be, before enacting such a clause;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Suggests that the Commission launch a public pan-European education initiative, geared towards educating and raising awareness among both private and business end-users about potential threats on the internet and fixed and mobile ICT devices at every level of the utility chain and towards promoting safer individual online behaviours;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that recent cyber attacks against European information networks and governmental information systems have caused considerable economic and security damage, the extent of which has not been adequately assessed;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to explore the necessity and feasibility of an EU Cyber Coordination postRegrets the lack of clarity the Commission has displayed in its communications to the parliament and the public about the establishment of the Cyber Crime Centre and its expected future mission;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls on all Member States to focus national cyber security strategies on the protection of information systems and associated data and to consider the protection this critical infrastructure as part of their respective duty of care; urges the Member States to adopt and implement strategies, guidelines and instruments that provide reasonable levels of protection against reasonably identifiable levels of threats, with costs and burdens of the protection proportionate to the probable damage to the parties concerned; calls on Member States to take appropriate steps to oblige legal persons under their jurisdictions to protect personal data under their care;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Is concerned by the allegations that the cyber security units of some member states are inserting spyware in software and devices targeting end-users and European consumers; strongly believes that covert surveillance of civilians that are not under the suspicion of having committed a crime, nor suspected of participating in covert activities aiming at destabilising the normal democratic process, should be the target of government operated surveillance and monitoring;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and Member States to come forward with programmes to promote general safe use of internet and information systemformation and communication technologies; calls on the Member States to include awareness- raising measures and education fon cyber usecurity in school curricula from the earliest possible agers of information and communication technologies on best practises on the securing personal data as well as sustainable maintenance of communication services in schools;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States' governments to encourage the private sector and civil society actors to include cyber crisis management in their crisis management plans and risk analysis; calls, furthermore, for the introduction ofing awareness- raising training on essential cyber security and cyber hygienedata protection for all members of their staff;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Is aware of the need for an internationally agreed and coordinated response to cyber threatchallenges; calls, therefore, on the Commission, EEAS and Member States to take the lead in the efforts to achieve a broader international agreement on norms of behaviour in cyber space, with a firm base in the value of an open internet and the ability of a resilient, accessible and robust infrastructure to provide the opportunities for democratic development;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Urges the EEAS and the Commission to take a proactive approach within the relevant international forums and organisations, notably the UN, the OSCE, the OECD and the World Bank, with the aim of applying existing international law and achieving consensus on norms for responsible state behaviour on cyber security and defence, and by coordinating the positions of the Member States with a view to promoting the EU's core values and policies in the field of cyber security and defence;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission to facilitate and assist third countries, if needed, in their efforts to build their cyber security and cyber defence capabilities;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Underlines the need to pool and share on a practical level, considering the complementary nature of the EU and NATO approach to cyber security and defence; emphasises the need for closer coordination, especially concerning planning, technology, training and equipment with regard to cyber security and defence;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Believes that the EU and the US should deepen their mutual cooperation to counterprevent cyber attacks and cybercrime, since this was made a priority of the transatlantic relationship following the 2010 EU-US Summit in Lisbon;