Theresa May to urge EU leaders to take action on cyber-attacks 10-18-2018, 07:35 PM
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Theresa May will urge EU leaders meeting in Brussels to create a new sanctions regime to crack down on governments found responsible for cyber-attacks.
Amid growing fears about Russian meddling in foreign elections, including in Europe, and attempted cyber-attacks, most recently on the chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands, the prime minister will call on her fellow leaders to take tougher action.
“Individual efforts to protect ourselves, and to call out irresponsible behaviour, are not enough,” she is expected to say. “Malign cyber activity causes harm to our economies, and undermines our democracies. As well as protecting ourselves against attack, we must impose proportionate consequences on those who would do us harm.”
May is keen to underline the fact that Britain will continue to co-operate closely with the EU on security matters after Brexit next March.
She has repeatedly highlighted the malign influence of Russia on global stability, including in a strongly worded Mansion House speech in March, when she warned president Putin: “We know what you are doing. And you will not succeed”.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/17/theresa-may-to-urge-eu-leaders-to-take-action-on-cyber-attacks
Amid growing fears about Russian meddling in foreign elections, including in Europe, and attempted cyber-attacks, most recently on the chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands, the prime minister will call on her fellow leaders to take tougher action.
“Individual efforts to protect ourselves, and to call out irresponsible behaviour, are not enough,” she is expected to say. “Malign cyber activity causes harm to our economies, and undermines our democracies. As well as protecting ourselves against attack, we must impose proportionate consequences on those who would do us harm.”
May is keen to underline the fact that Britain will continue to co-operate closely with the EU on security matters after Brexit next March.
She has repeatedly highlighted the malign influence of Russia on global stability, including in a strongly worded Mansion House speech in March, when she warned president Putin: “We know what you are doing. And you will not succeed”.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/oct/17/theresa-may-to-urge-eu-leaders-to-take-action-on-cyber-attacks
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