The new security policy and action plan have come in the wake of Russia's military action against Ukraine and to strengthen the EU's ability to protect its citizens and well as infrastructure.
The European Commission has put forward a new EU cyber defence policy and an action plan on Military Mobility 2.0. (Credit: Pete Linforth from Pixabay)
The European Commission (EC) and the High Representative have come up with a joint communication on a new European Union (EU) cyber defence policy as well as an action plan on Military Mobility 2.0.
The new security policy and action plan have come in response to Russia’s military action against Ukraine and to strengthen the EU’s ability to defend its citizens as well as infrastructure.
According to the Commission, the EU will increase investments and collaboration in cyber defence with its new policy to better guard, deter, identify, and defend against an increasing number of cyber-attacks.
The new policy is expected to bolster the cyber crisis management within the EU and help mitigate the strategic dependencies in critical cyber technologies along with bolstering the European Defence Technological Industrial Base (EDTIB).
Europe Fit for the Digital Age Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager said: “The EU Policy on Cyber Defence shows that by bringing our civilian and military instruments together we can make a stronger impact against cyber threats.”
As part of the new policy, the EU will strengthen its coordination mechanisms among national and cyber defence players in the region to enhance information exchange and cooperation between military and civilian cybersecurity communities.
Besides, it will support the military common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions and operations.
The Commission has urged its member nations to work together and considerably expand investments to gain capabilities in modern military cyber defence.
In addition, the EU intends to continue its collaboration and set up new partnerships in the area of cyber defence.
The action plan also aims to secure the EU defence ecosystem by working on cybersecurity standardisation and certification to safeguard both military and civilian domains.
High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell said: “The new EU Policy on Cyber Defence will increase cooperation among the EU’s cyber defence actors and develop mechanisms to use capabilities at the EU level, including in the context of CSDP missions and operations.
“By doing so, we will step up our ability to prevent, detect, deter and defend against cyber-attacks, as called for by the Strategic Compass.”