EU proposes a central cybersecurity platform, urges companies to report online attacks

EU proposes a central cybersecurity platform, urges companies to report online attacks

The European Union has officially published guidelines for a central cybersecurity framework that will allow countries to share information about threats and require companies to disclose when they've suffered major security breaches. The proposal, which was first reported last month, must be approved by the European Parliament before going into effect; it's meant to improve what the EU calls "fragmented" past efforts. If it's passed, countries will have 18 months to adopt a Network and Information Security plan, and to designate an authority to manage cybersecurity. From there, the EU will organize a system to share information and conduct peer reviews of individual countries' systems, though it says it's not looking to dictate specific policies.

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