While European officials launched the EU Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive as a first attempt at crafting cyber security legislation back in march 2015, policy harmonization and preparedness between EU member states are still missing.

While some states have strong cyber security legal frameworks – the UK, Germany and Estonia, for example – others still have much work to do.

Lack of co-operation between private and public sector is one of the biggest issue Europe has to face. Most European infrastructure is owned by the private sector, making public-private cooperation essential – yet only five EU Member States have an established framework for public-private partnerships on cybersecurity.

Strong legal foundations and promoting cyber security education to build trust should be the building blocks of a common vision between member states to implement cyber security rules and policies.

Source: Computerweekly