Why we must build strong cybersecurity in Europe

As our world becomes more reliant on digital connections, we must take steps to grow and strengthen our cybersecurity measures - and the EU is doing just that

Europe – and the lives of its people - is becoming more digital with every passing day. Over 80 per cent of the EU’s population have internet connections and by 2020 the vast majority of our digital interactions will be machine-to-machine, with tens of billions of Internet of Things devices.

The growth and pervasiveness of digital platforms for social and economic interaction has opened up new business models and challenged established norms and ...