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The policy deems 10 sectors as 'essential infrastructure' - energy, transport, banking, financial market infrastructures, health, drinking water, wastewater, digital infrastructure, public administration and space (Photo: The Preiser Project)

Brussels tightens cybersecurity rules days after attack

The European Commission announced on Wednesday (16 December) a reform of the bloc's cybersecurity rules - just days after the European Medicine Agency was subjected to a cyberattack connected to its evaluation of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine.

"The time of innocence is over. We know that we are a prime target," said commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas.

"There are many state and non-state actors that simply want to see Europe fail and many key competitors that use this avenu...

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

The policy deems 10 sectors as 'essential infrastructure' - energy, transport, banking, financial market infrastructures, health, drinking water, wastewater, digital infrastructure, public administration and space (Photo: The Preiser Project)

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Elena is EUobserver's editor-in-chief. She is from Spain and has studied journalism and new media in Spanish and Belgian universities. Previously she worked on European affairs at VoteWatch Europe and the Spanish news agency EFE.

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