EU Commission Pushes for Stepped-Up Cybercrime Policy

The European Commission has unveiled plans to strengthen the fight against cybercrime, including online fraud, hacking, and the publication of child pornography on the internet.

EU Commission Vice President and Commissioner for Justice, Freedom, and Security Franco Frattini said, "The European Commission is today taking an important step towards the formulation of a general European policy on the fight against cybercrime. This policy will eventually include improved operational law enforcement cooperation, better political cooperation and coordination between Member States, possible legislative action, as well as political and legal cooperation with [non-EU] countries... [It] will be effective only if a strong dialogue with industry is put in place."

Following recent attacks on the information systems of EU Member States that reinforce the need for coordinated action, there is general agreement in Europe on the need to take action at the EU level.

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