EU and United States enhance cooperation on cybersecurity Shaping Europes digital future
pThe EU and the United States took an important step to further strengthen their mutual cyber resilience and foster a secure global cyberspacepp
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ppDuring his visit to Washington DC Thierry Breton Commissioner for Internal Market issued a joint statement with Alejandro N Mayorkas United States Secretary of Homeland Security recalling the importance of cooperation between likeminded partners to address a constantly changing cyber threat landscapeppThey discussed the EUUS Joint Cyber Safe Products Action Plan a deliverable of the EUUS Summit in October 2023 which outlines the steps for further collaboration between the Commission and relevant US regulatory agencies to prepare the ground to explore mutual recognition on cybersecurity requirements on Internet of Things IoT hardware and software consumer products The Action Plan builds on the EU Cyber Resilience Act framework and the proposed US cybersecurity labelling programme Cyber Trust Mark ActppThe two sides also agreed to advance cooperation in the fields of critical infrastructure protection crisis management software security post quantum cryptography and cybersecurity of artificial intelligence under the EUUS cyber dialogue Furthermore the EU announced that it would join the USled global Counter Ransomware Initiative policy statement committing the EU and its 27 Member States government authorities to not pay ransom to cyber criminalsppCommissioner Thierry Breton concludedppTogether with our American partners we are acting with speed and ambition to counter the growing threat from malicious cyber actors on all fronts Firstly with the Joint Cyber Safe Product Action Plan in place we will now work concretely together to foster a transatlantic market for trusted digital products and promote our high cybersecurity standards globally Furthermore we make a firm commitment that neither the EU institutions bodies and agencies nor our Member States national government authorities will pay ransom to such cyber criminals pp pp31 January 2024p
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ppDuring his visit to Washington DC Thierry Breton Commissioner for Internal Market issued a joint statement with Alejandro N Mayorkas United States Secretary of Homeland Security recalling the importance of cooperation between likeminded partners to address a constantly changing cyber threat landscapeppThey discussed the EUUS Joint Cyber Safe Products Action Plan a deliverable of the EUUS Summit in October 2023 which outlines the steps for further collaboration between the Commission and relevant US regulatory agencies to prepare the ground to explore mutual recognition on cybersecurity requirements on Internet of Things IoT hardware and software consumer products The Action Plan builds on the EU Cyber Resilience Act framework and the proposed US cybersecurity labelling programme Cyber Trust Mark ActppThe two sides also agreed to advance cooperation in the fields of critical infrastructure protection crisis management software security post quantum cryptography and cybersecurity of artificial intelligence under the EUUS cyber dialogue Furthermore the EU announced that it would join the USled global Counter Ransomware Initiative policy statement committing the EU and its 27 Member States government authorities to not pay ransom to cyber criminalsppCommissioner Thierry Breton concludedppTogether with our American partners we are acting with speed and ambition to counter the growing threat from malicious cyber actors on all fronts Firstly with the Joint Cyber Safe Product Action Plan in place we will now work concretely together to foster a transatlantic market for trusted digital products and promote our high cybersecurity standards globally Furthermore we make a firm commitment that neither the EU institutions bodies and agencies nor our Member States national government authorities will pay ransom to such cyber criminals pp pp31 January 2024p
