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Poor Data Sharing Undermining EU Cyber Defences, Auditors Say

The European Court of Auditors said the bloc still lacks effective coordination as member states and Brussels share cyber duties.

  • On Monday, the European Court released a report finding that The European Union's response to major cyber incidents remains hampered by fragmented responsibilities, overlapping systems, and limited information-sharing.
  • Cyber threats target critical infrastructure and Europe's internal market. Dimitar Lilkov at the Wilfried Martens Centre said, "We have a practical problem of hardware from the Chinese side."
  • "Member states have their own established institutions and technical competencies and overall philosophy when it comes to cybersecurity," Lilkov said. This institutional diversity complicates unified defense.
  • "The crux of the matter is enforcing the existing regulations," said George-Marius Hyzler, the auditor responsible for the report. The cybersecurity cooperation network is not yet effective.
  • The audit examined action between 2022 and 2025, including missions to Ireland, Greece, and Italy. Addressing structural shortcomings is essential to protect public services and business operations.
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No EU country has reported a “large-scale” cybersecurity incident since 2016, although this term officially applies to any attack affecting at least two member states. The post EU: Insufficient information sharing between member states is the “Achilles heel” of cybersecurity appeared first on in.gr.

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In an audit published on Monday, the European Court of Auditors deplores the lack of trust and the very weak sharing of sensitive information between EU Member States when they are victims of cyberattacks. ...

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The European Union must do more about cybersecurity, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) states in a report published on Monday. EU member states, in particular, have a role to play in this by exchanging more information. This is currently happening far too little, the ECA concludes following its research.

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An attack paralyses IT systems at airports in Berlin, Dublin and Brussels in 2025 and shows the vulnerability of cyberattacks. Independent auditors criticise gaps in the defence of the EU.

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op-online.de broke the news on Monday, September 21, 2026.
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