Posted By Shivniel Gounder

Network and Information Security Directive

European Union have just made a deal on the bloc’s first cyber security law. The law will force tech firms to report “serious breaches” or face consequences. The deal took five hours of negotiations, between EU government and European parliament.

The internet knows no border – a problem in one country can have a knock-on effect in the rest of Europe. This is why we need EU-wide cyber security solutions. This agreement is an important step in this direction.

The new law is only for tech firms and not social networks such as Facebook. The law is called Network and Information Security Directive sets out security and obligations for big firms. Big internet firms will be affected such as Google, Cisco, Amazon, Ebay and more. Transport, health, finance and energy firms will be affected as well.