Negotiators from the European Parliament and the EU Council managed to finalise the final details of the Cybersecurity Act to protect Europe from online attacks on the evening of Monday 10 December. Parliament has agreed to abandon the idea of mandatory certification in the short term, contenting itself with a review clause.
According to the European Commission, cyber attacks using ransom have tripled between 2015 and 2017, while the effects of cyber crime on the economy have...