In an analysis paper on cyber security in the EU published on Tuesday 19 November, Eurelectric, the association representing the European electricity industry, urges policymakers to tackle cyber attacks in the energy sector by promoting a skilled workforce, avoiding unnecessary regulation and improving collaboration.
Cyber attacks in the energy sector will double between 2020 and 2022, according to the International Energy Agency. Furthermore, Eurelectric reports that in the first six months of 2023, attacks targeting EU countries jumped from 9.8% to 46.5%. Over the course of that year, 61% of cyber attacks recorded worldwide came from Russia.
Eurelectric notes that the European energy sector invests more in information security than other sectors, but also that, taking all sectors together, the EU lags behind North America and Asia.
The association believes that the EU must also improve collaboration between Member States to promote cybersecurity, calling in particular for a map of the various EU enforcement mechanisms and agencies to be drawn up in order to clarify the different roles played by each body.
To see the document: https://aeur.eu/f/edu (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)