In the wake of last week’s cyber-fraud on the world’s carbon market, a senior EU official has told EurActiv that of all threats to Europe’s energy supply, cyber-attacks are “probably the most to be feared”.”That is where the vulnerability is,” the official said. “That’s why [the European Commission’s climate action DG] is looking at ICT [information and communications technology] systems, and how they work.”The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said other Commission departments were also looking at potential cyber-disruptions to electricity and gas trading.To read this EurActiv report in full, see:
www.euractiv.com/en/energy/cyber-attacks-feared-eu-energy-threat-news-501547
Cyberattacks now the most feared EU energy threat
In the wake of last week’s cyber-fraud on the world’s carbon market, a senior EU official has told EurActiv that of all threats to Europe’s energy supply, cyber-attacks are “probably the most to be feared”.