Panda Security Insight

I went to Brussels on April 12 and 13 to represent Panda Security at the meeting of the Cybersecurity CxO Council, of which we are members. Framed within TechAmerica, the aim of this initiative is to present current cyber-crime problems to governments from the industry’s point of view. We share this forum with other security companies such as Symantec, PayPal, Qualys, PGP, Techguard Security, TechAmerica, etc.

The Council wants to be close to the market in the US and in Europe. To do so, it holds meetings with EU organizations to present itself, its mission and its objectives; share the main initiatives taking place; be at their disposal if they require expert opinions; help develop laws and cyber-security initiatives, and reinforce international collaboration.

We therefore went to Brussels to meet different EU figures and representatives: Gilles de Kerchove (EU Anti-Terrorism Coordinator), Viviane Reding (European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship), Maria Asenius (Deputy Chief of the Cabinet for the Enlargement Commission of the European Union), Cecilia Malmstrom (European Commissioner for Home Affairs) and Neelie Kroes (European Commissioner for Digital Agenda).

As well as discussing recent international operations against cyber-terrorism including Mariposa, and setting them as an example to follow, we stressed the need to create laws to fight the current cyber-crime scenario; develop education and awareness programs as proactive preventive measures against Internet crime, and increase international collaboration (and its quality) among security forces in different countries to allow hackers to be arrested, prosecuted and sentenced in a way that reflects the seriousness of the crimes committed.

The Council works together with the National Cyber-Security Advisory Council in Spain, of which we are founder members. We have a long way to go and it’s not easy, but we believe we are going in the right direction and will continue supporting and taking part in initiatives that are in line with our objective: to improve the way we protect all users.

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