EU Security Agency Warns on European Network Resilience VNUNet (05/28/09) Bailey, Dave
as it appeared in the June 1, 2009 edition of ACM TechNews.
Domain name services security extensions, Internet protocol version 6, and multi-protocol label switching have the potential to make European e-government and e-commerce network infrastructures more resilient and secure, according to experts at the information security agency of the European Union (EU). However, the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) says the EU does not have the technical experience and the operational best practices to ensure that the three key technologies for government and industry networks are a success. ENISA also says there is a need for better management and coordination between stakeholders. "The recent spotlight on network unavailability, caused by cyberattacks and physical phenomena, highlights the urgency and the importance of ENISA's work on improving the resilience of public communications, vital for European e-government and e-commerce," says ENISA executive director Andrea Pirotti. ENISA recommends that "resilient connectivity of European organizations must be ensured; European expertise, best practice and operational experience must be exploited; and the existence of European trained experts should be ensured." View Full Article
