Team for computer security of European Union

A little less than three months after hackers broke into the European Commission, the Union brings together transnational team who will fight against future security threats.

The attack occurred in March, just days before a meeting of European Union countries in which they discussed military strikes against Libya and the crisis of debt in the eurozone.

It is described as very well organized and precise focus on three or four key words related to external relations and monetary affairs commissioner, says EU Observer.

Was not disclosed whether the hackers managed to steal something, but it is suspected that it was an espionage. An investigation is launched, and experts are still trying to assess damage.

Once you are under attack by hackers, the European Union has begun to assemble a new Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT).

The team will be composed of members of the existing departments in charge of computer security at the European Commission, Parliament and the Council of Europe.

Will be responsible for the prevention and combating cyber attacks on all European institutions and the share collected information with CERTs at the national level. On the test run starting in June, and in full to the facility should be the first October this year.

Expected to help better organize the defense against attacks, and enable their early detection and to facilitate damage assessment.

Meanwhile, the European Commission has stepped up protection of its electronic correspondence. Until the attack users have their e-mailboxes to access outside kanelarija, the password. Now must use a special security token, a small device that generates a secondary password.