European groups argue that the EU cybersecurity classification should not be biased against Big Tech
The intended cloud cybersecurity certification program (EUCS) shouldn’t target Amazon or Alphabet in a different way.
A planned cybersecurity certification program (EUCS) for cloud services shouldn’t target Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) or Amazon’s (AMZN.O) differently. A new tab was opened by Google and Microsoft (MSFT.O), and 26 industry groups in Europe were warned on Monday. The plan, which has undergone numerous revisions since ENISA released a draft in 2020, will be discussed at a meeting on Tuesday with representatives from the European Commission, EU cybersecurity agency ENISA, and member states.
The EUCS seeks to assist businesses and governments in selecting a reliable and secure cloud computing provider. The global cloud computing market is predicted to increase by double digits and earn billions of euros in revenue annually. In order to be eligible for the highest level of the EU cybersecurity label, U.S. tech giants had to establish a joint venture or work with an EU-based business to store and process customer data within the bloc. These so-called sovereignty requirements were removed from a previous proposal in March.
In a joint letter to EU member states, the groups stated, “We believe that an inclusive and non-discriminatory EUCS that supports the free movement of cloud services in Europe will help our members prosper at home and abroad, contribute to Europe’s digital ambitions, and strengthen its resilience and security.” “The removal of both ownership controls and Protection against Unlawful Access (PUA) and Immunity to Non-EU Law (INL) requirements ensures that cloud security improvements align with industry best practices and non-discriminatory principles,” they stated.
The organizations said that it is essential for their members to have access to a wide range of reliable cloud technologies that are appropriate for their specific needs in order to thrive in an increasingly competitive global market. The letter was signed by the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Norway, Romania, and Spain, as well as the European Payment Institutions Federation.
The Czech Confederation of Industry, the Danish Dansk Industry, the German Bundesverband Deutscher Banken, the Irish business lobby organization IBEC, the Digital Poland Association, the Netherlands’ NL Digital, and the Spanish Start-up Association are among the other signatories to the letter. EU cloud providers, including Airbus (AIR.PA), Orange (ORAN.PA), and Deutsche Telekom (DTEGn.DE), among others, have advocated for sovereignty rules in the EUCS due to concerns that non-EU governments may have unauthorized access to European citizens’ data based on personal laws.
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