Evgeny Grigorenko

‘Is there a role for industry in providing technical and/or normative solutions to decrease cyber-risks to the security of critical infrastructure?’

Based on a speech at the Group of 77 Workshop on Preventing and Combating Cybercrime, supported by the Russian Federation and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Vienna, September 11-12, 2018

The digitalization of certain sectors and areas, which is gradually becoming the ‘digitalization of everything’, has promised to bring about clear benefits: better functionality, better control, lower costs and higher speeds. While delivering on its promise, it has also revealed an array of issues. One the most prominent is misuse and manipulation of digital technologies leading to both individual and societal risks and threats in the cyber-domain.

The Directive on Security of Network and Information Systems (the NIS Directive) – coming into force on May 9, 2018 – is ushering in a new era for cybersecurity and, generally, the citizens of Europe.