European Court of Auditors Says Institutions Must Prepare for Cyber Attacks

EU institutions must do more to protect themselves from cyber attacks as their interconnected networks put them at greater risk, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) said, the latest agency to sound the alarm on a sharp rise in stealth attacks. A spate of cyber attacks by some governments against political opponents and recent high-profile ransomware attacks have prompted countries around the world to strengthen their defenses.