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European Telcos Support Harmonized and Fact-Based EU Rules on 5G

Security

ETNO, the Association representing developments indicate that 5G provides that strong pro-investment policies in
Europe’s leading telecom operators, new, innovative opportunities for making the field of spectrum auctions, network
supports a harmonized EU approach to networks and communications more sharing and fiber roll-out are all essential
5G security. Security is at the heart of secure. Technologies such as network to achieve a better climate for European
our on-going work to deploy resilient 5G slicing, encryption and AI-based network telecom investment. In this context,
infrastructure across European territories. controls provide new tools to increase the European telcos will continue pursuing a
We therefore welcome today’s publication resilience and security of a country’s digital multi-vendor strategy, so that Europe can
of the “5G Security Toolbox”, presented infrastructure. At the same time, telcos rely on a diverse pool of network suppliers,
by EU Member States with ENISA and the are stepping up their security efforts so who compete to deliver high-quality,
European Commission. Europe’s decision- that resilience is ensured also in complex secure and affordable network equipment.
making on 5G should continue being based network architectures, which present a ETNO and its members look forward to
on facts, it should be proportionate to broader surface for potential attacks. From collaborating with National Governments,
threats and build on a solid understanding the viewpoint of Europe’s competitiveness, ENISA and the European Commission
of technology reality. In this context, we a timely roll-out of 5G is a key enabler of to continue ensuring an informed and
invite National Governments to avoid the European Commission’s objective technology-savvy implementation of the
disproportionate actions that negatively to ensure EU leadership in global digital 5G security framework. This includes
impact the investment climate, and markets. This is crucial to empower both a European approach to Cybersecurity
which could in turn harm both Europe’s consumers and business across European assessment and certification of critical
competitiveness and its strategic position regions. Telecom companies remain fully network elements.
in 5G development. Technological committed to such objective and believe

World Economic Forum and ISPs Lay Out New Internet Security Principles

The World Economic Forum Centre
for Cybersecurity, in cooperation with
leading Internet service providers (ISPs)
and multilateral organizations around
the world, have developed new Internet
security principles to help protect up to
one billion consumers in 180 countries.
According to the World Economic Forum’s
Global Risks Report 2019, the impact of
indiscriminate malicious activity on the one company can do it alone. The of signaling and routing to reinforce their
Internet can be significant and will carry an community needs to come together, and defense against attacks. “By adopting
estimated global price tag of USD 6 trillion these principles can accelerate and scale these best practice principles and working
in 2021. The new Cybersecurity principles impact.” After a year of development and with governments in a public-private
have been endorsed by BT, Deutsche testing, the partners have identified four partnership to create a supportive policy
Telekom, du Telecom, Global Cyber effective principles as being successful framework, we will collectively boost trust
Alliance, Korea Telecom, Proximus, Saudi in preventing malicious activities from in the digital economy and significantly
Telecom, Europol, Singtel, Telstra, Internet reaching consumers. It is recommended reduce cybercrime,” said Stefaan De
Society, and the ITU. It is stated that that ISPs protect consumers from Clerck, Chairman, Proximus Board. The
ISPs are a critical community that have widespread cyber attacks by default, and World Economic Forum said it will now
the ability to protect consumers against act collectively with peers to identify and use its Platform for Shaping the Future
Cybersecurity threats and therefore have respond to known threats. The providers of Cybersecurity and Digital Trust to drive
a significantly positive impact on their need to take action to increase their the adoption of their stated principles. In
safety. Amy Jordan, Delivery Lead, Platform understanding of threats and to assist addition, this organization will seek to
for Shaping the Future of Cybersecurity consumers in protecting themselves and initiate a dialogue between public and
and Digital Trust, World Economic Forum, their networks. The ISPs also need to private stakeholders on how governments
said, “Cybersecurity is becoming a public work closely with hardware, software and can advance the implementation of these
safety issue. As more and more devices infrastructure manufacturers and vendors principles, and also establish clearer policy
are connected and physical infrastructure to increase minimum security levels, as frameworks and expectations.
becomes increasingly connected, no well as take action to increase the security
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