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EU internet body calls for new laws

The European Union's online security body wants new laws to be implemented to force firms to reveal when their computer systems have been breached, it has been reported.

According to Silicon.com, the European Network and Information Security Agency (Enisa) initially called for the changes in its 2007 general report, which also announced the number of Computer Emergency Response Teams (Certs) was to be increased from eight to 14.

Certs are responsible for combating distributed denial of service attacks and spam produced by hijacked botnet computers in their state.

Enisa has launched a three-year programme to alleviate the likelihood of a "digital 9/11" by bulking up the continent's public communications resilience.

The body's executive director Andrea Pirotti said: "Europe must take security threats more seriously and invest more resources in NIS [network and information security].

Meanwhile it was reported last week that a new Nato cyber-defence centre should gain an online presence by next year.