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Speech by Commissioner Breton on cybersecurity at the High-Level Conference on Cybersecurity in the Republic of Korea

Jun 30, 2023

Seoul

Word counts: 447

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/speech_23_3661

Glossary

1. cyber malware: viruses, ransomware, worms, Phishing, spyware or Trojan horses – 사이버 멀웨어: 바이러스, 랜섬웨어, 웜, 피싱, 스파이웨어, 트로이 목마

2. Information Sharing and Analysis Centres – 정보 공유 분석 센터

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I am very glad to participate to this conference on cyber security, here in Seoul.

My first message is that Europe and the Republic of Korea are facing a similar cyber threats landscape.

We all know of course the established cyber malware: viruses, ransomware, worms, Phishing, spyware or Trojan horses.

There is a lot to be done just to deal with these, that are multiplying every year, often pushed by criminals eager to use a vulnerability to make profits.

In a society and economy that will increasingly rely on digital technology this trend is a key challenge.  

But our joint cybersecurity threat landscape is changing. 

We are not talking anymore only about well-known malware but also about cyber as an economic or military weapon, used to disrupt supply chains, threaten critical infrastructures, disorganize our societies, attack our democratic institutions and electoral processes, or simply spread disinformation.

These hybrid attacks are raising in number and sophistication.

Every day, we are experiencing attempts, by authoritarian regimes and state-backed actors, to undermine the rules-based international order in cyberspace.

We see also a stark increase of malicious behaviour in cyberspace in recent years, endangering our critical infrastructure and targeting both civil and military assets.

As we face the same threats, we should work together to counter them.

And here is my second message today: 

the EU is ready to join forces with our advanced and strategic partners, like the Republic of Korea, to make the utmost to secure the open, global cyberspace and to work together to enhance our resilience to cyber-attacks. 

And I am here in Seoul today to propose a more structured partnership on cyber.

I warmly welcome the inclusion of cybersecurity aspects in the Digital Partnership between the EU and the Republic of Korea.

Our Digital Partnership offers a very good cooperation basis. 

It prepares the ground to enhance information sharing among EU and Korean players for instance through our respective Information Sharing and Analysis Centres.

This is key: Information sharing on tackling cyber-attacks, incident response, mitigation measures and preparatory controls is a requirement for improving cyber security.

The second aspect of our Digital Partnership is about establishing the foundations of cooperation in capacity-building exercises.

We are eager to launch this with the Republic of Korea.

And this is my third message to you:

I believe we should explore the opening of a new phase in our cooperation on cyber and launch a dedicated EU-Korea cyber dialogue of the same nature as the one we have with the US.

It shall focus on concrete operational cooperation and cyber resilience and serve as a forum for mutual exchange of experience on the necessary regulatory environment.