The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a new strategy to prepare the region to act in case of major disruptions or attacks against critical information infrastructure, reports vnunet.

Purchases and sales over electronic networks in Europe amounted to 11 per cent of the total turnover of European Union companies in 2007, while over three quarters of businesses accessed banking services via the internet and two thirds used online public services.

To read this vnunet report in full, see:
www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2239455/eu-pledges-protect-cyber
www.infomaticsonline.co.uk/vnunet/news/2239455/eu-pledges-protect-cyber
itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=99934