De Bruycker said Europe’s cyber defense depends on the cooperation of private companies, most of which are American. “We’ve lost all the cloud technology. We lost the internet, let’s be honest. If I want my information 100% stored in the EU, those are just dreams. You are setting yourself an unrealistic goal.”
However, this dependency is not the biggest problem for EU security. Most important, he argues, is sovereignty in cloud computing and artificial intelligence, which will ensure that European countries are resilient to cyberattacks.
The head of the Belgian Cyber Security Center pointed out that the systems of at least 20 different organizations are attacked by hackers every day. And “Russian hacktivists” are most often behind them. However, he does not see any danger in such hacks, since the goal of hackers is not to steal confidential data, but to disrupt the work of a particular site or service.
It should be noted that the European Union is developing a new strategy in the field of artificial intelligence to reduce technological dependence not only on the United States, but also on China. According to the draft, the new strategy will focus on security.
