Cybersecurity in the European Union

George Christou is Associate Professor of European Politics in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick, UK. He has published widely on the European Union (EU) as a security actor; Cyprus and the EU; and on the EU approach to and influence on Internet governance. He has experience of working on European Commission funded Framework 7 projects, as well as projects funded by NATO Allied Command Transformation and the UK's Economic and Social Research Council and Defence Science and Technology Laboratory. He is also an active member of the EU's Network and Information Security (NIS) Public-Private Platform.

“The book is well written and clear in its content and purposes. It is well suited for both academics and practitioners, including political and military personnel, presenting a clear overview of the development of the EU’s cybersecurity framework. … it makes a useful contribution to the academic debate on the global role of the EU as a security actor, as well as on the idea of a ‘civilian response’ to cyber threats.” (Simona Autolitano, The International Spectator, Vol. 52 (1), 2017)

• 1.Introduction 2.Conceptualising Security as Resilience in Cyberspace 3. Cybersecurity in the Global Ecosystem 4. National Cybersecurity Approaches in the European Union: The Case of the UK 5.The European Union and Cybercrime 6.Network and Information Security and Cyber Defence in the European Union 7.Transatlantic Cooperation in Cybersecurity: Converging on Security as Resilience? 8.Conclusions: Towards Effective Security as Resilience in the European Union?