What you need to know:
- The European Commission, alongside EU cybersecurity agency ENISA and member states, will convene on Tuesday to deliberate on the scheme, which has evolved significantly since ENISA first introduced a draft in 2020.
- In a joint letter to EU countries, the groups emphasized, “We advocate for an inclusive and non-discriminatory EUCS that promotes the unrestricted movement of cloud services across Europe.
On Monday, 26 industry groups across Europe cautioned that the proposed cybersecurity certification scheme (EUCS) for cloud services must avoid bias against major players like Amazon (AMZN.O), Google from Alphabet (GOOGL.O), and Microsoft (MSFT.O). The European Commission, alongside EU cybersecurity agency ENISA and member states, will convene on Tuesday to deliberate on the scheme, which has evolved significantly since ENISA first introduced a draft in 2020.
The EUCS aims to assist governments and businesses in selecting secure and reliable vendors for their cloud computing needs. The global cloud computing sector generates billions of euros annually, with projected double-digit growth. A revised March version of the scheme eliminated earlier sovereignty demands, which mandated U.S. tech giants to form partnerships or collaborate with EU-based firms to handle customer data within the bloc for attaining the highest EU cybersecurity designation.
In a joint letter to EU countries, the groups emphasized, “We advocate for an inclusive and non-discriminatory EUCS that promotes the unrestricted movement of cloud services across Europe. This approach will facilitate our members’ success domestically and internationally, support Europe’s digital goals, and enhance overall resilience and security.”
They further stated, “The elimination of ownership controls and requirements related to Protection against Unlawful Access (PUA) and Immunity to Non-EU Law (INL) ensures that enhancements in cloud security adhere to industry standards and principles of fairness.”
The groups emphasized the importance of their members accessing a variety of robust cloud technologies that meet their unique requirements to succeed in an increasingly competitive global market.
Signatories to the letter include the American Chamber of Commerce to the EU in several countries: Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Italy, Norway, Romania, and Spain, along with the European Payment Institutions Federation.
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