The European Union has taken a decisive step in the protection of the digital space by officially approving the new cyber crisis must plan. This strategy, adopted by the Council of Telecommunications Ministers, seeks to strengthen coordination between Member States against serious cybersecurity incidents, improving the joint detection, response and communication capacity, even in scenarios that require cooperation between civil and military agencies.
The initiative comes in a especially sensitive context, with a sustained rebound in cyber attacks aimed at critical infrastructures, private companies and digital services for daily use. From the ESET cybersecurity company positively value the implementation of this plan, which they consider “a necessary and urgent step to deal with increasingly sophisticated threats that affect the whole of the continent”.
According to the latest Threat Report H2 2024 report prepared by ESET laboratories, Spain is among the most attacked European countries. Type malware campaigns Infostealersuch as lumma and formBook, have increased significantly, as are the fraud based on Deepfakesscams through social networks and the malicious use of legitimate websites. All this has a direct impact on the digital economy, especially in electronic commerce and on online bank transactions.
ESET supports the European initiative and warns of high risk for countries like Spain
“All these security incidents detected in Europe show that cyberames are one of the main risks we face,” says Josep Albors, director of Research and Awareness of ESET Spain. “If we also add the consequences of the hybrid war that is being carried out in Ukraine from the Russian invasion, it is vital that the European Union is strengthened in cybersecurity,” he adds.
The report also indicates that in 2024 Europe was the main objective of APT groups (advanced persistent threats), which highlights the urgent need to adopt unified response mechanisms such as those contemplated in this new European plan.
Increasing investment and institutional support
The European commitment to cybersecurity is not limited to the political level. In the economic field, it is estimated that the European market in the sector is valued in several tens of billions of euros. Consulting reports such as IMARC, Mordor Intelligence or Grand View Research place their annual growth between 8.5 % and 12.3 %, driven by accelerated digitalization and the need to protect key assets.
At the same time, the Europe Digital program has channeled more than 1.3 billion euros in digital resilience, managed by the European Commission and the European Cybersecurity Competition Center. This investment seeks not only to strengthen technical capacities, but also to promote a common culture of prevention and reaction to cybercrisis.
Continuous risk monitoring
Meanwhile, ESET will continue with his constant work monitoring work. Waiting for the balance corresponding to the first semester of 2025, the company ensures that it will continue to use its telemetry systems to offer precise data that help protect both users and public companies and institutions throughout Europe. A work that, in the new European context, takes on more relevance than ever.
