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Committee takes evidence from cybersecurity experts

8 January 2014

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Experts in cyber crime, data protection and human rights will give evidence to the House of Lords Home Affairs, Health and Education EU Sub-Committee on Wednesday 8 January, as part of the Committee’s ongoing inquiry into the future EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) programme.

Witnesses

Wednesday 8 January, Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster

At 11.00am:

  • Charlie McMurdie, former head of the Metropolitan Police central e-crime unit and senior crime adviser, PricewaterhouseCoopers;
  • Professor Douwe Korff, Professor of International law at London Metropolitan University; and
  • Steve Purser, Head of Core Operations, European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA).

The witnesses are likely to face questions including:

  • What is your assessment of the cybersecurity and data protection priorities set out in the Stockholm Programme, and did they lead to action?
  • What further action at EU level, if any, should the future JHA programme recommend in relation to cybercrime? Is there a need for legislation, more strategy or greater cooperation in this area?
  • What preliminary assessment have you made of the work of the European Cybercrime Agency and does Europol effectively promote Member State cooperation when it comes to cybercrime?
  • How effectively do Member States engage with each other in tackling cybercrime and how effectively is the EU working with other international parties on this issue?
  • How effectively have recent data protection measures been implemented and is there a need for greater transposition and a review of implementation?
  • What balance should be struck between meeting law enforcement community needs and protecting privacy rights when developing data protection policies?

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