Mandatory data breach reporting rules finally agreed by EUrocrats

After five hours of negotiations on 7 December, members of the European Parliament and Council finally settled on the wording of the EU's Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive. The directive was first proposed in 2013 as a means of forwarding the European Union's cybersecurity strategy. As it is a directive, rather …

[Phil Miesle]

"to whom"...

If you're going to use "thou" you should at least use "whom" when it is an objective position :)

[Ben Rose]

Re: "to whom"...

Beat me to it :O)

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: "to whom"

Beat me to it as well!

[Anonymous Coward]

Waiting is

Would possibly provide guidance here on the left side of the pond. Lord knows we need it.

[Anonymous Coward]

" the cybersecurity regulation will likely be enforced by a commissioner in Blighty – though whether that will be an existing commissioner, or whether a new commissioner's office will be established, is unclear"

it'll be a new one. Dido Harding looking for a job yet?

[mrbawsaq]

Dido Harding will probably be appointed commissioner. Given here "extensive experience" in security breaches.

[Doctor Syntax]

Critical national infrastructure

"operators in energy, transport, health, and banking"

Surely water, including drainage, and communications,including internet services, should be included as part of that infrastructure.

[Naselus]

Is it just me

who can;'t read Nigel Hawthorn's name without immediately thinking of Nigel Hawthorne? It's impossible to take his statements seriously when you're imagining them being said by Sir Humphrey Appleby.