European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker proposed the creation of a European Cyber ??Defense Agency that will protect EU countries and European companies from information threats. The proposal was voiced in the framework of the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

In the course of his speech, the head of the European Commission announced the insufficient security of the EU member states from cyberthreats. Cyber ??attacks can be a greater threat to democracy and stability than rifles and tanks, because there is no concept of state borders on the Web, he said..

According to Juncker, only over the past year in the EU countries were recorded more than 4 thousand. cyberattack. About 80% of European companies have faced cyber threats of various kinds. At the moment, the European Commission is looking for ways to solve problems with cybersecurity.

"Cyberattacks are not restrained by borders. Therefore, the commission offers today new tools, including the European Cyber ??Defense Agency, in order to better protect themselves from these attacks, "the head of the European Commission.

Earlier, the Chinese authorities announced the intention to create a centralized database of cyberthreats to protect the infrastructure and the private sector from hacker attacks.