43. Welcomes the steps taken so far to strengthen Parliament’s IT security, as outlined in the action plan on EP ICT Security prepared by DG ITEC; asks for these efforts to be continued and the recommendations made in the resolution fully and swiftly carried out; calls for fresh thinking and, if necessary, legislative change in the field of procurement to enhance the IT security of the EU institutions; calls for the systematic replacement of proprietary software by auditable and verifiable open-source software in all the EU institutions, for the introduction of a mandatory ‘open-source’ selection criterion in all future ICT pr ...[+++]ocurement procedures, and for efficient availability of encryption tools;

Given the computer security flaws that have come to light as far as our information infrastructure goes, how will we protect the biometric records in the database?

As a result, little baseline information continues to exist on the state of IT security across the government (1610) [English] Mr. Chair, specific and timely action to address IT security concerns is important.

The project brought together some 50 experts in the domain, from Europe and the US, with a wide range of specialist backgrounds, including Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTs), computer lawyers, computer forensic tool suppliers, high-tech police investigators, and IT security staff from major financial institutions.

Coordination of work on the annual report and monitoring of the observance of the deadlines set, Coordination of the contradictory procedure, Scrutiny of the form of reports and opinions, Professional training, Work programme, Working methods and Audit Manual, Back-up for computerised audit, Informatics security, Studies, Coordination of horizontal topics, Ex post facto assessment of audit quality, Relations with OLAF (European anti-fraud office)

We are working actively to identify and flesh out the possible synergies and partnerships with those in the department and the Canadians Forces who are responsible for a number of the following areas: identifying and understanding vulnerabilities associated with critical physical assets and computer network systems and devices; understanding the threat environment, such as the threats posed by hacking and information warfare to military personnel, operations and facilities; conducting research aimed at dealing more effectively with cyber-security problems; and managing the bilateral military relationship with the United States where h ...[+++]omeland defence, critical infrastructure protection and cyber-security are high national priorities.