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A cybercrime center and a network of national computer emergency...

A cybercrime center and a network of national computer emergency response teams (CERT) should be part of a new EU approach to internal security, the European Commission said Monday. Until now there has been no single document linking such security…

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policies in a coherent, comprehensive strategy, it said. With attacks against information systems -- and other threats -- on the upswing, Europe must be more resilient, it said. The proposed cybercrime center, due by 2013, will boost coordination between EU members and institutions and international partners, the EC said. It said European governments will be urged to create national CERTs, and the EC also wants a network of contacts among those rapid response teams and law enforcement authorities. The plan also includes proposals to fight international crime networks and terrorism, strengthen border controls and ramp up responses to crises and disasters, the EC said.