From the end of this year, Dutch internet providers will be able to report security reports from the government directly to companies, Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) writes on Monday. The collective must prevent reports about vulnerabilities from being ignored, which could lead to companies being hacked.
From the end of this year, Dutch internet providers will be able to report security reports from the government directly to companies, Het Financieele Dagblad (FD) writes Monday. The collective must prevent reports about vulnerabilities from being ignored, as a result of which companies can be hacked.
Now, information about critical security vulnerabilities sometimes gets stuck with the government. With a joint reporting system, providers try to discover and correct security problems in their networks more quickly.
“It is a reporting system that we have developed together with, among others, TU Delft”, Octavia de Weerdt, director of the National Management Organization for Internet Providers (NBIP) tells the FD. The system is able to automatically summarize large amounts of information from different sources. This allows providers to take immediate action.
Information that arrives at the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) of the Ministry of Justice and Security can also be passed on via the new platform.
The NCSC receives regular reports of serious leaks, but usually only forwards them when it concerns companies in vital sectors, such as banks and energy companies. For example, in June several banks were hacked, while the government may have been aware of the vulnerabilities.
