U.S., European Union commit to greater cyber cooperation

The United States and the European Union have agreed to amp up their joint work on cybersecurity issues, according to a European Council announcement.

The U.S. and EU at a June 16 ministerial meeting on justice and home affairs in Malta agreed to “step up” joint work on cybercrime.

“The sides reaffirmed the need to step up joint work on cybersecurity and cybercrime in all its dimensions including with the private sector,” the European Council said in a statement....