U.S. firms press EU to ensure proposed 'certification' for cybersecurity framework is voluntary

The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union is calling for revisions to a pending cybersecurity proposal in the EU Parliament to ensure that a proposed certification process for security standards is voluntary, while endorsing a plan to permanently establish a European-wide cybersecurity agency.

“The framework should be voluntary and market-driven in nature as companies should be able to develop the security system features best for their unique risk situation,” argues the business group AmCham in a “position...