AmCham EU position paper - joint industry statement on the European Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services

DIGITAL ECONOMY

AmCham EU issued a joint statement alongside key EU digital business organisations to express concerns over several procedural and substantial elements in the Cybersecurity Certification Scheme for Cloud Services (EUCS) currently undertaken within the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA). While the EU's ambition to tackle global cyber threats and protect citizens, institutions and businesses through cybersecurity certifications is appreciated, the inclusion of 'digital sovereignty' requirements risks negatively impacting international and European providers of cloud computing solutions as well as organisations that use cloud and require high levels of cybersecurity assurances.

The potential inclusion of 'digital sovereignty' requirements will create complex legal compliance procedures, create obstacles to information sharing, give rise to significant entry barriers for companies and will not necessarily increase levels of cybersecurity. The EUCS discussions have been characterised by limited transparency and lack of stakeholder engagement. Moreover, the different Member States' positions on this issue might result in Single Market fragmentation, should these provisions be adopted. Thus, the signatories urge ENISA and the European Commission to inform and engage with stakeholders throughout the EUCS finalisation process to prevent it from carrying unnecessary and discriminatory requirements.

Download the position paper here.