Hack the EU: IT security cuts cause concern

According to the European External Action Service's (EEAS) draft budget for 2014, seen and reported by EUobserver on 20 May 2013, spending on secure communications is to go down from €10.8 million on 2013 to €8.3 million next year - a drop of 23 percent.

It says the EEAS will slash funds for the so-called Solan secure network from €1.7 million to zero and will also cut investment on secure IT in its intelligence-sharing office, Intcen, from €700,000 to zero.

ESO: Background Information: What is "SECRET UE" anyway? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-is-secret-ue-anyway/

ESO: Background Information: Hackers dump EU staff passwords and credit card details onto net http://www.europeansources.info/record/hackers-dump-eu-staff-passwords-and-credit-card-details-onto-net/

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