Plans for a pan-European counter-terrorist force (Internet Referral Unit), which will specialize in the field of cyber-terrorism, are presented to European ministers, according to a BBC report.
Η Internet Referral Unit will be part of its wider context Europol and its main goal will be to remove jihadists from the Internet.
For this purpose, we will seek to combine resources and resources from EU member states to address the problem of the huge amount of hazardous material involved.
According to an official, the issue has risen high on the EU agenda. following the terrorist attacks in Paris. "The Internet is a major facilitator for radicalization as terrorism. Addressing this issue involves a number of different challenges, "notes a related document.
"The bulk of online material that promotes terrorism and extremism requires pooling of resources and close cooperation with industry."
The proposal by European security officials is to expand an existing Europol tool used to store information about Islamist extremist websites into a “unit referral" for the entire continent. It will be presented to ministers from the governments of the EU member countries. in a special meeting.
The new unit will be tasked with identifying terrorist and extremist online material and support investigations from services law enforcement.
In the context of the proposals, each country should designate an authority / department to cooperate with the new unit - it could be the responsible online criminal intelligence / security department or a specialized unit dealing with this very object.
The goal is for the Internet Referral Unit to be operational by June 1, funded by member countries.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
