Towards Harmonised Duties of Care and Diligence in Cybersecurity

Cyber Security Council, European Foresight Cyber Security Meeting 2016, pp. 78-107

30 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2016

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Paul Verbruggen

Tilburg Law School

Pieter Wolters

Radboud University Nijmegen - Faculty of Law

Mireille Hildebrandt

Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Radboud University

Carla Sieburgh

Radboud University Nijmegen

Corjo Jansen

Radboud University Nijmegen

Date Written: May 11, 2016

Abstract

This White Paper was commissioned by the Dutch Cyber Security Council as part of the National Coordinator for Security and Counterterrorism, residing under the Ministry of Security and Justice of the Netherlands. It provides a framework for discussion around the need to harmonise legal standards for duties of care and diligence in cybersecurity related to ICT goods and services, and offers proposals to better protect the interests of consumers of such goods and services.

Keywords: Data protection, tort law, contract law, product liability, consumer protection

JEL Classification: K12, K13, K33

Suggested Citation

Verbruggen, Paul and Wolters, Pieter and Hildebrandt, Mireille and Sieburgh, Carla and Jansen, Corjo, Towards Harmonised Duties of Care and Diligence in Cybersecurity (May 11, 2016). Cyber Security Council, European Foresight Cyber Security Meeting 2016, pp. 78-107, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2814101 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2814101

Paul Verbruggen (Contact Author)

Tilburg Law School ( email )

Tilburg, 5000 LE
Netherlands

Pieter Wolters

Radboud University Nijmegen - Faculty of Law ( email )

Nijmegen, 6500 KK
Netherlands

Mireille Hildebrandt

Vrije Universiteit Brussel ( email )

Pleinlaan 2
Brussels, B-1050
Belgium

HOME PAGE: http://www.vub.ac.be/LSTS/members/hildebrandt/

Radboud University ( email )

P.O. Box 9010
Nijmegen, 6500GL
Netherlands

HOME PAGE: http://https://www.cs.ru.nl/staff/Mireille.Hildebrandt

Carla Sieburgh

Radboud University Nijmegen ( email )

Postbus 9108
Nijmegen, 6500 HK
Netherlands

Corjo Jansen

Radboud University Nijmegen ( email )

Postbus 9108
Nijmegen, 6500 HK
Netherlands

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