The European Commission has announced this Thursday that it has decided to suspend the use of the TikTok application on the professional devices of its staff, with the aim of protecting the community executive from cybersecurity threats.
The decision was made by the Institutional Board of Directors of the Commission and, in addition to the professional devices of the community executive staff, it also covers the institution’s mobile devices.
Employees must uninstall the app from their work devices no later than March 15, a spokesperson said today.
“This measure aims to protect the Commission from cybersecurity threats and actions that could be exploited for the purpose of cyberattacks against the Commission’s business environment. The security evolution of other social media platforms will also be subject to ongoing review” , announces Brussels.
According to the Commission, which denies having yielded to pressure from the United States to ban this Chinese social networking platform, “this measure is in line with the Commission’s strict internal policies on cybersecurity regarding the use of mobile devices to make communications.” related to work” and “complements the long-standing advice the Commission has given to its staff to apply best practices in using social media platforms and to keep an eye on cyberspace in their daily work.”
“The Commission is committed to ensuring that its staff are well protected against the increase in cyber threats and computer incidents. It is up to us, therefore, to respond as soon as possible to possible cyber alerts”, points out the community executive, to conclude that “this suspension results from an internal institutional decision that is strictly limited to the use of devices registered in the Commission services”.
Source: TSF
