Secure 5G networks: EU toolbox of risk mitigating measures
EU Member States have identified risks and vulnerabilities at national level and published a joint EU risk assessment. Through the toolbox, the Member States are committing to …
Top 10 policy trends to watch for globally in 2020
The 10 top trends that will drive the most significant technological upheavals this year have been identified by Access Partnership. “Shifts in tech policy will disrupt life …
Companies: Lean into consumer privacy to win
The California Consumer Privacy Act became effective on the first day of 2020 and will affect millions of consumers and tens of thousands of companies. The advent of the CCPA …
Data ownership vs. data processing: A moral dilemma?
Work around data seems to never end. Between collection, sharing and use – the burden of this falls onto the shoulders of the CISO, the broadness of which, seems to be …
How Google applies Europe’s Right to Be Forgotten
Five years ago, after a landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Google began receiving, evaluating and acting upon requests to delist certain URLs …
Exploring the proper use of pseudonymisation related to personal data
In the light of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the challenge of proper application of pseudonymisation to personal data is gradually becoming a highly debated …
Despite potential fines, GDPR compliance rate remains low
58% of surveyed businesses worldwide failed to address requests made from individuals seeking to obtain a copy of their personal data as required by GDPR within the one-month …
European cybersecurity market to exceed $65 billion by 2025
The European cybersecurity market is determined to exceed $65 billion by 2025, according to Graphical Research. This growth is attributed to strong government initiatives to …
Insight into NIS Directive sectoral incident response capabilities
An analysis of current operational incident response (IR) set-up within the NIS Directive sectors has been released by ENISA. The NIS Directive and incident response The EU’s …
Port cybersecurity: Safeguarding operations against cyber attacks
Port stakeholders are facing more and more cybersecurity challenges with the emergence of new threats, regulations and increased digitalization. Major incidents such as …
Should free internet access be considered as a human right?
Free internet access must be considered as a human right, as people unable to get online – particularly in developing countries – lack meaningful ways to influence …
Europol: Spear phishing the most prevalent cyber threat affecting orgs across the EU
Spear phishing describes the practice of targeting specific individuals within an organisation or business for the purposes of distributing malware or extracting sensitive …