Privacy and data protection assessment of the eID Regulation. This assessment is prepared in response to a request by the LIBE Secretariat in the name of the MEP Cristian Terhes (rapporteur of eID file; requested on 19.01.2022). The focus of this assessment is data protection and privacy. Although…
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Can phishing precautions and training cause harm? It turns out this may be true in many cases. Phishing is the act of gaining a victim's confidence to convince them to engage in self-harming activities, for example leading to self-hacking their systems, parting with money, or data. Or of their peers,…
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I already devoted some space to cyber insurance. Since then, the situation evolved. Oh no, cyber insuranceCyber insurers have a big problem: it is unclear how to “assess” the risk. Some events might be especially tricky. This means a lot of risk to the insurers. They are, for example, concerned…
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Europe is continuing its fight against mechanised political influence, propaganda, disinformation. Package restricting the use of targeted political ads is the new chapter. In this note, I critically analyse the proposals. This analysis will also help to understand what might lie ahead for non-political ads in the future. It’s…
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France presented their military doctrine for information operations. They will be seriously active in this space. Let me recall that previously I looked at the: Highlights of the French cybersecurity strategy, developments in cyber - France - combattants cyber et l’arme cybernetiqueFrench application of international rules to cyberwarfareThe French…
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