Opinions Archives

Digital transition | Opinions
No cybersecurity without soldiers
No battle anywhere has ever been won without soldiers. The fantasy of wars won by drones, remotely controlled with a joystick in one hand and a telephone in the other, just doesn’t stand up against the reality on the ...
Digital transition | Opinions
Cybersecurity: Why we should change our strategy for attracting and retaining talent
Back in 2010, NATO identified cyberspace as a priority for the organization and started a series of reforms to adapt to the new challenge.
Cyber risks | Opinions
The CESIN’s (French computer and digital security experts club) yearly barometer: decreasing cyberattacks but ever present cyberthreats
With its yearly barometer, the CESIN has been attempting for the last eight years to extricate itself from the anxiety-inducing statistics based on the exponential increase of attacks and millions of euros extorted from ...
Cyber risks | Opinions
2023: the year of cybersecurity in healthcare?
The shock dates back to November 2019. The leaders of France’s largest hospitals were stunned by the situation at Rouen University Hospital and the international media’s coverage of the event. For the first time, the ...
Cyber risks | Opinions
The protection of citizens and children on the Internet, a priority issue in 2023
2022 will have seen another explosion in the number of Internet scams. Hackers are becoming more and more professional. They also use all the communication means at their disposal by exploiting our weaknesses and ...
Cyber risks | Opinions
How to Increase Citizens’ Cybersecurity
The International Cybersecurity Forum (FIC) Agora white paper “United we stand, divided we fall. Citizens and 21st Century cybersecurity” is timely published. We are living in the age of big data, when more and more ...
Digital transition | Opinions
Bringing trust back to the heart of Artificial Intelligence
For several years now, the companies within the Alliance for Digital Confidence (ACN) have been calling for a French and European vision of Digital Confidence that serves fundamental values and that respects human rights and ...
Digital Sovereignty | Opinions
What is the Health Data Hub all about?
The Health Data Hub is a public entity responsible for simplifying and standardizing access to health data, while ensuring its control and security. It was created on the recommendation of the renowned Villani mission on ...
Digital identity & KYC | Opinions
[Interview] Gregory Kuhlmey, IDEMIA: Biometrics in Digital Identity Wallet
The EU is going all in on its Digital Identity Wallet program. A project that is a source of both hope and worry. Digital Identity Wallet advances, protection privacy, international examples, the role of biometrics, the ...
Cyber risks | Opinions
The manager’s cyber stress is on the rise: how do we reduce it?
In 2022, a plethora of studies awarded cyber risks the unfortunate title of greatest threat to businesses. While we understand that cybersecurity issues, which are at the heart of managers’ concerns, are a factor of ...
Cybercrime | Opinions
Deception as a defensive tool
Today, it is clear that cybersecurity is a fight and that its management can easily be considered as warfare. The jargon used is indeed a military one: attackers, campaigns, crisis, strategy, operations etc. A significant ...
Digital transition | Opinions
[FIC 2023 theme] In Cloud we trust?
Public cloud computing is driving the digital transformation. With an adoption rate of just 40% in Europe, the market potential for providers and productivity gains for end clients are colossal. However, the choice cannot ...