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Money, Money, Money
This article is based on discussions of the event “Million Euro Baby: What’s next for EU funding in cybersecurity?” held in Brussels by FIC on April 25, 2022, which brought together a panel of experts from the public ...
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Privacy shield : is it really necessary to get out of the current ambiguity?
On July 16, 2020, in its “Schrems 2” decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union nullified the Privacy Shield, i.e. the adequacy decision guaranteeing European citizens’ personal data the same level of ...
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How to make Belgium one of the least cyber-vulnerable countries in Europe
Cyberthreats keep evolving, that we can all agree on! The digital transition of society, the emergence of new technologies, the geopolitical situation, are all factors that have an impact on cyberthreats, the consequences of ...
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The digital dollar: an innovative project with many questions
Digital currency projects led by central banks have been on the rise for several months, driven in particular by the explosion of the crypto-asset market. In the United States, the prospect of a digital dollar is in full ...
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Prospecting file and GDPR: 3 steps not to be missed!
With the development of Big Data, the amount of data generated by browsing networks, subscribing to online contracts, or the use of software solutions is essential for all organizations.
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Towards an international regulation of algorithms?
By disrupting organisations, artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have revealed previously unknown vulnerabilities. For this reason, there is a growing demand for a legislative framework governing their use.
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The Dutch Online Trust Coalition on the EUCS
The OTC (Online Trust Coalition) in the Netherlands, a Private-Public partnership of 24 organizations in the Netherlands, have recently expressed their concerns in a recent letter to the EU commission, to ENISA and the EP, ...
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[Budapest Convention] A second protocol to fight cybercrime
Almost 20 years to the day after the Budapest Convention was opened for signature, a second additional protocol was adopted on 17 November by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe. This amendment is timely ...
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Act No. 2021-1485 to reduce the environmental footprint of the digital sector in France
The law is an illustration of the convergence between the digital transformation and the ecological transition. It is inspired by the information report drawn up by two senators, dated 24 June 2020[1], which stresses that ...
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UK to end default passwords
A government bill in the UK aims to make electronic devices more resilient to cyberattacks, including by banning default passwords.
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Alert on the most sensitive ‘STAD’!
In 2007, the theme of the 1st FIC was premonitory: “Cybercrime: Crime of the 21st century.” Nearly 15 years later, the facts prove the simultaneous migration of delinquency and conflict between states towards ...
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The “right to be forgotten” is not an absolute right
The “right to be forgotten” is not an absolute right. It has to be balanced against the freedom of information and expression, which is particularly protected in the case of a media organisation. Tribunal ...