Today is Data Protection Day, the day when we celebrate the anniversary of Convention 108 opening for signature. Convention 108 is the first legally binding international law aiming to ensure that the fundamental rights of individuals are respected in the context of personal data processing activities. Each year when January 28th comes around, I ask ...
This afternoon Brian Honan will lecture on cybersecurity in the cloud in our “Advanced Cybersecurity and Global Cybersecurity Strategy” course within the Advanced Master in Privacy, Cybersecurity, Data Management and Leadership LLM at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC)!Cloud computing services are becoming increasingly essential in our economy and society. However, for cloud customers, this practically ...
Thursday is problem-based learning tutorial day in the “EU and Global Cybersecurity Fundamentals” course! Following Monday’s lecture in which the students of the Advanced Master in Privacy, Cybersecurity and Data Management have been provided with a cybersecurity reading of the GDPR, today’s tutorial will require them to discuss and prepare a presentation on the difference between two key concepts with respect to data protection and cybersecurity: anonymized ...
It's Thursday and that means that it is tutorial time in the “EU and Global Cybersecurity Fundamentals” course! This afternoon students will discuss the deployment of intrusion detection/prevention systems, firewalls, and threat intelligence, giving group presentations, first from the perspective of an attacker and then as a member of the organization, in a session led by Fernando ...
The 2021 Report on the SolarWinds Cyber Espionage Attack and Institutions’ Response published by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Report”) commences with a stark warning: “The next great financial crisis could come from a cyber attack.” “The SolarWinds Attack is, to date, the most visible, widespread, and intrusive information technology (‘IT’) software supply chain attack – i.e., a ...
Below is an attempt (without the presumption of completeness) to map all the official resources providing guidance on the correct processing of personal data in the context of COVID-19 and Cybersecurity-related information on working remotely in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. I genuinely hope this will help in the effort of achieving "Public health AND Privacy"! Stay safe and ...
Today, Safer Internet Day, represents a good opportunity to remind organizations of the importance of embedding data protection and security into the design of processes, products and services. This consideration is, in fact, embodied in the first principle of five which I have identified as the foundation of Socially Responsible Data Protection and which are ...
Oggi sono stato intervistato da Open, la testata online di Enrico Mentana, sul tema della registrazione tramite carta d’identità per accedere ai social network. Il mio parere segue quello di Luigi Marattin, economista e deputato di Italia Viva, l’autore della proposta che sta sollevando un grande dibattito in questi giorni in Italia. Marattin ha puntato l’attenzione ...
Top-tier European ICT, Privacy & Cybersecurity lawyer. Professor of Privacy, Cybersecurity, and IT Contract Law at the European Centre on Privacy and Cybersecurity (ECPC) within the Maastricht University Faculty of Law. Founding Partner of ICT Legal Consulting. Lead Auditor BS ISO/IEC 27001:2013.
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