David Cameron’s Proposal on New Data Laws: More Risks than Benefits

Prime Minister David Cameron has been clear with British citizens: if he wins the next elections on 5 May, he will increase public authorities’ power to access content and communications details of online users. “Let me stress again, this cannot happen unless the home secretary personally signs a warrant. We have a better system for […]

COMPUTERS, PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION (CPDP) – “Data Protection on the Move”

8th International Conference – 21-23 January 2015, Brussels, Belgium COMPUTERS, PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION (CPDP) – “Data Protection on the Move” The Computers Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) Conference constituted a milestone for all researchers and professionals in the field of Information Technology. This event, which took place in Brussels, offered a unique arena for […]

Assessing Europe’s cyber challenges

At the dawn of 2015, following a year of high profile cyber attacks worldwide[1], a number of questions should be asked with respect to cyber security issues, namely: where is Europe today with respect to combating existing and emerging cyber threats? What progress has been made on European cyber security in recent years?