European Union Member States and EU institutions carried out a cybersecurity exercise to test the effectiveness of their response practices and crisis plans in April ahead of the 2019 parliamentary elections. In addition to testing existing measures, the exercise also aimed to identify ways to prevent, detect and mitigate cybersecurity incidents that could affect the
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The CANVAS project, a Horizon 2020 initiative that works to align cybersecurity with European values and fundamental rights, will be hosting a series of conferences and workshops focused on the intersection of ethics and cybersecurity in May 2019. The events will address ethical issues across various sectors, including security, government and media. They will bring
AEGIS is excited to announce that it will collaborate with SPARTA, a recently launched European Horizon 2020 project, to advance EU-US cooperation in cybersecurity R&I. This collaboration will connect stakeholders from both projects and further amplify the importance of developing an EU-US understanding of critical topics in order to guarantee top-notch transatlantic cybersecurity. One of
Dan Caprio, co-founder and chairman of The Providence Group, an AEGIS project partner, will testify at the Federal Trade Commission´s privacy hearings on April 10. Through the hearings, the FTC aims to examine the current approach it employs to regulate consumer privacy, taking into consideration gaps in the agency´s authority as well as new risks,
The AEGIS project will present its paper, “Transatlantic Maritime Cybersecurity: Challenges and Ways Forward,” at the 3rd Annual Cybersecurity Conference organized by the NATO Maritime Institute for Operational Interdiction Training Center (NMIOTC). The conference will be held in Crete from April 10-11. The AEGIS paper will describe the characteristics of current maritime cybersecurity landscape, present
The AEGIS project will host an Open Cyber Camp at the European Network for Cybersecurity (NECS) Winter School in Trento, Italy on Feb. 21. The event will consist of a collaborative workshop aimed to stimulate innovation partnerships and stakeholder engagement in cybersecurity and privacy in the EU and the U.S. The NECS Winter School will
Dan Caprio, co-founder and chairman of The Providence Group, will moderate a discussion between EU and US representatives about cybersecurity and privacy on Data Privacy Day, an annual event that aims to increase awareness about the importance of respecting privacy, protecting data and enabling trust. The conversation will analyze the EU´s General Data Protection Regulation
The European Union´s three policy making bodies – the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission – this week moved one step closer to approving the Cybersecurity Act, legislation that would establish a permanent mandate for the European cybersecurity agency and create a cybersecurity certification framework for products, processes and services offered in the EU.
AEGIS will host an EU-US roundtable on data collection and privacy at the ICT 2018 conference in Vienna, Austria on Dec. 5. The event will highlight progress and challenges related to enabling the use of personal information while protecting the privacy of those whose data are collected. The “EU-US Roundtable on the Interplay of Technology &
AEGIS partner Rebecca Wright was a keynote speaker at the Hasso Plattner Institute´s Cybersecurity Symposium, “Big Data and Artificial Intelligence: Driving the Future of Cybersecurity,” which took place on Sept. 25 – 26 in New York City. The symposium explored areas such as protecting digital identities, the promise and challenges of Blockchain technologies and the