21st Century Learning and Teaching

EU security agency Enisa has released a new paper recommending that policy-makers promote “privacy friendly” services – a move that appears to set it at odds with British PM David Cameron. The UK leader pledged yesterday to ban the use of strong encryption in communications.

The European Network and Information Security Agency, to give it its full name, argued in its report that privacy is a “fundamental human right” according to the European Convention on Human Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Privacy-Enhancing Technologies (PETs) like encryption are an important technical means of fighting off challenges to privacy, Enisa said in its report, Privacy and Data Protection by Design – from policy to engineering.

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- https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2013/12/21/privacy-in-the-digital-world-shouldnt-we-talk-about-it/

7 February 2013, Brussels - A free and open Internet is at the heart of the new Cyber Security Strategy by the European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton and the European Commission.

European Commission - Press Release - European Commission MEMO Brussels, 7 February 2013 IP/13/94 Information systems can be affected by security incidents, such as human mistakes, natural events, technical failures or malicious attacks.

L'Enisa mène chaque année des « stress test » destinés à tester les mesures de sécurité des réseaux européens. Ce jeudi, une attaque par déni de service d'envergure a été dirigée notamment c...

Après la constitution d'un centre européen d'intervention d'urgence (CERT-UE), l'Europe compte améliorer les collaborations entre Etats-membres.

===> La Commission indique également qu'à l'avenir, des exigences en matière de sécurité informatique devraient être imposées au secteur privé. <===

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http://www.clubic.com/antivirus-securite-informatique/cyberpolice/actualite-514645-cyber-europe-2012.html

This Threat Landscape and Good Practice Guide for Big Data provides an overview of the current state of security in the Big Data area. In particular, it identifies Big Data assets, analyses exposure of these assets to threats, lists threat agents, takes into account published vulnerabilities and risks, and points to emerging good practices and new researches in the field. To this aim, ongoing community-driven efforts and publicly available information have been taken into account.

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http://www.scoop.it/t/21st-century-learning-and-teaching/?tag=Big+Data...

European Commission - Press Release - MEMO Brussels, 16 April 2013 European Commission

The European Commission welcomes the vote of the European Parliament in a plenary session today to extend the mandate of the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).

Today's vote (626 for, 45 against) is the conclusion of lengthy political discussions between Council and the European Parliament. A political agreement was reached at the end of January 2013, and EU Ministers formally endorsed the Regulation on 8 February. The new Regulation (seeMEMO/10/459) grants ENISA a new 7 year mandate.

This is particularly significant given the important role the agency will play in the implementation of the EU Cybersecurity Strategy adopted by the European Commission in January (see IP/13/94).

ENISA will retain its seat in Heraklion, Crete, but will also have a branch office in Athens which brings it closer to its stakeholders and makes the agency more efficient.

European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes said: "Today's vote offers a new start for a new Enisa: with expanded tasks, a more agile and efficient organization and governance.

===> This will help secure European networks and information systems, in line with our cybersecurity strategy." <===

The European Cyber Security Month (ECSM), a pilot project across Europe, assessed and organised by the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) begins today and takes place during the whole month of October.

The objectives of the European Cyber Security Month are promotion of cyber security awareness among citizens, modification of their perception of cyber threats, as well as provision of updated security information through education and competitions. The range of activities throughout Europe includes TV and daily radio advertisements; social media campaigns; news articles; conferences and student fairs.

The countries most engaged with the initiative are the Czech Republic,===>  Luxembourg <===, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom which are participating with various activities and events to raise awareness of cyber security.

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Gust MEES

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               ===> Be aware of the malware!!! <===