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[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last December, Eurojust, Europol, and the European Judicial Network published the fourth SIRIUS report on cross-border access of EU law enforcement and judicial authorities to electronic evidence stored by Online Service Providers (OSPs) for criminal investigations. Digital platforms are being increasingly used for criminal...

09 March, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]The increase in cybercrime has become a global issue that requires everyone's attention. According to Interpol Secretary General Jurgen Stock, the global cost of cybercrime will reach $10.5 trillion by 2025. Less than 1% of global illicit financial flows have been intercepted and...

07 March, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Global cyberattacks increased by 38% in 2022, compared to 2021, according to a new report , which was released by Check Point Research (CPR). “The augmented numbers were driven by smaller, more agile hacker and ransomware gangs, who focused on exploiting collaboration tools used...

06 March, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Laurea University of Applied Sciences coordinates EU-HYBNET project and is a work package leader in the NOTIONES -project. Therefore, Laurea has an opportunity to bridge the actions of these two Horizon 2020 Coordination and support actions (CSA) together.   The EU-HYBET project aims to counter...

03 March, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Last 16 February, the European Union Agency for Information Security (ENISA) has published a new report on the development of national vulnerability programmes. What emerged, according to reports from industry players, national governments, and multiple actors involved in national vulnerability initiatives and programs,...

03 March, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each EU member state and countries with responsible legislation that upholds Human Rights, will demand of their Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs)  compliance with national legislation and have ethical and robust internal processes for gathering and using data.  This includes protecting individual privacy, proportionate...

02 March, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]During the week of 16th to 20th of January 2023, the Portuguese Criminal Police (Polícia Judiciária – PJ) hosted the two final pilot tests of the CREST H2020 project (link) in the Lisbon region, Portugal. The CREST project aimed at developing a holistic...

27 February, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]In the context of the global race for artificial intelligence, the European Union aims to strengthen its competitive position with respect to its main competitors – the United States and China – by anticipating them in the definition of a comprehensive regulatory framework...

20 February, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) are a partner in the NOTIONES project. What is your role within this network of police and intelligence agencies across Europe? The Police Service of Northern Ireland and formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary, are forerunners in dealing...

13 February, 2023

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]On the 27th of April 2023, the CERIS (Community for European Research and Innovation for Security) together with MEDEA H2020 project organized a combined SSRI workshop on “Networks of Practitioners”. The workshop was an excellent opportunity to learn from multiple networks of practitioners...

30 January, 2023